![]() The original carriage M1 was of box trail type, with wooden wheels. The only significant changes during the mass production period were carriage improvements. Production continued until December 1944. By then, the M1 had been succeeded by the slightly modified M1A1. It was not until September 1940 that the howitzer was put into mass production. Due to meager funding, production rates were very low by 1933, only 32 guns had been manufactured, and by 1940, only 91 pieces. Development began in 1920, and in August 1927, the weapon was standardized as Howitzer, Pack, 75mm M1 on Carriage M1. The 75 mm pack howitzer was designed in the United States in the 1920s to meet a need for an artillery piece that could be moved across difficult terrain. In addition, the M1 in its original version was mated to a number of other self-propelled carriages, though only one of those – 75mm HMC T30 – reached mass production. ![]() The M2 and M3 are derived vehicle-mounted howitzers used in the 75mm HMC M8 and some LVT models. In addition to the pack / air portable configuration, the gun was mounted on a conventional carriage to serve as a field artillery piece. The gun saw combat in World War II with the United States Army (primarily used by airborne units), with the United States Marine Corps, and was also supplied to foreign forces. ![]() Designed to be moved across difficult terrain, gun and carriage could be broken down into several pieces to be carried by pack animals. The 75mm Pack Howitzer M1 (redesignated the M116 in 1962) was a pack howitzer artillery piece used by the United States. Specifications (on Carriage (airborne) M8)īox trail or Split-trail depending on model Two M116 Howitzers, Chengkungling History Museum, Taiwan (2011)
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