155 mm Howitzer M1
The 155 mm howitzer M1 was developed in the 1930s as the successor to the 155 mm howitzer M-1918 and produced for the US Army at the Rock Island Arsenal from 1941 to 1953. It is a medium rifled field howitzer with a split-trail carriage. In 1962, the 155 mm howitzer M1A1 was redesignated the 155 mm howitzer M114A1. The 155 mm howitzer M1 served the US Army in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War until it was replaced by the 155 mm howitzer M198 in 1979. The 155 mm howitzer M1/M114 remains in service with many armies around the world today.
In firing position, the 155 mm howitzer M1 is supported on its mid-axle firing pedestal. The howitzer crew consists of the commander and eight gunners.
Available Scale Model Kits
- 155 mm Howitzer M1, 1:35 Italeri 232
- 155 mm Howitzer M1A2, 1:35 Eduard 35738
- 155 mm Howitzer M1, 1:35 Testors 783
- 155 mm Howitzer M1 and Crew, 1:35 Airfix 07362-6
- 155 mm Howitzer M1 and Crew, 1:35 Italeri 6581
- 155 mm Howitzer M1A1, 1:35 Bronco Model CB35073
- 155 mm Howitzer M114A1, 1:35 Bronco Model CB35102
- 155 mm Howitzer M1A2, 1:35 MAX Plastic Model M3
- 155 mm Howitzer M114A1, 1:72 Toxso Model 1403
- 155 mm Howitzer M1A2, 1:72 Wespe Models 72055
- 155 mm Howitzer M1, 1:87 H0 ROCO 187
- 155 mm Howitzer M114, 1:87 H0 ROCO 187
- 155 mm Howitzer M114 (3D Print), Germania STL CW-2011
- 155 mm Howitzer M1, 1:285 GHQ US111
- 155 mm Howitzer M1, 1:300 Heroics & Ros US29
Technical Specifications
- 155 mm Howitzer M1 / M114
- Type: Field Howitzer
- Calibre: 155 mm
- Caliber Length: L.24.5
- Range: 14.600 m
- Rate of Fire: 4 rounds per minute
- Armour Penetration at 0-100 m:
- 168 mm, using H.E.A.T.
Historical Employment
- US Army, 1942–1980
- French Army
- German Bundeswehr
- NATO
Bibliography
- Hogg, Ian: Twentieth-Century Artillery, pp. 67, 72
The 155 mm howitzer M1 / M114 was an important weapon of the US Army field artillery of the Second World War, which is still used today by many armed forces around the world.