July 26, 2019
The Army's New Super 'Gun' Can Kill the Enemy from Long-Range
Take note, Russia and China.
by Task and Purpose
The future of Army long-range precision officially has a name.
The Army confirmed on Monday that it plans on designating the Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) program's brand new 155mm self-propelled howitzer as the M1299, Army Recognition reports.
Developed in response to increasing concerns of near-peer adversaries like Russia and China, the ERCA gun nailed targets with pinpoint accuracy at a range of 62 kilometers during testing at the Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona in March, far outstripping the range of both the M109A7 Paladin (30km) and M777 (40km with the M982 Excalibur guided artillery shell) howitzers.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/armys-new-super-gun-can-kill-enemy-long-range-69257
