155mm Long Tom Gun in Action

Synopsis

The Highly Effective Long Tom Heavy Field Gun Could Fire A 100 Lb Shell Over 14 Miles (24 Km). Officially Known As The 155mm Gun M1a1 With M1a1 Carriage And M5 Limber, These Famous Artillery Pieces, Alongside Their Related 8-inch Howitzer M1 Versions, Formed The Backbone Of U.s. Army Heavy Field Artillery Units During Both World War Ii And Korea. These Towed Artillery Weapons Initially Used The Mack No 7-1/2-ton 6x6 As A Prime Mover, Which Was Also Agmented By The M4 High-speed Tractor During The Later Stages Of World War Ii. Eventually Long Toms Were Upgraded To The M125 10-ton 6x6 Prime Mover And Proved To Be Remarkably Mobile For Towed Heavy Artillery. With Their Superior Combinations Of Long Range, Pin-point Accuracy, And Massive Firepower, These Remarkable Wwii Artillery Pieces Served Well Into The Cold War-era. Featuring 227 Archival Photos, This New 80-page Book Documents The Development And Combat Deployments Of These Iconic Wwii Weapons, As Well As Their Essential Caissons And Heavy Prime Movers.