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Army’s future artillery may include wheeled howitzers, automated cannons, and long-range mortars
« on: May 17, 2024, 01:05:36 pm »
Army’s future artillery may include wheeled howitzers, automated cannons, and long-range mortars
Wheeled howitzers are “having great effect in a place like Europe,” Army Futures chief says.
SAM SKOVE | MAY 16, 2024 02:59 PM ET
ARMY ARMS CONGRESS UKRAINE
   
An Army plan to modernize its artillery could include howitzers fielded in Europe, automated cannons, and long-range mortars, Army Futures Command chief Gen. James Rainey suggested Thursday at a Senate hearing.

“There are some very good wheeled howitzers that are having great effect in a place like Europe,” said Rainey, speaking while describing acquisition plans informed by an Army study on artillery modernization, also dubbed the tactical fires study.

The U.S. is planning on a competition between various mobile artillery systems this summer to select a new self-propelled howitzer. The competition follows the cancellation of the Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) howitzer.

Rainey may have been referring to artillery systems fielded in Ukraine, the only place in Europe where wheeled howitzers are being used in combat.

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Re: Army’s future artillery may include wheeled howitzers, automated cannons, and long-range mortars
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2024, 01:06:51 pm »
How about sticking with 155's and others that have proven to work and be effective?
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Re: Army’s future artillery may include wheeled howitzers, automated cannons, and long-range mortars
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2024, 01:49:36 pm »
How about letting the Ukrainians field test them against the Russians?
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Re: Army’s future artillery may include wheeled howitzers, automated cannons, and long-range mortars
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2024, 03:25:59 pm »
Quote from: DefiantMassRINO on May 17, 2024, 01:49:36 pm
How about letting the Ukrainians field test them against the Russians?

I think they have been.
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