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This vehicle is not currently on display at the Museum
For many years it suited the Ministry of Defence to purchase heavy calibre self propelled artillery from the USA. The equipment was largely deployed in NATO areas and its ammunition was commonly used throughout NATO forces. Two such guns were the M107 self propelled 175 mm gun and the M110 self propelled 8 in (203 mm) howitzer. Later versions of the M110 were rebarrelled giving them more of the range and characteristics of a gun than an howitzer. Both were capable of firing nuclear ammunition. They shared a common tracked carrier mounting. One feature of this high powered artillery was the rapid barrel wear and the consequent need to be able to change the barrels frequently and simply. The US Army developed a crane for this purpose which, ingeniously, used the same design of tracked mounting as the guns themselves. It also incorporated a winch which gave it a recovery as well as a lifting potential. This equipment, the M578, was issued to the REME workshops of those artillery regiments using the guns during the 1970s.
When the guns were superseded by missile systems and by the British AS90 self propelled 155 mm gun these ARVs were reallocated to new roles.
Length |
6.42 m (21 ft) |
Width |
3.14 m (10 ft 3 in) |
Height |
2.92 m (9 ft 6 in) |
Weight |
24.47 tonnes |
Winch |
27 tonnes capacity |
Crane lift |
6.7 tonnes - max |
Engine |
General Motors Detroit Diesel 8V71T |
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