Type | Towed field artillery |
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Place of origin | United States |
Service history | |
Used by | United States Italy Australia Greece Austria Japan Jordan South Korea Republic of China Turkey Pakistan Croatia South Africa United Kingdom Yugoslavia Netherlands |
Wars | World War II, Korean war, Cambodian Civil War, Croatian War of Independence |
Production history | |
Designed | 1918–1938 |
Produced | October 1940–June 1945 |
No. built | 1,882 |
Specifications | |
Mass | Travel: 13,880 kg (30,600 lb) |
Length | Travel: 11 m (36 ft 1 in)[1] |
Barrel length | 6.97 m (22 ft 10 in) L/45 |
Width | Travel: 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)[1] |
Height | Travel: 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)[1] |
Crew | 14 |
Shell | Separate loading charge and projectile[1] |
Caliber | 155 mm (6.10 in) |
Breech | Asbury mechanism |
Recoil | Hydro-pneumatic[1] |
Carriage | M1 Carriage |
Elevation | −2°/+65° |
Traverse | 60° |
Rate of fire | 40 rounds per hour |
Muzzle velocity | 853 m/s (2,799 ft/s) |
Maximum firing range | 23.7 km (14.7 mi) |