Korean War Archives - Mechtraveller https://mechtraveller.com/tag/korean-war/ Mechanically-minded travel Thu, 12 Oct 2023 13:30:02 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 155mm Gun M1A1 ‘Long Tom’ https://mechtraveller.com/2023/10/155mm-gun-m1a1-long-tom/ https://mechtraveller.com/2023/10/155mm-gun-m1a1-long-tom/#respond Thu, 12 Oct 2023 13:26:36 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=9382 This impressive howitzer was designed for the US Army in the inter-war years to fill a requirement for a modern long-range field-artillery piece. Its development was a little sluggish. The first model was produced in 1920, but it wasn’t until 1940 that the bugs were ironed out and it was put into service. It first […]

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