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The M777 howitzer is a British towed 155 mm artillery piece in the howitzer class. It is used by the ground forces of Australia, Canada, Colombia, India, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, and the United States. It was first used in combat during the War in Afghanistan. The M777 is manufactured by BAE Systems' Global Combat Systems division.
Weapon name Country of origin Period 87.6: Ordnance QF 25-pounder gun-howitzer United Kingdom: World War II, modern 87.6: Ordnance QF 25-pounder Short Mark 1 gun-howitzer Australia: World War II 94: Ordnance QF 95 mm howitzer, infantry United Kingdom: World War II 100: 10 cm M. 14 Feldhaubitze Austria-Hungary: World Wars I, II 100: Skoda ...
Ordnance QF 25-pounder Short World War II pack howitzer based on British 25 pounder gun-howitzer; BL 5.5-inch medium gun mid-1940s to 1980s; L16 81mm mortar; M101 105 mm towed howitzer (M2A2) L119 105 mm towed gun; M198 155 mm howitzer – 1980s to 2000s; M777 155 mm medium howitzer – 2000s
M777 flipping backwarrds [101] AEC Mk I Gun Carrier. Known as "Deacon" AEC / Park Royal Vehicles United Kingdom 57 mm L/43. 4×4 truck: AEC Matador; Retired 1942 175 175 Equipped with QF 6-pounder gun [102] Brutus 155 MHS "Hawkeye – Mobile Howitzer System" Mandus Group / AM General United States 155 mm L/39: 6×6 truck: FMTV; Demonstrator ...
Canadian soldiers fire an M777 howitzer in Afghanistan.. The Regular Force has three RCHA regiments: 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery this is the descendant of the original batteries of artillery formed in 1871, and is thus the senior Regular unit in the Canadian army. 1 RCHA was forward deployed in Germany as part of Canadian Forces Europe for 25 years between 1967, and the final ...
The M795 is a 155 mm high-fragmentation, steel (HF1)-body projectile, filled with 10.8 kilograms (23.8 lb) of TNT.It weighs approximately 47 kilograms (103 lb). The high-fragmentation steel body is encircled by a gilding metal rotating band, making it compatible with 3W through 8S (M3A1 through M203A1) zone propelling charges across all current 155 mm howitzers.
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3rd Battalion, 11th Marines (3/11) is an artillery battalion comprising three firing batteries, a Liaison Unit, and a headquarters battery. The battalion is based at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California and its primary weapon system is the M777 lightweight howitzer with a maximum effective range of 25 miles.