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M110A2 Self-Propelled Howitzer

The M110A2 is a self-propelled heavy artillery cannon with a crew of 12. Designed to be part of a common family of weapons utilising the same chassis components, the M107 and M110 were essentially the same vehicle mounting different barrels. This full-tracked, self-propelled artillery weapon that fires a 200-pound, eight-inch diameter projectile. The shell leaves the muzzle at a velocity of 2,300 feet per second and can travel more than 18 miles. Ammunition includes standard high explosives, bomblets and high explosive rockets. It is found in some corps artillery units. This howitzer system was designed to provide medium-range, general support artillery fire. Powered by a Detroit Diesel, it is not armored and can travel at a top speed of between 30 an 45 miles per hour. The M110A2 was built by Bowen-McLauchlin-York of York, Pennsylvania. Widely used in Vietnam, the Army received this howitzer in 1963. There were 1,023 M-110A2s in the Army inventory in the early 1990s.
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This is the beast that my first Regiment (39 Heavy Regt Royal Artillery) used. Before the days of Cranes, we had to handball all the rounds off a flat bed truck. It was hard going. 39 RA had a nuclear capacity and we endured constant Nuclear Safety Inspections (NSI), they were a pain in the arse. We were supported by the 15th USAFAD detachment who were based in 50 Missile Regt RA in Menden, I think the USAFAD detachment who supported 50 Missile RA were the 69th USAFAD ? (United Stated Field Artillery Detachment). Twas a good gun though.
Footnote: I remember vaguley that three of our guns were named "FAITH", "HOPE" and "CHARITY". I was a member of 34 Seringapatam Heavy Battery RA
 
A bicep building weapon then Bomber! I like the names for the guns though, very British touch! The range must have been quite long with a barrel that size?
 
18 miles buddy, but with the help of RAP (Rocket assisted projectiles) a little further.
Zofo we had to have them rolled onto our shoulders from the flat bed truck. My legs used to buckle under the strain and then of course......the rounds on the floor and I would roll it to the gun.
I was just a mere snip of a lad at 18 years LOL
 
I remember working at Fargo (ammo depot in larkhill) and having to unload hundreds of these still in there containers from a 10toner by hand god was i sore that night
 

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