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The M992 field artillery ammunition supply vehicle (FAASV) is built on the chassis of the M109 howitzer. It is also colloquially referred to as a "cat" (referring to its nomenclature, CAT: Carrier, Ammunition, Tracked). It replaced the M548 supply vehicle. Unlike the M548, it is armored.
The M109 is an American 155 mm turreted self-propelled howitzer, first introduced in the early 1960s to replace the M44. It has been upgraded a number of times, most recently to the M109A7 . The M109 family is the most common Western indirect-fire support weapon of maneuver brigades of armored and mechanized infantry divisions.
Shells for a M109 howitzer lie on the ground in Bakhmut, Ukraine, on Aug. 17, 2023. ... is leading to a critical shortage in artillery ammunition that could spell disaster for Ukraine’s war ...
Despite superficially appearing to be inferior based on a simple comparison of round diameters, when firing conventional ammunition the smaller, 4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun is comparable to the standard 155 mm (6.1 in) gun-howitzer of the British Army. The standard shell from a 4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun has the same, if not better, range.
Fired from M126/M126A1 cannon on M109 self-propelled howitzers with Charge 7 14,600 m (47,900 ft) Fired from M185 cannon on M109A1 - M109A4 howitzers with Charge 8; Fired from M119 cannon on M198 towed howitzers with Charge 8 18,100 m (59,400 ft) Fired from M284 cannon on M109A5 and M109A6 howitzers with Charge 8S 24,000 m (79,000 ft)
A howitzer is a short cannon, placed at a steep angle of descent, used to fire at relatively high trajectories. The cannons can fire up to four rounds per minute, according to the U.S. Army.
M110 howitzer and M115 howitzer delivering 203mm W79 nuclear shell, 1976–1992. Pershing II missile delivering W85 nuclear warhead, 1983–1991. 155mm W82 nuclear artillery shell, cancelled. Likely would have been delivered by M109 self-propelled, M114 towed howitzers and M198 towed howitzers. 280 mm "Atomic Annie" firing the Shot GRABLE, May ...
M109A1 howitzer, self-propelled, medium, f-t, 8 ft longer barrel, 155 mm; M109A2 howitzer, self-propelled, medium, f-t, 8 ft longer barrel, 155 mm; M109G howitzer, S-P, horizontal sliding breech, (export to Switzerland) M109 truck, van, 6 × 6, shop (G742) – M35 series 2½-ton 6x6 cargo truck; M109 truck, shop van, REO OA331 gas, 2 1 ⁄ 2 ...