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The M114 is a towed howitzer developed and used by the United States Army. It was first produced in 1941 as a medium artillery piece under the designation of 155 mm Howitzer M1. It saw service with the US Army during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, before being replaced by the M198 howitzer.
The ammunition used in the KH179 is compatible with NATO 155 mm standard ammunition, but has significantly improved range and firepower. It is equipped with a direct/indirect aiming mirror, allowing both direct and indirect howitzer firing. Direct fire uses an L-type aiming mirror with 3.5 magnification and has an effective range of 1,500 m.
Germany – 150 as FH155-1 (Field Howitzer 155mm Mk1). Last unit (225th Mountain Artillery Battalion) converted to tracked artillery in 2002. Malaysia – 15 units Netherlands – 15 in wartime reserve United Kingdom – 67 (as Howitzer 155mm L121 with Ordnance 155mm L22 on Carriage 155mm L13 in Territorial Army service until 1999).
The plant, managed by General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, is part of a broader effort by the Army to update its industrial base and achieve a goal of making 155mm artillery shells at a ...
The first shipments of the Biden administration’s $800 million military aid package have arrived in Ukraine. Included among the first round of weapons are 18 155 mm howitzers, in addition to ...
155 mm L/45: 8×8 truck 1998 28 Zuzana 2 Slovakia 155 mm L/53: 8×8 truck 2019 49 EVA Slovakia 155 mm L/52: 6×6 or 8×8 truck Prototype 0 EVA M2 initially revealed under name BIA Slovakia 155 mm L/52: 6×6 truck Prototype 0 DITA Czechia 155 mm L/45: 8×8 truck 2024 9 MORANA Czechia 155 mm L/52: 8×8 truck Prototype 0 M46-1M Egypt 130 mm L/55: ...
M114 155 mm howitzer, a towed howitzer used by the United States Army; M114 armored fighting vehicle, a Vietnam War-era tracked armored fighting vehicle, used by the United States Army; M114 bomb, a U.S. 4 lb. biological anti-personnel bomb, sub-munition for the M33 cluster bomb; M-114 highway (Michigan), a former road in the United States of ...
EVA is a Slovak-made self-propelled howitzer, developed by Konstrukta Defence and publicly revealed in 2015. The EVA is based on a Tatra 815 6x6 truck, but the system can be also mounted on a 8x8 truck chassis. It is armed with a 155 mm / L52 howitzer and has a maximum firing range of 41 kilometres (25 mi) with ERFB-BB ammunition. [3] [4]