M108 howitzer
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File:ROCA M108 howitzer in Armor School Side View 20130302.jpg The M108 Howitzer is an American self-propelled 105 mm howitzer, first introduced in the early 1960s.
The M108 was powered by a Detroit Diesel turbocharged 8V-71T 8-cylinders 405 hp engine. It used the same hull and turret as the 155 mm M109 self-propelled howitzer, and components of the M113 armored vehicle. The M108 was phased out soon after the American intervention in the Vietnam War, as the M109's 155 mm calibre was considered better fitted for the modern war.
The M108 was used in several NATO countries.[1]
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General characteristics
- Length: 6.11 m
- Width: 3.15 m
- Height: 3.28 m
- Weight: 21 t
- Speed: 56 km/h (35 mph)
- Range: 360 km
- Crew: 5
- Armament:
- Primary: M103 105 mm Howitzer
- Secondary: .50 caliber (12.7 mm) M2 machine gun
- Rate of fire: 4 rds/min
- Shooting range: 11.5 km (HE) 15 km (HERA)
Users
File:M108-105-mm-howitzer-vietnam.jpg
Belgian Army: 90, until the 1980s.
Brazilian Army: 72 M108AP withdrawn
Spanish Army: 48, withdrawn
Republic of China Army: 100
Turkish Army: 26 M108T withdrawn [2]
US Army: withdrawn
Tunisian Army: 48
Comparable Weapons
FV433 Abbot SPG - British 105mm SPG
See also
- List of U.S. military vehicles by model number
- List of U.S. military vehicles by supply catalog designation SNL G-296
- M7 Priest
References
- ↑ https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/m108.htm
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