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Author: Steven J. Zaloga Publisher: Osprey Publishing ISBN: 9781841766317 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 0
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Entering service in the early 1960s, the M109 Self-Propelled Howitzer has been in production for 34 years and forms the backbone of US Army and Reserve artillery units. The M109A6 is the latest development of the M109 series and incorporates advanced fire control systems that enable it to have its first rounds on target less than 60 seconds after arriving at firing location. This ability to shift quickly between moving and firing modes avoids counter battery fire and ensures battlefield survivability. This book details an impressive and versatile weapon that has served around the globe in Southeast Asia and in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
Author: Steven J. Zaloga Publisher: Osprey Publishing ISBN: 9781841766317 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Entering service in the early 1960s, the M109 Self-Propelled Howitzer has been in production for 34 years and forms the backbone of US Army and Reserve artillery units. The M109A6 is the latest development of the M109 series and incorporates advanced fire control systems that enable it to have its first rounds on target less than 60 seconds after arriving at firing location. This ability to shift quickly between moving and firing modes avoids counter battery fire and ensures battlefield survivability. This book details an impressive and versatile weapon that has served around the globe in Southeast Asia and in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
Author: David Grummitt Publisher: Pen and Sword Military ISBN: 1399040529 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 175
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It is for good reason that artillery is known as the ‘king of battle’. In World War II the United States made good use of self-propelled howitzers, including those based on the chassis of the M4 Sherman tank. After 1945 the US developed both light and medium self-propelled howitzers, based on the M24 Chaffee, M41 Walker Bulldog and Sherman chassis. The first designs were plagued with problems and self-propelled artillery played only a minor role in the Korean War. By the mid 1960s, however, the M107 175mm, M109 155mm and M110 203mms self-propelled howitzers had entered service, and they proved their effectiveness during the Vietnam War. The M107 was relatively short-lived in US service, being retired in the late 1970s, but it played an important role with the Israel defense Forces. The M109 served with the US Army, as well as in many NATO armies and elsewhere, and saw action in the Middle East, in the Balkans, during the liberation of Kuwait, and in the invasion of Iraq. The M109 has now been in service for some sixty years and remains, in the guise of the M109A7, the current self-propelled howitzer of the US Army. The larger M110 203mm self-propelled howitzer similarly saw widespread service before it was retired in the early 1990s. Despite the emergence of rocket artillery, such as the Multiple Launch Rocket System, the self-propelled howitzer will remain one of the principal weapons systems of US military in the decades to come. The M107, M109 and M110 have proved popular subjects among modellers with a variety of kits available from the major manufacturers. As well as describing in detail the technical development and operational history of these guns, this book gives a full account of the wide range of modelling kits and accessories available in all the popular scales. Included is a modelling gallery which covers a range of variants and a section of large-scale color profiles which provide both information and inspiration for modellers and military enthusiasts alike.
Author: Michael Green Publisher: Capstone ISBN: 9780736827232 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 72
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Describes the M109A6 Paladin, including its history, equipment, weapons, tactics, and future with the U.S. Army. Includes photo diagram.
Author: GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV. Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 15
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The Army plans to modify 1,500 of its 155-mm. M109 howitzers to an M109A5 configuration at a cost of $1.5 billion. In April 1984, the Army plans to decide whether the program should proceed into full-scale development. If the decision is to proceed, several issues need to be addressed early in the next phase, the most important of which concerns the howitzer's companion supply vehicle. When reloading its ammunition, the M109 howitzer operates alongside an unarmored ammunition supply vehicle which is unprotected against many types of munitions, and its low survivability could impair the howitzer's effectiveness and endanger its crew. The Army is procuring a new armored ammunition supply vehicle but only in sufficient numbers to field with howitzers deployed in Europe. GAO recommends that the Secretary of Defense determine whether it is cost effective to modify the remaining 800 to 1,000 M109 howitzers that would continue to operate with the vulnerable vehicle. If not, the Army should consider modifying fewer howitzers and applying the saving to the procurement of additional armored ammunition supply vehicles.
Author: Steven J. Zaloga
Author: Steven J. Zaloga
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Author: David Grummitt
Author: Michael Green
Author: United States. General Accounting Office
Author: GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIV.
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Author: Great Britain. Ministry of Defence