| Accession Number | REL40752.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Technology |
| Object type | Artillery |
| Physical description | Metal, Rubber |
| Maker |
Rock Island Arsenal |
| Place made | United States of America |
| Date made | 1945 (barrel) and 1954 (carriage) |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
M2A2 105 mm Howitzer
Description
The M2A2 105 millimetre howitzer is a general purpose, towed, light field artillery weapon. The breech is manually operated, using a horizontal sliding wedge block. The gun is self cocking, and fired by pulling a lanyard. The barrel is air-cooled and uses semi-fixed ammunition. The carriage has a single axle and split trail. The trails are divided for firing and drawn together and locked during travel. The recoil mechanism is a hydro- pneumatic type shock absorber system which is installed in the cradle of the carriage. The gun is painted olive drab.
Serial Number: 17172 (recoil mechanism); Serial Number: 10913 (carriage).
History / Summary
The M2A2 105 millimetre howitzer was the standard artillery weapon used by most field regiments of the Royal Australian Artillery (RAA) during the Vietnam conflict.