Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted December 24, 2024 Posted December 24, 2024 M 107, 108, 109, 110 self propelled artillery were all modern when I first put on a uniform. Wonderful peices. Does that make me a vintage person? If you answered "yes" then, upyers. 2 1 Quote
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted December 24, 2024 Posted December 24, 2024 M107, 175 and m110, 8 inch had the same chassis. the 700 round barrel life was only if you shot max shots. In training you would shoot less powder and the tube would last longer. during viet nam, all new barrels went to Asia and both m107 and M110 in Europe and USA, were considered less than combat ready because of barrels beyond calculated lifetimes. 1 Quote
Redleg Reilly, SASS #46372 Posted December 24, 2024 Posted December 24, 2024 When the M107 fired max charge, the barrel would seesaw up and down almost 4 feet. Long sucker. 2 Quote
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted December 24, 2024 Posted December 24, 2024 After the breech was closed and tube was in position a member of the crew would insert a primer (it looked like a 45-70 blank) and pull the lanyard. One time in Grafenwoehr, I was in my van and we heard “click”, damn, misfire. Proper procedure was to give the gun 30 minutes to cool, open the breach, unload all powder, lower the tube to -2° insert ramrod and have the crew ram the round out. It does take some shoving. instead the PFC, pulled the lanyard again and BOOOOOM, to the relief of all concerned. It never happened. 1 Quote
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted December 24, 2024 Posted December 24, 2024 The first click must have seated the primer… Quote
irish ike, SASS #43615 Posted December 24, 2024 Posted December 24, 2024 I did the math, range is 20m miles! Quote
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted December 24, 2024 Posted December 24, 2024 7 minutes ago, irish ike, SASS #43615 said: I did the math, range is 20m miles! Some reports say 25. Quote
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