self-Propelled Howitzer
Report a Mistake- Object Number 20030358-019
- Event 1945-1989 Cold War
- Affiliation --
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer --
- Date Made --
- Place of Use Continent - North America, Country - Canada
- Category Tools and equipment for science and technologyDistribution and transportation artifacts
- Sub-category Armament, artilleryLand transportation, motorized
- Department Arms and Technology
- Museum CWM
- Brand Name / Model 155mm M109A4+
- Branch Army
- Service Component Canadian Forces
- Measurements Height 3.28 m, Length 9.12 m, Width 3.15 m
- Caption 155mm M109A4+ Self-Propelled Howitzer
- Additional Information This self-propelled howitzer provided mobile artillery support to tanks and infantry during the Cold War, and protected the gunners from shrapnel, small arms fire, and nuclear, biological, and chemical contamination. Part of the nine-person crew travelled on board; the others followed in a cargo vehicle carrying extra shells.