The M101A1 fires 105 mm high explosive semi-fixed ammunition and has a range of 12,330 yards (11,270 meters), making it suitable for supporting infantry. All of these qualities of the weapon, along ...

Summary and Key Points: The Prussian strategist Helmuth von Moltke famously said, “No plan survives contact with the enemy,” which also applies to military weapons systems. The U.S. Army’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. Army has renewed interest in new longer-range artillery shells, such as ramjet-powered types, following its axing of ...

From precision missiles to artillery shells that would be familiar to any World War II artilleryman, assistant Army secretary for acquisition Doug Bush handles it all. Chief among his duties: making ...