ToledoEd posted:I was considering building a 155mm Long Tom (Built one of those when I was kid) and put it on a flat car...then i saw these MTH Howitzers and decided to buy them. I agree, the barrel for sure looks too long.
Well, the "Long Tom" Howitzers we had (one battery of them) were 175mm. They were eventually taken away from us in late 1966, and sent to Viet Nam. Thus, all we had remaining were some towed 105mm, a bunch of self-propelled 155mm, quite a few 8" self-propelled, and two Honest John rockets. By far the absolute best, and most accurate, Howitzer was the 8" self-propelled; 220 pound projectile and with white bag propellent, was good for 20 miles.
