To: CatoRenasci; lormand
17mmm -- probably all gone now, maybe some in the reserves or Guard - were very long range, tiny deflection probable error, large renge probable error, biggest problem was short barrel life. Not the miniscule explosive bursting charge?
90 posted on
01/16/2004 9:04:10 PM PST by
Oztrich Boy
(Mr Bond. Once is happenstance, twice coincidence, the third time is enemy action. Auric Goldfinger)
To: Oztrich Boy
He intended 175mm that was used most recently in a self-propelled(SP) gun. IIRC, the Army dumped them about 3 decades ago, keeping the 105mm(towed), 155mm(towed and SP) and 8"(SP) howitzers.
91 posted on
01/16/2004 9:17:11 PM PST by
neverdem
(Xin loi min oi)
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