advanced M198 155 mm towed guns

Une commande d'obusier M198 qui est passé inaperçu apparement, il me semble que les FAR en possède déjà 26, donc là sa fait 26 de plus




source : http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/154159.pdf

Citation :

General Characteristics
The M198 155mm howitzer is a towed field artillery piece of a split trail carriage design. The M198 is equipped with a double baffle muzzle brake and a variable length hydropneumatic recoil mechanism. The M198 is transported trail first, with the gun suspended over a single pair of traveling wheels. While deployed forward for firing and transportation, for storage, the gun can be rotated 180 degrees (over the trail.) When fired, the howitzer is not anchored, but rather, rests on the traveling wheels. The M198 cannot be fired while "limbered" (in traveling configuration), but rather, must be emplaced. The M198 does not have a splinter shield, and there is no option to attach one. The breech is a manually operated screw type mechanism. The M198 fires non-fixed (separate projectile and propellant) ammunition and can be loaded with a variable number of propellant bags. The M198 is capable of providing fire support in both indirect and direct fire capacities.

The M198 is air-transportable by C-5 and C-17 aircraft, and can be slung externally by CH-47D and CH-53E heavy lift helicopters (it is not CV-22 Osprey capable.)

et les 200 Abrams sont ils passé inappercu aussi, Viper
c'est la même commande des années 90, qu'on en parle toujours à mon avis ... c'est pas la première fois que je lis ca ...

non j'allais les mettre