The M107 175 mm (6.9 in) self-propelled gun was used by the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps from the early 1960s to the late 1970s. It was part of a family of self-propelled artillery that included the M110. It was intended to provide long-range …

Aug 4, 2022 · This 175mm artillery piece entered service in 1962, alongside the M110, an eight-inch self-propelled howitzer. It could fire shells as far as 25 miles away – and this long range proved very handy during the Vietnam War.

May 31, 2022 · The M107 175 mm self-propelled gun was part of a U.S.-made artillery system intended to provide long-range fire support in an air-transportable system. The combat use of this gun in the US Army was minimal; in fact, US Army used it only during the Vietnam War.

May 28, 2019 · On Feb. 22, 1967, the U.S. Army’s 2nd Battalion, 94th Field Artillery Regiment, fired its M107 175 mm guns across the Demilitarized Zone and into North Vietnam’s anti-aircraft artillery sites.

Its sole and main armament consisted of a 175 mm gun with a Barrel length of 60 calibers (standard version), but reduced to 30 at the origin, which fired a projectile weighing 79 kg at a maximum firing range of 40 km (34 at the origin), maximum rate of fire or 1 rpm.

The M-548 was used in Vietnam as an ammo carrier in support of armored units or artillery. The M-107 175-mm self-propelled gun (the last self-propelled “Gun” (high velocity, low trajectory, long range) in the U.S. Army inventory) and the M-110 8-inch …

Feb 22, 2012 · The M107 175 mm self-propelled gun was used by the U.S. Army from the early 1960s through to the late 1970s. It was part of a family of self-propelled artillery that also included the M110 and...

The 8-inch howitzer fired a 200-pound projectile almost 17 kilometers, plus being the most accurate weapon in the field artillery.

Artillery fortification in Bien Hoa, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Soldiers of U.S. 8th Artillery 54th Artillery Group work on an M107 Self Propelled 175mm gun. Filled sacks in the foreground. Firing from the howitzer. The soldiers come out of a bunker. A soldier carries shells and places them on a howitzer.

Howitzer is an artillery piece that was used to bombard the enemy when something more powerful than rifle and machine gun fire was required. Normally the smaller M102 Howitzer was used because of there convenience. There were times however when more distance and power mattered. Then the artillery battery would use the M107 Howitzer.