About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 190. Not illustrated. Chapters: Cold War Anti-Aircraft Guns, Cold War Artillery of Australia, Cold War Artillery of Germany, Cold War Artillery of the Soviet Union, Cold War Artillery of the United Kingdom, Cold War Artillery of the United States, Cold War Field Artillery, Cold War Howitzers, Falklands War Artillery, M198 Howitzer, M102 Howitzer, M50 Ontos, Rheinmetall 120 Mm Gun, Bm-21 Grad, Ordnance Qf 25 Pounder, M101 Howitzer, Oerlikon 35 Mm Twin Cannon, Gc-45 Howitzer, M114 155 Mm Howitzer, L118 Light Gun, Oerlikon 20 Mm Cannon, M3 Howitzer, Qf 4.5 Inch Mk I V Naval Gun, 155 Mm Long Tom, Zu-23-2, M115 Howitzer, T-12 Antitank Gun, 240 Mm Howitzer M1, Project Babylon, Oto Melara Mod 56, M65 Atomic Cannon, Field Artillery Branch, Skysweeper, 130 Mm Towed Field Gun M1954, G5 Howitzer, 2s19 Msta, M107 Projectile, 152 Mm Towed Gun-Howitzer M1955, Citer 155mm L33 Gun, T249 Vigilante, Canon 155 Mm. L 45 Cala 30, 20 Mm Modele F2 Gun, Type 63 Anti-Aircraft Gun, Type 60 122 Mm Field Gun, Rheinmetall 20 Mm Twin Anti-Aircraft Cannon, D-74 122 Mm Field Gun, 152 Mm Field Gun-Howitzer M84 Nora-A, M108 Howitzer, Bm-25, Type 66, Rheinmetall Lta2, L5 Pack Howitzer. Excerpt: L/55: 6.6 meters (7.2 yd) L55 The Rheinmetall 120-millimeter (4.7 in) gun is a smoothbore tank gun designed and produced by the German Rheinmetall-DeTec AG company. It was developed in response to Soviet advances in armor technology and development of new armored threats. With production beginning in 1974, the first version of the gun, known as the L/44, was used on the German Leopard 2, and was soon license produced to be used on tanks such as the American M1A1 Abrams tanks. The American version, the M256, is simplified, however, by using a coilspring recoil system instead of a hydraulic system. It has also been exported to South Korea and Japan, as well as nations which...
