ITALERI
556581 1/35 M-1 155mm Gun with Crew
M1 155mm Howitzer
CONTAINS 6 FIGURES - COLOR INSTRUCTION SHEET
SHELLS NOT INCLUDED
In the years leading up to World War II, the United States
undertook a complete modernization of the army's artillery capabilities to
increase their efficiency and effectiveness. Whilst great attention was paid to
ammunition and artillery trailers, one outcome of this modernization project
was the development of the 155/23 howitzer. It was first produced in 1942 as a
medium artillery piece and served the US Army throughout the Second World War.
It could use different types of ammunition and had a maximum range of 14,600
meters. Very robust and reliable, it also proved to have good operational
longevity. It was in fact used by the U.S. Army post WW2 during the Korean War,
and indeed during the Vietnam War before eventually being replaced by the more
modern M198.
Type: Military vehicles
Period: Second World War
Skill: 3
Model Dim.: 20.9 cm
Box Dim.: 345 x 242 x 48 mm