M198 howitzer

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The M198 howitzer is a towed 155 mm medium artillery piece used by the U.S. military and allied forces for long-range indirect fire support.

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Label Occurrences
M198 howitzer canonical 2
M198 towed howitzer 2
M198 155 mm howitzer 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 155 mm artillery piece
towed howitzer
airliftedExternallyBy CH-47 Chinook family
surface form: CH-47 Chinook

CH-53E Super Stallion
airTransportableBy Lockheed C-130 Hercules
surface form: C-130 Hercules

C-141 Starlifter
C-17 Globemaster III
C-5 Galaxy
barrelLength 39 calibers
breechType screw
caliber 155 mm
canFire Copperhead laser-guided projectile
M107 HE projectile
M483A1 DPICM projectile
M549A1 RAP projectile
chemical projectiles
illumination projectiles
smoke projectiles
carriageType split trail
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
crew 9
designed 1969
designedFor long-range indirect fire support
elevationRange -2 degrees to +72 degrees
enteredProduction 1978
introducedInService 1979
manufacturer Rock Island Arsenal
mass 15800 lb
7160 kg
maximumRangeWithRAP 30000 m
maximumRangeWithStandardHE 22200 m
muzzleVelocity 827 m/s
overallHeightInFiringPosition 2.9 m
overallLengthInFiringPosition 11.3 m
overallWidthInFiringPosition 2.8 m
rateOfFire 2 rounds per minute sustained
4 rounds per minute maximum
recoilSystem hydro-pneumatic
replaced M114 155 mm howitzer
replacedBy M777 howitzer
retiredFromUSService 2010s
standardUSNATOCaliber yes
towedBy 5-ton 6x6 truck
Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement
traverse 25 degrees left
25 degrees right
usedBy Australian Army
Brazilian Army
Pakistan Army
Philippine Army
Republic of Korea Army
Royal Saudi Land Forces
surface form: Saudi Arabian Army

Royal Thai Army
surface form: Thai Army

UAE Army
surface form: United Arab Emirates Army

United States Army
United States Marine Corps
usedInConflict Gulf War
Iraq War
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)

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11th Marine Regiment equipment M198 howitzer
M777 howitzer replaced M198 howitzer
M114 155 mm howitzer replacedBy M198 howitzer
this entity surface form: M198 155 mm howitzer
M549A1 RAP projectile usedWith M198 howitzer
this entity surface form: M198 towed howitzer
Copperhead laser-guided projectile launchPlatform M198 howitzer
this entity surface form: M198 towed howitzer