"U.S. Army Trains To Fire Howitzers From Landing" Topic
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| Tango01 | 30 Apr 2019 4:59 p.m. PST |
…. Craft For The First Time In Decades "The Virginia Army National Guard recently conducted an extremely unusual artillery exercise involving firing a 105mm M119 howitzer from on board a U.S. Army landing craft. The combination effectively provides a mobile fire support system for amphibious operations and during missions in riverine and other littoral environments. Between Apr. 24 and 25, 2019, elements of the Virginia Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment conducted the waterborne artillery exercise, nicknamed Operation Gator, at the U.S. Marine Corps' Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. The active duty 11th Transportation Battalion, part of the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) based at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia, provided a number of Landing Craft Mechanized Mk 8s (LCM-8) for the drill. The 11th is part of what is often described as the "Army's Navy," an obscure, but important array of different watercraft, which you read more about in detail here and here…."
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| Thresher01 | 30 Apr 2019 8:40 p.m. PST |
Need some swimming alligators, like in WWII. Those little 75mm howitzers were apparently quite useful, AND, when paired with today's HEAT tech, and laser rangefinders, should be able to take on enemy armor, if needed too. |
| shaun from s and s models | 01 May 2019 1:20 a.m. PST |
they did it in ww2 so why not |
| Tango01 | 01 May 2019 12:00 p.m. PST |
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| NavyVet | 02 May 2019 6:43 a.m. PST |
What's old is new and what's new is old. |
| Lion in the Stars | 02 May 2019 6:08 p.m. PST |
I'd want to rig up a stable vertical fire control system for the guns, but otherwise, shouldn't be hard. Need some swimming alligators, like in WWII.Those little 75mm howitzers were apparently quite useful, AND, when paired with today's HEAT tech, and laser rangefinders, should be able to take on enemy armor, if needed too. We have antitank rockets and missiles now. No need for a 75mm cannon on amphibious vehicles. |
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wants to know if you can tell the difference between weaker and stronger magnets with 3mm aircraft.