M777: The Big Artillery Gun Some Call a Giant Sniper Rifle

Summary

Alex Hollings writing in Sandboxx News, makes the following points:

• 126 M777 Howitzers (155mm) and 226,000+ rounds supplied to Ukraine.
• Well-trained crews can break it down for transport dissemble in three minutes and assemble in three minutes.
• The M777 can be used in and over rugged terrain.
• Range- 30- 40 km.
• Ukraine uses a manual targeting system- US digital.

References

Recent Runway Posts related to this topic:

• THE 2022 RUSSO-UKRAINE CONFLICT—LINKS TO COLLECTIONS | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)

References from the Web:

• M777 155mm lightweight towed howitzer | Army.gov.au
• Sep 2022 The M777 Is Deadly In Ukrainian Hands, But Even Deadlier In America’s-Sandboxx
• OCT 2022 BAE Considers Restarting M777 Production After Ukraine Exploits: Report-the Defense Post

Source Information:   

• Article Source: Military, Defense & National Security News: 19FortyFive
• Media Check:   19Forty-Five -Media Bias/Fact Check (mediabiasfactcheck.com)     
• RAAF RUNWAY: RATIONALE, GUIDELINES, LEARNING OUTCOMES, ETC | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)