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News Mar. 21, 2018, 1:15 PM

This is the huge M777 howitzer that US Marines burned out while fighting ISIS in Syria

FORT BLISS, Texas – US Marines fired so many M777 howitzer rounds in support of Syrian Democratic Forces to oust the terrorist group ISIS from Raqqa that they burned out two barrels. “They fired more rounds in five months in Raqqa, Syria, than any other Marine artillery battalion, or any […]

News Mar. 2, 2018, 9:06 AM

I watched a M109 Paladin fire and the shock wave hurt my body — here’s the video

FORT BLISS, Texas – I stepped into the rear hull of one of the two M109 Paladin self-propelled howitzers parked on a section of the desert training grounds at Fort Bliss. As the six-person Paladin crews, which were partaking in an exercise called Bulldog Focus, waited for the go-ahead to […]

News Feb. 7, 2018, 12:12 PM

Marines in Syria fired more rounds than any artillery battalion since Vietnam — and burned out 2 howitzers in the process

Marines supporting US-backed forces against ISIS in Syria fired more rounds than any artillery battalion since Vietnam. The intensity of their fire support also knocked out two of their own howitzers. ISIS in Iraq and Syria has rapidly waned in recent months, and its fighters only hold a few isolated […]

News Jan. 3, 2018, 8:47 AM

The Army expects to roll out a new targeting system that can turn artillery into a ‘giant sniper rifle’ this year

The Army says its new artillery targeting system will allow for precision fires, day or night in all weather conditions. The new system is “a paradigm shift” in how field artillery can be used on the battlefield. Tests are expected to continue in early 2018, with system starting to roll […]