Selasa, 17 April 2018

Arsenal | The M-101A1 105mm howitzer— signature artillery piece of the Vietnam War

The ubiquitous 105MM howitzer was the mainstay of every firebase and used in nearly every major battle of the Vietnam War. The first “105” prototype was built in 1920 and, after much modification, approved as the M-1 105mm field howitzer and M-1 towed carriage in 1928. The howitzer didn’t enter production until 1940, when the …

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