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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 53. Chapters: Mortar carriers, Self-propelled howitzers, Self-propelled rocket launchers, Tank destroyers, Tracked self-propelled artillery, M109 howitzer, M110 howitzer, XM2001 Crusader, M50 Ontos, Pinaka Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher, M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System, FH-2000, Stridsvagn 103, FV4401 Contentious, K9 Thunder, B1 Centauro, 152mm SpGH DANA, Astros II MLRS, Yeramba, SK-105 Kurassier, Mk F3 155mm, VT tank, SLWH Pegasus, M56 Scorpion, 2S19 Msta, Pampero MRL, Infanterikanonvagn 91, Panter Howitzer, ATMOS 2000, Type 60 Self-propelled 106 mm Recoilless Gun, Palmaria, 155mm SpGH ZUZANA, SU-152 "Taran," Type 75 155 mm self-propelled howitzer, Kanonenjagdpanzer, FV102 Striker, AMX 10 RC, Jaguar 2, 2S25 Sprut-SD, Type 75 130 mm Multiple Rocket Launcher, M1129 Mortar Carrier, Charioteer tank destroyer, M-46 Catapult, M109A3GN, Humber Hornet, Koksan, FH-88, Raketenjagdpanzer 2, IT-1, Type 83 SPH, Vespa 150 TAP, PLZ-45, PLZ-05, WR-40 Langusta, Object 775, AMX 30 AuF1, Al-Fao, Carrier Mortar Tracked, Raketenjagdpanzer 1, Nora B-52, M108 howitzer, M1064 mortar carrier, Missile tank, NM142, M106 mortar carrier, Jaguar 1, SU-14, TAM VCA, Chuch'e-Po, Rascal, WS-1, Type 89, A-100 MRL, PLZ-89. Excerpt: The M109 is an American-made self-propelled 155 mm howitzer, first introduced in the early 1960s. It was upgraded a number of times to today's M109A6 Paladin. The M109 family is the most common Western indirect-fire support weapon of maneuver brigades of armored and mechanized infantry divisions. The M109 has a crew of six: the section chief, the driver, the gunner, the assistant gunner and two ammunition handlers. The gunner aims the cannon left or right (deflection), the assistant gunner aims the cannon up and down (quadrant). The M109A6 Paladin needs only a crew of four: the commander, driver, gunner and ammunition loader. The Briti...
