- MarkHollowayNit Pic I don't think the 110 was a "Howitzer". Seems like it was called a "Field Gun" or something like that.
- Jens_O_MehnerHey,
isn't it quaint to read the term track-laying vehicle?
- Jens_O_Mehner
Mark, the 8-incher M110 was designated a self-propelled howitzer, the 175mm M107 was the self-propelled gun.
- JimWebI would have thought someone would have pointed out that the 'M110' is, in fact, an M110A2...
- Jens_O_Mehner- JimWebI would have thought someone would have pointed out that the 'M110' is, in fact, an M110A2...
I've got a hunch those M548s aren't without an additional designator either...
- binder001'nother nitpick;
The "M7B1" is actually an M7B2 - note the raised howitzer mount (for increased elevation) and extra deep "pulpit" for the MG ring.
The vehicle started life as an M7B1 but was rebuilt.
Gary
- MarkHollowayNit Pic I don't think the 110 was a "Howitzer". Seems like it was called a "Field Gun" or something like that.
- Roy_A_Lingle
M110A0 and M110A1 8 inch howitzer, the first two versions which had a short barrel. Later replaced by the M110A2.
M107A0 and M107A1 175mm field gun which was replaced by the M110A2.
M110A2, the two vehicles in Bob (A109)'s photos, the combined howizter/field gun, which was a 8 inch/203mm bore with the length of a field gun so it could do both types of fires missions from the same hull.
- JimWeb
The distinction between them became blurred in the 70s when both types, basically, acquired a larger variety of bag charges and became capable of firing at any angle
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