It had a 155 mm M126 cannon in an M127 mount, and carried 28 rounds of 155 mm ammunition. It was also armed with a .50cal M2HB machine gun with 500 rounds of ammunition. Easily identified by its short barrel and a double baffle muzzle …

It had a 23 caliber 155 mm M126 gun in an M127 Howitzer Mount and carried 28 rounds of 155 mm ammunition. It was also armed with a .50cal M2HB machine gun with 500 rounds of ammunition....

Armament: M126 155 mm Howitzer; .50 caliber M2 machine gun. Engine: Detroit Diesel 8V71T. Range: 216 mi. Speed: 35 mph. The widely used M109 carries a 155-mm howitzer and is the principal...

Jul 5, 2013 · Firing the first round from the move in under 60 seconds, a “shoot and scoot” capability protects the crew from counter-battery fire. The M109 Paladin is capable of firing up to four rounds per minute to ranges out to 30 clicks (kilometers), which is about 18 miles.

Oct 9, 2024 · M109 (1963): The original version, featuring a 155 mm M126 cannon with a range of 14.6 km and a crew of six. It was powered by a Detroit Diesel engine and had a .50 caliber machine gun for secondary armament.

Fitted with a short (23-caliber) 105mm M126 howitzer with muzzle brake and a distinctive large "lazy D"-shaped fume extractor. Maximum M126 projectile range of 15,914 yd (14,600 m). The vehicle carried 28 rounds.

Apr 21, 2020 · The M109 used the same firing table as the M114 towed howitzer for calculating the gun’s angle during targeting. Its M126 155 mm gun could handle nuclear shells. Each M109 howitzer was paired with an M548 tracked ammunition carrier.

Replaced M126 with longer barreled M126A1 gun for greater effective range. Same M127 mount and ammunition amounts carried. A more recent model, intended for export incorporated more recent improvements into a new production M109A1.

Jul 1, 2006 · Distinctive short gun tube with double baffle muzzle brake. 7 evenly spaced road wheels with low front sprocket and idler wheel. Large boxy turret mounted rear of center.

Mar 13, 2022 · U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) M109 with short M126 155mm gun, Viet Nam, July 1966. Photo by Captain Edwin W. Besch. A USMC Major General has the ‘honor’ of launching the 30-thousandth round from a 4th Battalion, 11th Marines, M126 155mm gunned M109, in …