M114A2 Towed 155mm Howitzer

M114A2 Towed 155mm Howitzer (HMDEJ)

Location: Boalsburg, PA 16827 Centre County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 46.797', W 77° 47.805'

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Pennsylvania Military Museum

The M114A2 howitzer, introduced in 1942 as the M1, served in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam with the Army and Marine Corps. It also served with the National Guard into the 1980s. Its 11-man crew could fire forty rounds per hour, lobbing each 85-pound shell nearly nine miles. The M114A2 remains in service in forty countries worldwide as of 2004.

About the M114A2 Towed 155mm Howitzer
Weight: 12,750 lbs.
Caliber: 155 mm
Crew: 11 men
Maximum Range: 9.07 miles or 14.6 kilometers
Projectile Weight: 84.8 lbs.
Maximum rate of fire: 4 rounds per minute
Sustained rate of fire: 1 rounds per minute
Maximum elevation: 63 degrees

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Date Added Wednesday, October 15th, 2014 at 5:36pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 263994 N 4518093
Decimal Degrees40.77995000, -77.79675000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 46.797', W 77° 47.805'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 46' 47.82" N, 77° 47' 48.30" W
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Area Code(s)814
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 46567 Boal Ave, Boalsburg PA 16827, US
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