This is one of only 3 surviving M65 cannons. The rounds were 280mm in diameter and flew 20 miles. The most famous of this series of cannon was known as Atomic Annie. It fired the world's first nuke cannon shell at White Sands Test Range. @ of the survivors are at Ft. Sill OK and this on over...
M109A6 of the of the 1st CAV at FOB Warrior Kirkuk Iraq Feburary 2009. This M109A6 is being prepared for calibration firing. The photo was taken on 6 Feb 2009. Fire mission was on 13 Feb.
M109A6 of the of the 1st CAV at FOB Warrior Kirkuk Iraq Feburary 2009. The gun is being fired for calibration on Feb 13th 2009. Photo courtesy of the US Army.
The M7 used the hull and running gear of the M3 Medium Tank. It was called "Priest" because of the pulpit-like structure mounting the 50 cal. AA MG
Seen here during the Normandy Landings
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...
First delivered to the British Army in 1993, the AS90 equips 5 field regiments, replacing the Abbot and M109. AS90 is equipped with a 155mm gun which fires the NATO L15 unassisted projectile out to a range of 24.7 kms. Fitted with autonomous navigation and gun laying system (AGLS), AS90 can work...
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