The M109 is an American 155 mm turreted self-propelled howitzer, first introduced in the early 1960s to replace the M44 and M52. It has been upgraded a number of times, most recently to the M109A7. The M109 family is the most common Western indirect-fire support weapon of maneuver brigades of armored and mechanized infantry divisions. It has a ...

The widely used M109 carries a 155-mm howitzer and is the principal self-propelled artillery support for U.S. Army divisions. It is a large tracked vehicle with a fully traversable turret and...

Feb 28, 2020 · Paladin M109A6 is a cannon artillery system with self-propelled howitzer (SPH) developed by the ground system division of United Defense LP (now BAE Systems Land and Armaments) and manufactured at the Paladin Production Operation centre …

Oct 16, 2018 · Under the Extended Range Cannon Artillery program, or ERCA, M109A8 155 mm Paladin self-propelled howitzers will be fitted with much longer, 58-caliber gun tubes, redesigned chambers and breeches...

• The M109 Family of Vehicles (FoV) PIM program consists of two vehicles: the SPH and Carrier Ammunition Tracked (CAT) resupply vehicle. - The M109A7 SPH is a tracked, self-propelled 155 mm howitzer designed to improve sustainability maneuverability over the legacy M109A6 howitzer. The Army is updating some of the breech components

Jul 1, 2006 · The M109-series medium, self-propelled howitzer is a full-tracked, armored combat support, internally loaded, air transportable, vehicle powered by an eight cylinder, diesel engine. The system is capable of both direct (line of sight) and indirect (out of the line of sight) firing.

Aug 25, 2021 · The M109 family of tracked and highly mobile self-propelled howitzers are a critical capability that serve in the Army’s Armored Brigade Combat Teams (ABCTs). Helping to meet this mission is the Army National Guard (ARNG), which accounts for about 60 percent of the operational self-propelled howitzer fleet.

M109 是一種美製155公釐 口徑 自走砲，於1963年開始進入 美國陸軍 服役，提供師和旅級部隊所需的曲射火力支援。 從1963年量產至今，生產總數已超過7,000輛以上，使用國超過30個 [1]，可說是1970至1990年代西方國家的標準 自走砲。 為持續滿足未來戰場的作戰需求，M109持續進行性能提升與改良計畫，最新的改良型為 M109A8，在 XM2001十字軍自走砲 發展計畫被取消後，M109A7自走砲對 美國陸軍 將更顯重要。

Aug 13, 2021 · Accepted in November 1962 and entering service in Vietnam, where its 360-degree traverse made it a welcome asset at firebases, the air-transportable M109 mounted an M126 23-caliber 155 mm howitzer within an armored …

M109 is a 155mm self-propelled howitzer developed in the 1950s as a replacement for the US Army's M44. It features full tracked chassis, one M185 or M284 155mm cannon as primary armament and a roof-mounted M2 .50 caliber machine gun as secondary armament.