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June 20, 2022June 20, 2022Daniel Gouré, Ph.D.

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The Ukraine War Proves The U.S. Army Needs New Mobile 155mm Howitzers (From 1945)

June 20, 2022June 20, 2022Daniel Gouré, Ph.D.

Artillery may again become the King of Battle. The Russia-Ukraine conflict is turning into a brutal slugfest. Using tactics reminiscent of those employed in both World Wars, the Russian Army is relying on massive artillery barrages to drive back Ukrainian defenders along the Luhansk-Donetsk front. They are also using indirect fires to go after Ukrainian long-range fire systems. As a result, truck-mounted and self-propelled artillery systems and multiple rocket launchers have become the proverbial coin-of-the-realm for the Ukrainian Army. This should be a lesson for the U.S. Army, which has to decide soon on a replacement for its towed M777 155mm howitzer that equips both divisional artillery and the Stryker Brigade Combat teams. Other countries, including the UK, France, and Israel, have extremely effective truck-mounted 155mm howitzers. The Army’s next 155mm howitzer must be more mobile and survivable, which means it must be truck-mounted. I have written more on this subject here.

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