The towed howitzer, the M777, is a 155mm gun mounted on a lightweight wheeled gun mount that is towed by a truck (what the Army calls a “prime .... Travel: 31 ft 2 in ; Barrel length: 200 in ; Crew: 8 ; Max Rate of Fire: 5 rpm ; Max Range: 18.6 mi; (Excalibur) 25 mi.. Soldiers on an M777 howitzer assigned to Carnage Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, fire a round down range during a live-fire exercise.. M982 Excalibur GPS guided shell.
M777 Howitzer is generally employed by Marine Corps artillery units to deliver effective indirect fire .... The two sides are in talks to develop a new version of the artillery gun called the M777 ER (Extended Range), said sources. It is learnt that ....
