Flames Of War - Vietnam - 1:100 Scale - 155mm US Field Artillery
Battery - VUSBX10 - Games Of War

Product Description

Flames of War
- Vietnam
- 1:100 Scale
- 155mm Field Artillery Battery
- VUSBX10
- Games of War. 155mm Field Artillery Battery (VUSBX10)

Includes:: one Command M16 team, one Staff team, one Gun section with three M114A1 155mm howitzers with crew one Small three-hole base, one Medium four-hole base. three Large six-hole bases. Development of the 155mm howitzer M1 began during the late 1930s, when the United States Army determined it needed a new medium field artillery piece to replace the World War One vintage howitzer M1917. The 155mm used separate loading ammunition comprised of four components: a projectile, a separate bagged propellant charge, a fuse & a primer. The propelling charge contained individual bags of powder, which could be reduced depending on the range of the target. The projectiles weighed 95lb each with the fuses placed in the base of the projectile after a ring used for shipping was removed. The primers were placed in the breech of the gun for firing. The 155mm howitzer typically fired 80. or more HE (high explosive) shells, however, it could also fire smoke or white phosphorus shells. In 1962 the designation system for artillery changed & the 155mm howitzer became known as the M114A1 155mm howitzer. The change in designation didn. t detract from its performance in any way during the course of the conflict in Vietnam. Gun designed by Evan Allen. Seth Nash Crew designed by Evan Allen. Ages 14.