US M109A6 155mm Self Propelled Howitzer - Muzzle View
The M109 was introduced to the US Army in 1963 and soon went into combat in Vietnam. It has been upgraded several times, most recently to the M109A7. The M109 family is the most common Western indirect-fire support weapon of maneuver brigades of armored and mechanized infantry divisions. There are numerous foreign operators.
The M109A6 "Paladin" was the US Army standard self-propelled howitzer during the War on Terror, Operation Iraqi Freedom and in Afghanistan. This model was delivered to the US Army between 1994 and 1999.
After visiting the Artillery Museum at Fort Sill, I returned the next day to visit the Air Defense Artillery Museum, but it was closed that day. I also wanted to view equipment I had seen in a parking lot.. This seemed to be intended for additional Artillery Museum exhibits. There were no explanatory signs with the equipment, but I could identify the various pieces. I was here on June 9, 2019.
US M109A6 155mm Self Propelled Howitzer - Muzzle View
The M109 was introduced to the US Army in 1963 and soon went into combat in Vietnam. It has been upgraded several times, most recently to the M109A7. The M109 family is the most common Western indirect-fire support weapon of maneuver brigades of armored and mechanized infantry divisions. There are numerous foreign operators.
The M109A6 "Paladin" was the US Army standard self-propelled howitzer during the War on Terror, Operation Iraqi Freedom and in Afghanistan. This model was delivered to the US Army between 1994 and 1999.
After visiting the Artillery Museum at Fort Sill, I returned the next day to visit the Air Defense Artillery Museum, but it was closed that day. I also wanted to view equipment I had seen in a parking lot.. This seemed to be intended for additional Artillery Museum exhibits. There were no explanatory signs with the equipment, but I could identify the various pieces. I was here on June 9, 2019.