"first us army m109 short barrel howitzer unit /date?" Topic

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wardog	24 Nov 2019 1:19 p.m. PST
guys a question my googling comes up with the m109a7 paladin and date of first m109 short barrel deployed to vietnam not what i am looking for my question is when did the us army first field the m109 short barrel version ,heard it was sometime 1963 if 1963 could some one give me a more accurate date in that year and the unit if possible
shaun from s and s models	25 Nov 2019 1:27 a.m. PST
wiki says 1963
Legion 4	25 Nov 2019 7:07 a.m. PST
M109 with shorter 155 … yes 1963 … ghqmodels.com/store/n38.html

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