M101

Towed artilleryUnited StatesIn service since 1941
M101
Photo: Jud McCranie · CC BY-SA 4.0 · background removed

Key specs

Type
Towed artillery
Manufacturer
Rock Island Arsenal, Kia Machine Tool
Entered service
1941
Produced
1941–1953
Units produced
10,200
Status
In service
Crew
8

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Overview

M101 is a towed artillery piece from the United States, made by Rock Island Arsenal and Kia Machine Tool. It entered service in 1941; it was produced from 1941 to 1953; 10,200 were built. It fires 105 mm shells up to 11.3 km. It is used or was used by Türkiye, Israel, the United States, Bolivia and 56 other countries, and saw combat in the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Iraq War, the Yugoslav Wars, among others.

Specifications

Armament
Caliber
105 mm
Maximum range of fire
11 km
Dimensions and weights
Weight
2 t
Length
5.94 m
Width
2.21 m
Height
1.73 m

Users & conflicts

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (ru): 105-мм гаубица M101, Wikipedia
  2. Wikipedia: M101 howitzer, Wikipedia

Figures from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article, completed from Wikidata and the article in other languages where it gives none; where there are several versions, the first one given. Operators include former ones; the side that used a vehicle in a war is derived from its operators.