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Originally posted by chris vickery
Here's a question for our arty types. I was just reading an article in an industrial magazine regarding a new 155mm howitzer purchased by the Canadian Forces. It carries a designation of M77 and we ordered 6 of them. From what the article said, they are an American product, the USMC ordering several hundred and I guess we either tagged along or have bought some for trials???
The jist of the article was that they are made of a high percentage of titanium and aluminum to make them strong yet lightweight. Any insights???
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While we're on the question of artillery, whatever happened to our domestic GC-45? I seem to remember back in the day reading about Gerald Bull's ERFB shell which in his reverse-rifled guns could launch a 155mm shell 39km with the same accuracy as the M109 at it's maximum range of 18km. Another case of the Canadian government eating it's young, a la CF 105?
CHIMO!