M114/39 are converted M114 155mm (M1A2) manufactured initially by Sorel Industries Ltd in Quebec. The main upgrades being a new M185 39-calibre barrel with a larger chamber and increased 1:20 twist rifling by RDM Technologies in the Netherlands. Modifications also include moving the carriage and jack forward to match a new center of gravity. The …
The 155mm M2 Gun (nicknamed “Long Tom”) was one of the most significant pieces of heavy artillery produced by the United States during WWII. The United States, entering the First World War without modern heavy artillery, adopted the French 155mm GPF. Between the two world wars, they redesigned and improved the gun resulting in the …
In 1941, the 15cm Schwere Feldhaubitze 18 (heavy field Howitzer model 18) (15cm sFH 18) was the first gun to fire a rocket assisted projectile in battle. Introduced into the German Army in 1935, the sFH 18 was the principle heavy Howitzer in German divisions in World War II. A rocket-assisted projectile was issued in …
The 17cm Kanone (canon) model 18 (17cm K18) was introduced in 1941 to improve the power of the German Army heavy artillery. It was primarily intended for counter-bombardment and coast defence. Captured K18’s were used by the Allies in North Africa in 1942 and in Europe in 1944. For firing, the gun was set on …
The 2S3 SO-152 (M-1973) “Akatsiya” (Acacia), self-propelled 152-mm howitzer was developed in 1967 in response to NATO’s M109 Howitzer. The 2S3 was primarily employed as divisional artillery in Soviet and Warsaw Pact motor-rifle and tank divisions on a scale of one battalion of 18 guns per division. The 2S3 used a wide array of ammunition, …
