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M109 howitzer

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The M109 is an American 155mm turreted self-propelled howitzer first introduced in the early 1960s to replace the M44 and M52. It has been upgraded repeatedly since, most recently to the M109A7 standard, and the M109 family remains the most common Western indirect-fire support weapon fielded by the maneuver brigades of armored and mechanized infantry divisions. The vehicle carries a crew of four: the section chief, who also commands the vehicle, the driver, the gunner, and the ammunition handler and loader. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
155mm 1
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Self-propelled artillery 1
Introduced Year
1963 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Howitzer / Artillery 1
Connections

Operated By

United States Army, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: M109 howitzer

Used In

Cambodian Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: M109 howitzer
Gulf War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: M109 howitzer
Iran-Iraq War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: M109 howitzer
Iraq War, Wars
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Syrian Civil War, Wars
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Vietnam War, Wars
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Yom Kippur War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: M109 howitzer
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1. Wikipedia: M109 howitzer
Wikipedia
  • Infobox, type
    Self-propelled artillery
  • Variants, M109
    First produced in 1963.
  • service-status
    service = M109: 1963-present; M109A1: 1973-present; M109A2: 1979-present; M109A6: 1994-present; M109A7: 2015-present
  • Caliber attribute (m109-howitzer)
    The M109 is an American 155mm turreted self-propelled howitzer first introduced in the early 1960s to replace the M44 and M52.
  • Used In: Vietnam War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Vietnam War
  • Used In: Cambodian Civil War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Cambodian Civil War
  • Used In: Yom Kippur War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Yom Kippur War
  • Used In: Iran-Iraq War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Iran-Iraq War
  • Used In: Gulf War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Persian Gulf War
  • Used In: Iraq War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Iraq War
  • Used In: Syrian Civil War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Syrian Civil War
  • Operated By: United States Army, Wikipedia article text
    The most modest one was the Howitzer Extended Life Program update originally designated as M1903A3E1 and later adopted as M109A4, initially scheduled for 1985-1987 but actually fielded in 1989 in the Reserve Component of the US Army.
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Wikidata: M109 howitzer
Wikidata Q170296, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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