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Galeria de fotos de um U.EUA 155mm M1A1 Howitzer, 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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Galeria de fotos de um QF 25pdr Mark II Arma de Campo, 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. O Marcos II: montado na carruagem Mark I era a arma padrão durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. Eles foram construídos na Austrália e Canadá, mas principalmente no Reino Unido. As entregas (da produção britânica) começaram no início de 1940 e entraram em serviço pela primeira vez com um regimento canadense estacionado no Reino Unido durante maio de 1940. No Ordnance 25-pr Mk 2 no Carriage 25-pr Mark 1 foram perdidos na França. Esta arma disparou todas as cargas, 1- 3 e Super. Em 1942, um freio focinho foi montado na arma para eliminar a instabilidade causada ao disparar o projétil AP de 20 lb com Charge Super em ângulos de baixa elevação de fogo direto. Para preservar o equilíbrio da arma nos trunnions também foi montado um peso de contrapeso, bem na frente do anel da culatra. A designação da arma modificada não foi alterada. Eventualmente, todas as armas servindo na Europa foram tão convertidas.

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Galeria de fotos de um US 105mm M2A2 Field Gun, 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 : escudo modificado

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