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Weapons · United States · 1938-1945

155 mm gun M1 ("Long Tom")

heavy field gun

Nicknamed the 'Long Tom', the corps-level 155mm gun could hit targets more than 14 miles away, well behind the enemy's own front line, making it a favorite for counter-battery fire and interdicting roads and rail far from the fighting.

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weight13.9 tons
caliber155mm
range23.2 km
produced~1,900

Western Europe, Mediterranean and North Africa, Pacific

Picture taken by myself, Mark Pellegrini, at the United States Army Ordnance Museum (Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD) on August 14, 2007.
Picture taken by myself, Mark Pellegrini, at the United States Army Ordnance Museum (Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD) on August 14, 2007.Mark Pellegrini · CC BY-SA 2.5 · source
Description: 155mm Long Tom artillery units train in England during WW II. Unless otherwise noted, these photos and posters are drawn from the immense collections of the U.S. Government in the National Archives, the arch
Description: 155mm Long Tom artillery units train in England during WW II. Unless otherwise noted, these photos and posters are drawn from the immense collections of the U.S. Government in the National Archives, the arch · Public domain · source