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Fotogalleri af en US 155mm M1A1 Haubits, The M114 155 mm howitzer was a towed howitzer developed and used by the United States Army. It was first 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, and the Vietnam War, before being replaced by the M198 howitzer.

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Fotogalleri af en QF 25pdr Mark II Field Gun, The Ordnance QF 25-pounder, or more simply 25-pounder or 25-pdr, was the major British field gun and howitzer during World War II. It was introduced into service just before the war started, combining high-angle and direct-fire, relatively high rates of fire, and a reasonably lethal shell in a highly mobile piece. It remained the British Army’s primary artillery field piece well into the 1960s, with smaller numbers serving in training units until the 1980s. Many Commonwealth of Nations countries used theirs in active or reserve service until about the 1970s and ammunition for the weapon is currently being produced by Pakistan Ordnance Fac. Mærket II: monteret på Mark I-vognen var standardkanonen under Anden Verdenskrig. De blev bygget i Australien og Canada, men mest i Storbritannien. Leverancerne (fra britisk produktion) startede i begyndelsen af 1940 og kom først i tjeneste med et canadisk regiment stationeret i Storbritannien i maj 1940. Ingen ammunition 25-pr Mk 2 på vogn 25-pr Mark 1 gik tabt i Frankrig. Denne pistol affyrede alle ladninger, 1 – 3 og Super. I 1942 blev der monteret en mundingsbremse på kanonen for at eliminere den ustabilitet, der opstod ved affyring af 20 lb AP-granaten med Charge Super ved direkte affyring af lave højdevinkler. For at bevare kanonens balance på tapperne blev der også monteret en modvægtsvægt lige foran bundstykket. Betegnelsen på den modificerede kanon blev ikke ændret. Til sidst blev alle våben, der gjorde tjeneste i Europa, konverteret på denne måde.

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Fotogalleri af en Amerikansk 105 mm M2A2 feltpistol, The 105 mm M2A1 (M101A1) howitzer was a howitzer developed and used by the United States. It was the standard U.S. light field howitzer in World War II and saw action in both the European and Pacific theaters. Entering production in 1941, it quickly gained a reputation for accuracy and a powerful punch. The M101A1 fired 105-millimetre (4.1 in) high explosive (HE) semi-fixed ammunition and had a range of 11,270 metres (12,330 yd), making it suitable for supporting infantry. M2A2 : modificeret skjold

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