M777 howitzer

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155 mm howitzer artillery piece towed howitzer

The M777 howitzer is a lightweight, towed 155mm artillery piece used by the U.S. military and allied forces for long-range, precision fire support.

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Label Occurrences
M777 howitzer canonical 10
M777 155 mm howitzer 1
M777 towed howitzer 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 155 mm howitzer ⓘ
artillery piece ⓘ
towed howitzer ⓘ
allianceUse NATO land forces ⓘ
surface form: NATO forces
barrelLength 39 caliber ⓘ
breechType screw-type breech ⓘ
caliber 155 mm ⓘ
canFire M982 Excalibur guided projectile ⓘ
high-explosive projectiles ⓘ
illumination projectiles ⓘ
smoke projectiles ⓘ
conflictUsedIn Iraq War ⓘ
surface form: Iraq War (post-2003 operations)

Russo-Ukrainian War ⓘ
surface form: Russian invasion of Ukraine

Syrian Civil War (by coalition partners) ⓘ
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form: War in Afghanistan
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
crew 7 to 8 soldiers ⓘ
designer BAE Systems ⓘ
enteredService early 2000s ⓘ
feature digital fire-control system in later variants ⓘ
hasVariant M777 howitzer self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: M777A1

M777 howitzer self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: M777A2
loading separate-loading ammunition ⓘ
manufacturer BAE Systems ⓘ
Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land ⓘ
surface form: BAE Systems Land & Armaments
material aluminum alloys ⓘ
titanium ⓘ
maximumRange approximately 30 km with rocket-assisted projectiles ⓘ
over 40 km with extended-range guided munitions ⓘ
mobility air-transportable by fixed-wing aircraft ⓘ
air-transportable by helicopter ⓘ
towed by trucks ⓘ
mounting towed carriage with split trail ⓘ
notableFeature significant weight reduction compared to M198 ⓘ
originProgram M777 howitzer self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: US Army lightweight 155 mm howitzer program
replaced M198 howitzer ⓘ
role indirect fire support ⓘ
long-range precision fire support ⓘ
serviceStatus in active service ⓘ
standardRange approximately 24 km with standard ammunition ⓘ
type lightweight towed artillery ⓘ
usedBy Australian Army ⓘ
British Army ⓘ
Canadian Army ⓘ
Indian Army ⓘ
Ukrainian Armed Forces ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
weightClass lightweight compared to earlier 155 mm towed howitzers ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

11th Marine Regiment → equipment → M777 howitzer ⓘ
Australian Army → usesEquipment → M777 howitzer ⓘ
M777 howitzer → hasVariant → M777 howitzer self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: M777A1
M777 howitzer → hasVariant → M777 howitzer self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: M777A2
M777 howitzer → originProgram → M777 howitzer self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: US Army lightweight 155 mm howitzer program
M198 howitzer → replacedBy → M777 howitzer ⓘ
Royal Australian Artillery → notableEquipment → M777 howitzer ⓘ
this entity surface form: M777 155 mm howitzer
3rd Cavalry Regiment → equipment → M777 howitzer ⓘ
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery → hasEquipment → M777 howitzer ⓘ
10th Marine Regiment → equipment → M777 howitzer ⓘ
Royal Canadian Artillery → equipment → M777 howitzer ⓘ
Canadian Army → usesEquipment → M777 howitzer ⓘ
M549A1 RAP projectile → usedWith → M777 howitzer ⓘ
this entity surface form: M777 towed howitzer
Copperhead laser-guided projectile → launchPlatform → M777 howitzer ⓘ
M982 Excalibur guided projectile → compatibleWith → M777 howitzer ⓘ
subject surface form: M982 Excalibur