Allegheny Arms & Armor Museum - M115 Eight Inch Field Howitzer
Bill Maloney
8/14/2011

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US M115 8 Inch Field Howitzer Specifications:

More US M115 8 Inch Howitzers at other military museums in the northeast
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M115 8 inch Howitzer at the US Army Ordance Museum in Aberdeen, MD An M115 8 inch howitzer at the AAF Tank Museum in Danville, VA

Length: 35 feet 8 inches
Width:
Height:
Crew:
14
Weight:
31,900lbs
Muzzle Velocity: 1,920 FPS
Range: 10 Miles
Armament: 8 Inch Rifled Howitzer
Entered Service: 1939
Unit Cost: $

Here is a Youtube Video of the M115 8 inch howitzer being setup and fired.

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