The 155 mm gun M1 was a 155 millimeter caliber field gun developed and used by the United States military. Nicknamed "Long Tom" (an appellation with a...
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produced in 1942 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...
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commander. The gun crew were located in an open-topped area at the back of the vehicle. It mounted a 155 mm gun M1917, M1917A1 or M1918 M1, depending upon...
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HSwMS M1 [sv], a Swedish Navy mine sweeper HSwMS Älvsnabben (M01), a Swedish Royal Navy mine layer 120 mm gun M1, an anti-aircraft gun 155 mm gun M1, a field...
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was out-ranged by the newer 155 mm gun M1, but this weapon was nearly three times heavier. On the other hand, the 4.5-inch gun was criticized for the insufficient...
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90 mm gun M1/M2/M3 was an American heavy anti-aircraft and anti-tank gun, playing a role similar to the German 8.8cm Flak 18. It had a 3.5 in (90 mm) diameter...
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in the late 1940s. The 155 mm T7 L/40 (41.4 Caliber) is a 155 mm gun of the T30 heavy tank, developed from a shortened 155 mm M1 L/45 “Long Tom”, conceived...
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to a 152 mm (6.0 in)/155 mm (6.1 in) artillery shell. List of field guns Doyle, David (2022). 155 Mm Gun M1 "Long Tom" : US Army Field Gun in World War...
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155 mm (6.1 in) is a NATO-standard artillery shell caliber that is used in many field guns, howitzers, and gun-howitzers. It is defined in AOP-29 part...
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105 mm model 1968 recoilless gun CITEFA Model 77 Cold War/modern 155 mm gun/howitzer, based on the French 155 mm gun mounted on AMX Mk F3 SP gun CALA...
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accordingly. The anti-tank guns of the 1920s and 1930s were of small caliber; nearly all major armies possessing them used 37 mm ammunition (the British...
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M116 howitzer (redirect from 75 mm Pack Howitzer M1)
M1 (redesignated the M116 in 1962) was a pack howitzer artillery piece used by the United States. Designed to be moved across difficult terrain, gun and...
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remained the standard American heavy howitzers until superseded by the 155 mm howitzer M1 beginning in late 1942. They saw limited use with both U.S. Army and...
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The M1 Garand or M1 rifle is a semi-automatic rifle that was the service rifle of the U.S. Army during World War II and the Korean War. The rifle is chambered...
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Czechoslovakia between 1986 and 1990. 155 mm SpGH Zuzana – Slovak 155mm self-propelled gun-howitzer 155 mm SpGH EVA – Slovak 155 mm self-propelled howitzer Archer...
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M114 155 mm howitzer – also known as M1 155 mm Howitzer M2 155 mm field gun (Long Tom) 4.5-inch gun M1 – version to fire British ammunition M115 203 mm howitzer...
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States joined the war and started actively supporting the Allies' campaign. M1 Rocket Launcher (Bazooka) Boys anti-tank rifle M18 recoilless rifle M20 recoilless...
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M115 howitzer (redirect from 8-in Howitzer M1)
howitzers were prototypes of a partner piece for a new 155 mm gun. The first publicity photographs of the M1-type 8-inch howitzer on its redesigned carriage...
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The M68 is an American 105 mm tank gun. It uses British-designed L7 gun tube and cartridges with an American-designed mount, breech assembly and recoil...
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.30-06 Springfield (redirect from 7.62 x 63 mm)
154-grain 8 mm Mauser. "Cartridge Specifications and Chronology". Retrieved October 26, 2014. "The .30-06 Springfield Cartridge". The M1 Garand Rifle...
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Field guns are one of two primary types of field artillery. Guns fire a heavy shell on a relatively level trajectory from a longer barrel, allowing for...
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upped the number of M1 Abrams sought to 7,058, and it classified the tank as standard as the 105 mm gun full tracked combat tank M1. Detroit Arsenal Tank...
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5-inch gun M1) C39 howitzer, 155 mm, M1. on mount M14 (M114 155 mm howitzer) C40 gun, 3-inch, M5. on carriage M1. (3-inch gun M5) C41 gun, 57 mm, M1. recoil...
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American 75 mm mountain gun M1 90 mm gun: American 90 mm antiaircraft gun M2 90 mm gun: American 90 mm antiaircraft gun/Anti tank gun M1 [M114] 155 mm Howitzer:...
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T92 Howitzer Motor Carriage (redirect from 240 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage T92)
8-inch gun M1 was developed as the T93. Neither was built in significant numbers and the war ended before they could be used in combat. The towed 240 mm howitzer...
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37 mm gun M3 is the first dedicated anti-tank gun fielded by United States forces in numbers. Introduced in 1940, it became the standard anti-tank gun of...
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M60 tank (redirect from Tank, Combat, Full Tracked: 105-mm Gun, M60)
It was officially standardized as the Tank, Combat, Full Tracked: 105-mm Gun, M60 in March 1959. Although developed from the M48 Patton, the M60 tank...
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Canon de 75 modèle 1897 (redirect from M1897 75 mm field gun)
French 75 mm field gun is a quick-firing field artillery piece adopted in March 1898. Its official French designation was: Matériel de 75 mm Mle 1897....
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similar size field guns. Since the end of World War II, howitzers have gained longer barrels and hence increased range to become gun-howitzers. https://elbitsystems...
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Weapons of the Vietnam War (section Submachine guns)
weapons including the M1 Garand, M1 carbine, M14 rifle, and M16 rifle. The Australian and New Zealand forces employed the 7.62 mm L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle...
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