PITTSFORD, N.Y. — A piece of history took its place in Pittsford Thursday morning. Rayson-Miller American Legion Post 899 hosted a ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park to rededicate their World War I ...
PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. (Dec. 6, 2011) -- Soldiers are one step closer to receiving a digitized M119A2 howitzer that will make it possible for them to start firing rounds and evade return fire quicker ...
The M55 was a standard U.S. Army motorized howitzer used during the 1950s and early 1960s, until it was replaced by the M110. It was largely deployed in NATO areas and was used extensively during the ...
As anyone keeping up with the war in Ukraine can tell you, artillery is still very much a force in modern warfare. They may be aided by GPS and drone observers, and the pieces may maneuver themselves ...
It’s an attractive display in the Drennen-Scott House's visitor center, but the Model 1841 replica “Mountain Howitzer” also serves as an educational tool for both local and national history. In use ...
In the world of artillery combat, America’s lightweight M777 howitzer may seem like a mere pistol compared to Russia’s massive cannons… but sometimes, big ordnance comes in small packages. A tenth of ...
For many of us, a "howitzer" is a great way to describe a hard boxing punch or powerful hockey slapshot. But when you're a soldier, it tends to refer to something a tad more explosive: A long-range ...
Canadian soldiers took many German artillery pieces home as “war trophies” after the First World War. Almost all have disappeared. But more than a century later, one has turned up three metres under ...
WEBB CITY, Mo. — A World War II-era howitzer that guards the entrance to King Jack Park will remain in place, after the city’s park board decided not to move the artillery piece. “The park board ...
Four environmental conservation advocacy groups are vying for party status to the upcoming adjudicatory hearing for a ...