M114 155 mm howitzer
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The M114 155 mm howitzer is a towed medium artillery piece used extensively by the United States and allied forces from World War II through the Cold War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 155 mm howitzer M1 (early designation) | 1 |
| M114 155 mm howitzer canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
field artillery piece
ⓘ
towed howitzer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
M114 155 mm howitzer
ⓘ
surface form:
155 mm howitzer M1 (early designation)
|
| ammunitionLoading | separate-loading ⓘ |
| barrelLength | about 20 calibers ⓘ |
| breechType | horizontal sliding-wedge breech ⓘ |
| caliber | 155 mm ⓘ |
| carriageType | split trail carriage ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 11 ⓘ |
| deployment |
corps artillery units
ⓘ
divisional artillery units ⓘ |
| designed | late 1930s ⓘ |
| elevationRange | from about -2 degrees to +63 degrees ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1942 ⓘ |
| era |
Cold War era
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
World War II era
|
| mass | about 5,800 kg ⓘ |
| maximumRange | about 14,600 m ⓘ |
| mounting | towed ⓘ |
| propellantType | separate-loading bagged charge ⓘ |
| rateOfFire |
about 1 round per minute (sustained)
ⓘ
about 4 rounds per minute (maximum) ⓘ |
| recoilSystem | hydro-pneumatic recoil system ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
M198 howitzer
ⓘ
surface form:
M198 155 mm howitzer
|
| role | indirect fire support ⓘ |
| shellType |
chemical (historical)
ⓘ
high-explosive ⓘ illumination ⓘ smoke ⓘ |
| standardization | redesignated M114 after World War II ⓘ |
| standardShellWeight | about 43 kg ⓘ |
| traverse | about 25 degrees left and right ⓘ |
| type | medium artillery ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Allied forces
ⓘ
Brazil ⓘ India ⓘ Israel ⓘ Italy ⓘ NATO member states (selected) ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ South Korea ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Korea
South Vietnam ⓘ Turkey ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Cold War
ⓘ
Korean War ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
155 mm howitzer M1 (early designation)