For roughly 30 years, the army has been using the 80’s era Howitzer cannon. As you might expect, it isn’t quite meeting up to the threat of its equivalent in other countries. The previous version only had a range of about 18.6 miles, which is quite a contrast to this new version that is set to reach up to 43.5 miles (70 km).
"The new vehicle is built with a more capable, larger chassis, designed as an initial step toward building a next-generation cannon able to outgun existing Russian weapons ... Senior Army weapons developers have explained that the current 80s-era 39 calibre Howitzer is outgunned by its Russian equivalent - a scenario the service plans to change."
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2018/08...lled-howitzer-cannon-will-hit-43-5-miles.html
Wonder what they'll eventually do with all the old, outdated Howitzers nobody wants? That would be a fun NFA/DD acquisition. Maybe you could rig it to fire a bucket of paintballs or something.
"The new vehicle is built with a more capable, larger chassis, designed as an initial step toward building a next-generation cannon able to outgun existing Russian weapons ... Senior Army weapons developers have explained that the current 80s-era 39 calibre Howitzer is outgunned by its Russian equivalent - a scenario the service plans to change."
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2018/08...lled-howitzer-cannon-will-hit-43-5-miles.html
Wonder what they'll eventually do with all the old, outdated Howitzers nobody wants? That would be a fun NFA/DD acquisition. Maybe you could rig it to fire a bucket of paintballs or something.
