240 mm howitzer M1
The 240 mm Howitzer M1, popularly nicknamed the "Black Dragon", was a towed howitzer used by the United States Army. The 240 mm M1 was designed to replace the World War I era 240 mm Howitzer M1918 which was based on a 1911 French design and was outdated by World War II.The project to replace the M1918 began in 1941. The 240 mm howitzer was the most powerful weapon deployed by US field artillery units during World War II, able to fire a 360 lb (160 kg) high explosive projectile 25,225 yards (23 km). It was the largest field piece used by the US Army during the war except for naval ordnance adapted into railway guns. The weapon addressed the requirement for super heavy field artillery capable of attacking heavily reinforced targets like those likely to be found along the Siegfried Line.
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240 mm howitzer M1
The 240 mm Howitzer M1, popularly nicknamed the "Black Dragon", was a towed howitzer used by the United States Army. The 240 mm M1 was designed to replace the World War I era 240 mm Howitzer M1918 which was based on a 1911 French design and was outdated by World War II.The project to replace the M1918 began in 1941. The 240 mm howitzer was the most powerful weapon deployed by US field artillery units during World War II, able to fire a 360 lb (160 kg) high explosive projectile 25,225 yards (23 km). It was the largest field piece used by the US Army during the war except for naval ordnance adapted into railway guns. The weapon addressed the requirement for super heavy field artillery capable of attacking heavily reinforced targets like those likely to be found along the Siegfried Line.
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Der 240 mm howitzer M1 (Spitzn ...... Westwall vorzufinden glaubte.
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Haubica 240 mm M1 – amerykańsk ...... t 50. do wyczerpania amunicji.
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M1 (англ. 240 mm Howitzer M1, ...... ах архипелагов Кинмэнь и Мацу.
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M1 240mm榴弾砲(240mm howitzer M1) ...... ック・ドラゴン(Black Dragon)」の名で呼ばれた。
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M1式240毫米榴彈砲,暱稱“黑龍”(英語:Black Dr ...... 在中華民國陸軍中服役,主要部署於金門及馬祖前線的加強碉堡內。
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The 240 mm Howitzer M1, popula ...... line Kinmen and Matsu Islands.
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Der 240 mm howitzer M1 (Spitzn ...... Westwall vorzufinden glaubte.
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Haubica 240 mm M1 – amerykańsk ...... kcje posiadają te same lawety.
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M1 (англ. 240 mm Howitzer M1, ...... назначалось для поражения высо
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M1 240mm榴弾砲(240mm howitzer M1) ...... ック・ドラゴン(Black Dragon)」の名で呼ばれた。
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M1式240毫米榴彈砲,暱稱“黑龍”(英語:Black Dr ...... 在中華民國陸軍中服役,主要部署於金門及馬祖前線的加強碉堡內。
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The 240 mm Howitzer M1, popula ...... ound along the Siegfried Line.
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240 mm haubica M1
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240 mm howitzer M1
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240-мм гаубица M1
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M1 (Haubitze)
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M1 240mm榴弾砲
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M1式240毫米榴弹炮
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240 mm Howitzer M1
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