Topic: Cold War
This 1960s Recruiting information card produced by the Canadian Armed Forces shows an early Canadian variant of the M109 self propelled howitzer. The back of the card reads as follows:—
"The M109 self-propelled 155-mm howitzer increases the firepower and mechanization of the artillery. The 25-ton, tracked, amphibious gun with aluminum armour, carries a crew of six, has a range of 11 miles and can travel at 20 mph across rough terrain and for a stream at foutr mph."
For more information on the M109:
- The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery
- M109 155mm Self-propelled Howitzer; at artillery.net
- M109 howitzer; at Wikipedia
- M109 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzer 1960-2005; Google Books
- Self Propelled Guns; at canadiansoldiers.com
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