M198 howitzer

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155 mm artillery piece towed howitzer

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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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	155 mm artillery piece → towed howitzer →
airliftedExternallyBy	CH-47 Chinook → CH-53E Super Stallion →
airTransportableBy	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 →
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 → Saudi Arabian Army → Thai Army → United Arab Emirates Army → United States Army → United States Marine Corps →
usedInConflict	Gulf War → Iraq War → War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
11th Marine Regiment →	equipment
M777 howitzer →	replaced