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Weapons · United States · 1941-1945

M2A1 105mm howitzer

field howitzer

The standard divisional field howitzer of the US Army, the M2A1 provided the bulk of American close artillery support in every theatre of the war, valued for accuracy and rate of fire. Renamed the M101 after the war, it went on to serve dozens of foreign armies for decades.

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weight2.3 tons
caliber105mm
range11.2 km
produced~10,200

Western Europe, Mediterranean and North Africa, Pacific, China, Burma and India

Marines from 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division fire a M101 105 mm Howitzer during the playing of taps at the Iwo Jima 60th Anniversary Commemorative on 26 March 2005. Camp Pendleton, California.
Marines from 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division fire a M101 105 mm Howitzer during the playing of taps at the Iwo Jima 60th Anniversary Commemorative on 26 March 2005. Camp Pendleton, California.PD-USGov-Military-Marines · Public domain · source
M101 105mm howitzer in Greenup, Kentucky, U.S.
M101 105mm howitzer in Greenup, Kentucky, U.S.Jud McCranie · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
M101 A1 Howitzer at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum
M101 A1 Howitzer at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime MuseumDsdugan · CC0 · source