Category: Fact Sheets
M3A1 37 mm Anti-Tank Gun
The M3 was the standard anti-tank gun used the U.S. Army at the beginning of World War II. When it was first used in combat…
T145 175 mm Gun
The T145 175 mm Gun has the distinction of being part of two different families. The first of these is the Annie Family, which saw…
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
Born out of the need of a high-altitude, high-speed, strategic reconnaissance aircraft, the SR-71 Blackbird is one of the world’s most iconic aircraft ever produced. The…
MGR-3 318 MM Unguided Rocket
In 1955, Rock Island Arsenal’s Research and Development Division began designing a towed, helicopter-transportable launcher for the 318MM Little John rocket. The project went through…
MGR-1 762 MM Unguided Rocket
Developed in the early 1950s, the Honest John was the U.S. Army’s primary field artillery rocket until the mid-1970s. A mobile tactical system, the free-flight,…
M2A2 105 MM Auxiliary Powered Howitzer
This experimental model was designed to improve the mobility of towed artillery weapons. The Terra-Star major/minor wheel running gear was fitted to a standard M2A2…
M2A1 105 MM Howitzer
The family of 105MM light howitzers (M1, M2, M2A1, M101, M102, and M119) traces its history from 1928. The M2A1 was first produced in 1940…
M1 40 MM Anti-Aircraft Gun
Known as the Bofors, this light antiaircraft gun was originally developed in Sweden and was adopted by many other countries. The U.S. Army used the…
M1 57MM Anti-Tank Gun
The M1 is an almost exact copy of the British six-pounder anti-tank gun. The British design was first modified to American manufacturing practices and standards…
L119 105 MM Light Gun
The British L119 was revised by Rock Island Arsenal as the M119 lightweight towed howitzer in 1986. It was adopted to replace the M101 105mm…
