M109 howitzer

M109 "Paladin" self-propelled 155mm howitzer was first introduced in the early 1960s. Continually upgraded and improved, it is still the primary indirect-fire support weapon of maneuver brigades of armored and mechanized infantry divisions of the US Army and the IDF, along with other militaries, including the Norwegian Army.

• Length: 30 feet
• Width: 10.3 feet
• Height: 10.7 feet
• Weight: 27.4 tons
• Speed: 35 miles per hour
• Range: 216 miles
• Crew: 6
• Armament:
  • Primary: 155-mm. howitzer
  • Secondary: .50-caliber or 7.62-mm. machine gun
• Rate of fire: 3 rounds per minute maximum, 1 round per minute sustained
• Shooting Range: 18,000 meters, 23,500 meters with rocket-assisted projectile
• Pictures: shooting.

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