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 light towed howitzer. A total of 521 M119 and M119A1 howitzers were manufactured at RIA from 1991 to 1997. Watervliet Arsenal in New York manufacturedContinue Reading
Developed towards the end of World War II, the M1945 (D-44) antitank gun was used by Soviet bloc nations until the late 1970s. It used the same 85MM gun found on the T-34/85 tank. The T-34 series of tanks were the primary Soviet medium tanks used during World War II.Continue Reading
The BMP-1 Armored Personnel Carrier was developed by the Soviet Union in the early 1960s, and the BMP-1 Model 1970 is the primary production variant. It is an amphibious vehicle designed to accompany tanks in an assault and beyond the objective. The main armament is an M2A28 73MM gun withContinue Reading
The M65 280-mm Motorized Heavy Gun, more commonly referred to as “Atomic Annie”, was the first of a generation of weapon systems designed to fire atomic artillery. The need for the M65 was defined in doctrine following the end of World War II. Specifically, it grew from the planned AllyContinue Reading
