Marines Hold Howitzer Shootout At Camp Lejeune

January 19 2016

USA

The U.S. Marine Corps has been experimenting with three howitzers to determine which could best support small teams operating independently in the future, reports the Marine Corps Times.

The service is shifting toward a new doctrine focused on company landing teams that deploy independently for weeks at a time.

Marine artillerists are trying to determine the best weapon to support such teams.

Trials in mid-December at Camp Lejeune, N.C., looked at the 155-mm M777A2, M327...

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