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M102 howitzer
M102 howitzer Type Howitzer Place of origin United States Service history In service 1964–present Used by  USA  Brazil  Turkey  Philippines  Cambodia  Saudi Arabia  South Korea  South Vietnam  Belgium Wars Vietnam War, Invasion of Grenada, Gulf War, Iraq War Production history Designed 1962 Manufacturer Rock Island Arsenal Specifications Weight 1,496 kg (3,298 lb) Length Travel: 5.18 m (20 ft) Width Travel: 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Height Travel: 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) Crew 8 Shell 105×372R Caliber 105 mm (4.1 in) Action vertical sliding-wedge Recoil hydropnuematic Carriage box-trail Elevation -5° to +75° Traverse 360° Rate of fire Maximum: 10 rpm Normal: 3 rpm Effective firing range 11.5 km (7.1 miles) Maximum firing range 15.1 km (9.4 miles) with rocket-assisted projectile First introduced during the Vietnam War, the M102 was the light-towed 105 mm howitzer used by the United States Army in the Vietnam War, the First Gulf War, and most recently in the Iraq War.
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