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Since the end of World War II, howitzers have gained longer barrels and hence increased range to become gun-howitzers. Wheeled based self-propelled howitzer was a common option when motorised vehicles became a standard for armies, but this shifted to tracked based vehicles.
The 10.5 cm Gebirgshaubitze 40 (10.5 cm GebH 40) was a 10.5 cm (4.1 in) German mountain howitzer used during World War II. A total of 420 were built during World War II. It saw action with German mountain divisions in Finland, Italy, France, on the Eastern Front and in the Balkans from 1942. It served with a number of European countries into ...
240 mm howitzer M1 United States: World War II, Korean War 280: 28 cm howitzer L/10 Japan: Russo-Japanese War, World Wars I, II 240: Type 45 240 mm howitzer Japan: World War II 240: Type 96 24 cm howitzer Japan: World War II 280: M65 atomic cannon, Atomic Annie United States: Cold War 283: 28 cm Haubitze L/12 German Empire: World War I 283: 28 ...
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The 35.5 cm Haubitze M1 was a German siege howitzer.It was developed by Rheinmetall before World War II to meet the German Army's request for a super-heavy howitzer. Eight were produced between 1939 and 1944.
The new mounting increased the rate of fire as well as making the howitzer somewhat lighter. The leFH 18/40 shared the different muzzle brakes used by the leFH 18M. After World War II Czechoslovakia continued to use the leFH 18/40 under the designation M18/49. The M18/49 used pneumatic tires instead of solid rubber tires. [4]
M41 howitzer motor carriage; M43 Howitzer Motor Carriage; M44 self-propelled howitzer; M55 self-propelled howitzer; M107 self-propelled gun; M108 howitzer; M109 howitzer; M110 howitzer; M1299 howitzer; Mk 61 105 mm self-propelled howitzer; Mk F3 155 mm
The M101A1 (previously designated Howitzer M2A2 on Carriage M2A2) howitzer is an artillery piece developed and used by the United States. It was the standard U.S. light field howitzer in World War II and saw action in both the European and Pacific theaters and during the Korean War. Entering production in 1941, it quickly gained a reputation ...