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Description
A larger contemporary of the 155mm "Long Tom," the 8-inch (203mm) M115 would have just as long a service life, operating from World War II (this particular piece being a veteran of the Battle of the Bulge) to Korea and finally onto Vietnam. However, it also had the more grim mission of launching tactical nuclear artillery shells in the event of a Soviet attack on NATO, and a number served in this deterrence role in West Germany until the early 1970s. While powerful, it was felt that the M115 was under-ranged, and so unlike the Long Tom, few remain in active service today.

M115 Howitzer Stats:
Type: Heavy howitzer
First deployed: 1939

Crew: 14
Length: 10.972 m
Width: 2.84 m while traveling, 6.86 m while firing
Height: 2.74 m
Weight: 16 tons

Gun caliber: 8-inch (203mm)
Warhead type: HE or nuclear
Muzzle velocity: 587 meters per second
Max rate of fire: 1 round per minute
Maximum range: 16.8km

Elevation: +35 degrees
Traverse: 60 degrees

Description
A larger contemporary of the 155mm "Long Tom," the 8-inch (203mm) M115 would have just as long a service life, operating from World War II (this particular piece being a veteran of the Battle of the Bulge) to Korea and finally onto Vietnam. However, it also had the more grim mission of launching tactical nuclear artillery shells in the event of a Soviet attack on NATO, and a number served in this deterrence role in West Germany until the early 1970s. While powerful, it was felt that the M115 was under-ranged, and so unlike the Long Tom, few remain in active service today.

M115 Howitzer Stats:
Type: Heavy howitzer
First deployed: 1939

Crew: 14
Length: 10.972 m
Width: 2.84 m while traveling, 6.86 m while firing
Height: 2.74 m
Weight: 16 tons

Gun caliber: 8-inch (203mm)
Warhead type: HE or nuclear
Muzzle velocity: 587 meters per second
Max rate of fire: 1 round per minute
Maximum range: 16.8km

Elevation: +35 degrees
Traverse: 60 degrees