Guns & Air Defense Systems :: Towed Guns :: M198

M198

IOC: 1982
Total Production: 1,000
Unitary Cost: USD$500,000
Origin: United States of America

Description: The combat-proven M198 is a 155mm towed howitzer designed to replace the M114A1 in the US Army. It is helicopter-transportable, reliable and more available over its predecessor. It can hit targets at 22 km employing conventional ammunition and at 30 km with assisted ammunition.

The M198 towed howitzer was ordered by the US Army and the Marine Corps. Pakistan and Australia are foreign customers for this howitzer. It was successfully deployed for the first time during the Gulf War in 1991.

Transactions: There are 3 transactions involving 113 items for M198 from 1996 to 2010 view report

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:: Specifications ::

Crew: 9

Dimensions
Height: 2.90 meter
Length: 12.3 meter
Main Gun Caliber: 155 millimeter
Width: 2.80 meter

Performance
Main Gun Max Range: 30,000 meter

Rates
Max Rate of Fire: 4 roundperminute
Sustained Rate of Fire: 2 roundperminute

Time
SetUp Time: 6 minute (360 second)

Weight
Max Weight: 7,150 kilogram

:: News ::

There are 4 news between
11 Nov 2004
and
2 Dec 2005

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:: Operators ::

Operators
	Country	Items	Country	Items
	Australia	36	Lebanon	71
	Pakistan	24	Saudi Arabia	?
	United States of America	1,000

fully confirmed operational planned retired cancelled destroyed

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:: Notes & Resources ::

Last Updated:
Thursday, March 8, 2012

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IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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