HO Scale 1:87 M109 155mm Howitzer - US Army Desert Camo

HO Scale 1:87 M109 155mm Howitzer - US Army Desert Camo

Turret is able to rotate 360 degrees, barrel is able to elevate.

All other components are static. 

Service History: 1963 - Present

Dimensions

Length: 4.25in

Width: 1.5in

Height: 1.4in

Weight: 1.9oz

The M109 is an American 155 mm turreted self-propelled howitzer, first introduced in the early 1960s to replace the M44. It has been upgraded a number of times, most recently to the M109A7. The M109 family is the most common Western indirect-fire support weapon of maneuver brigades of armored and mechanized infantry divisions.

The M109 has a crew of four: the section chief/commander, the driver, the gunner, and the ammunition handler/loader. The chief or gunner aims the cannon left or right (deflection) and up and down (quadrant).

The British Army replaced its M109s with the AS-90. Several European armed forces have or are currently replacing older M109s with the German PzH 2000. Upgrades to the M109 were introduced by the U.S. (see variants) and by Switzerland (KAWEST). With the cancellation of the U.S. Crusader, Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon and M1299 the M109A6 ("Paladin") will likely remain the principal self-propelled howitzer for the U.S. until a replacement enters service.