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Army’s newly named XM1776 howitzer prototype can shoot twice as far as predecessor trib.al/4Zr73PT

trib.alArmy’s newly named XM1776 howitzer prototype can shoot twice as far as predecessorThe XM1776, based on Hanwha’s K9 Mobile Howitzer, can fire twice as far as the M777 and uses a smaller crew.

12/10/26, 8:06 pm1 repost6 likes

mariceann.bsky.social

@mariceann.bsky.social

Rocks have come a long way.

Havelock Vetinari

@havelockvetinari.bsky.social

37 miles??? No mention of what shell would be used for that, are there any more details? Sounds implausible that the range could be doubled just by lengthening the barrel.