M114 | |
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Type | Howitzer |
Place of origin | United States |
Service history | |
In service | 1942–present |
Used by | See operators |
Wars | |
Production history | |
Designed | 1939–1941 |
Manufacturer | Rock Island Arsenal (U.S.) |
Produced | 1941–1953 (U.S.)[1] |
No. built | 10,300 (U.S.)[1] |
Variants | none |
Specifications | |
Mass | Travel: 5,800 kg (12,800 lb) Combat: 5,600 kg (12,300 lb) |
Length | Travel: 7.315 m (20 ft) |
Barrel length | Bore: 3.564 m (11 ft 8 in) L/23 Overall: 3.79 m (12 ft 5 in) L/24.5 |
Width | Travel: 2.438 m (8 ft) |
Height | Travel: 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Crew | 11 |
Shell | Separate-loading bagged charge |
Caliber | 155 mm (6.1 in) |
Breech | Slow-cone interrupted screw |
Recoil | Hydro-pneumatic |
Carriage | Split trail |
Elevation | −2°/+63° |
Traverse | 25° left or right |
Rate of fire | burst: 4 rpm sustained: 40 rph |
Muzzle velocity | 563 m/s (1,847 ft/s) |
Maximum firing range | 14,600 m (16,000 yd) |
The M114 is a towed howitzer developed and used by the United States Army. It was first produced in 1942 as a medium artillery piece under the designation of 155 mm Howitzer M1. It saw service with the US Army during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, before being replaced by the M198 howitzer.
The gun was also used by the armed forces of many nations. The M114A1 remains in service in some countries.