Australian Army Museum of Western Australia > Records

Post 1945, South Vietnam, Nui Dat

« Prev Item Next Item »

Overview

Digital image of photograph of 105mm M2A2 howitzer firing a support mission at night, Nui Dat, 1968

The M2A2 105 millimetre howitzer is a general purpose, towed, light field artillery weapon which consists of a barrel, recoil mechanism and carriage. The barrel consists of a tube assembly, breech ring, and locking ring. The barrel is mounted on a recoil sleigh assembly. The firing mechanism is a continuous pull (self cocking) type activated by pulling a lanyard. The cannon barrel is single-loaded, air-cooled and uses semi-fixed ammunition. The carriage is of the single axle and split trail type. The trails are divided during emplacement and are drawn together and locked during travel. A drawbar is provided for attachment to a prime mover. The carriage consists of an equilibrator, shield, elevating mechanism, cradle, gear, elevating arcs, traversing mechanism, top carriage, wheels, and trails. The recoil mechanism is a constant hydropneumatic type shock absorber system which is installed in the cradle of the carriage.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-32-57-154

Item type

Digital Scans

Contextual Information

The original of this image is in the Collection of the Royal Australian Artillery Historical Society of Western Australia

Last modified

Monday, 23 June, 2025

Completeness

Australian Army Museum of Western Australia

Organisation Details
View Collection
Item Feedback