[PROCON]

As an old Redleg, (Artilleryman) from 40 years ago, and having been in units with 175mm, 8", 155mm and 105mm howitzers/guns, I find it fascinating to keep up with the latest artillery technology.

[shanover]

I love artillery and the sights sounds at the ranges was beautiful especially at night. I was always infantry but we knew who our best friend was in artillery.

[Chode]

that's a designation, i'm sure the Redlegs will give it a name... i wonder what Jerry Bull would have thought of it?

[yarddog]

Napoleon said “Artillery kills soldiers”.

I have read that during WWII, more casualties were inflicted by artillery than anything else.

[HChampagne]

The German Gustav had a crew of 500 men, commanded by a general officer. ( I bet the FR ladies can smell the testosterone emanating from this entire post.)

[PTBAA]

Could this be mounted in the Zumwalt? They need a big gun.

[Vermont Lt]

40 miles is an incredible range. That like a naval gun.

[circlecity]

Yow baby. Git some.

[Cobra64]

When is the last time we ever used artillary and tanks? We keep building them and then send them off to remote, dry, desert storage locations.

[Midwesterner53]

With women in artillery units, I’m sure there will be no problem loading the heavy shells, fixing the tracks when they break, doing all the dirty, heavy tasks required in a weapon like this..........

[Spktyr]

Bit short on the range if they want to keep “overmatch” - the Russian 2S35 Koalitsiya-SV has been demonstrated to fire out to 40km with legacy projectiles and out to ***80***km with precision guided munitions. This thing is 10-20km short.

[lurk]

On target at 40 miles is pretty impressive. Lots of math involved.

How long is the projectile in the air at that distance?

[Redcitizen]

“Meet the M1299, the new Army howitzer with twice the range of the Paladin”

I hear that’s a pocket pistol in Texas.

[Redleg Duke]

When I went to OCS at Sill in 1967, the family included the M107, M108, M109 and the M110. And the sex symbol of the group was the M107.

I see alot of the M108/M109 in the M1299.

[SuperLuminal]

Firing rates from 3 RPM to ?? RPM must mean some humongous “clips” are used by these things... /s

[marktwain]

My old outfit.

Yuma Proving Ground is *the* place to test artillery in the U.S.A. (and much of the world!)

Lots of advantages of precision artillery over air support or drones.

[fieldmarshaldj]

*possible ping of interest*