Tuesday, November 1, 2022

Rubicon Models: New Plastic M102 Light Howitzer Preview


Rubicon Models: To counter the PAVN and VC attacks, US and ANZAC troops used 105mm light howitzers as a defense line. The M102 is a light, towable 105mm howitzer used by the US Army in the Vietnam War, the First Gulf War, and the Iraq War. The weapon carriage is lightweight welded aluminum, mounted on a variable recoil mechanism. The weapon is manually loaded and positioned and can be towed by a 2-ton truck or a Huey helicopter, or can be dropped by parachute with airborne units. When emplaced, the howitzer's high volume of fire compensates in large measure for the lower explosive weight of the projectile compared to the Army's 155 mm and 8-inch howitzers. Since 1964, the Army acquired 1,150 M102 towed howitzers.


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