Boom-Boom! Traditional Cache
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These machines were common in several wars...but this one is kept
to remind us all of those who have fought and died to protect our
freedom! The first prototype was the M1 developed in 1920 by the
Rock Island Arsenal. After long trials the M1 was replaced by the
M2 in 1934 having been retooled to fire a shrapnel round. In 1940
the M2 was standardized as the M2A1. Such long periods of
development were normal until the attack on Pearl Harbor when
development of military hardware become the primary focus of the
government. The M2 was produced in 1941 and saw action against
Japan and Germany on all fronts and became the standard medium
field howitzer. It was issued to the US Army and the USMC and was
found to be reliable and very accurate and was well received by the
troops in the field. After World War II the M2 was reclassified as
the M101 using the two wheeled carriage, the production run lasted
till 1953 and 10,202 units were manufactured. The M101 was hardy
and reliable with some draw backs including only moderate range and
a rate of fire declined to 3 rpm from 10 rpm with sustained fire.
In her favor was a life span of 20,000 rounds and large stock piles
of units and parts. A horizontal breach block was used with a
percussion firing system. To achieve consistent stability the
recoil system was mounted over and under the short barrel. The
ammunition used was the standard NATO 105 mm round. Additional
ammunition used like the M4 44 with 18 M39 grenades, a HESH round
was able to penetrate 102 mm (4 in) of armor at 1500 m (1,640
yards). Various impact and fuses were also used. The crew was 8
enlisted men and the carriage is the simple split tail design. The
gun fires on the road wheels and has an excellent center of
gravity.
CONGRATULATIONS!! to 24hawki
& Clownshoes for Co-FTF!
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