M3 howitzer

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M3 105 mm Howitzer
A M3 Howitzer outside the Army Museum in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Type	Light Howitzer
Place of origin	United States
Service history
In service	3 March 1943 - ?
Used by	United States
Wars	Second World War
Production history
Designed	1941
Specifications
Weight	2,495 lbs (1,130 kg)
Length	155 inches (3.94 m)
Barrel length	16 calibers (1.68 m)
Width	67.5 inches (1.70 m)
Height	49.75 inches (1.26 m)
Caliber	105 mm
Breech	Horizontal sliding breech block
Recoil	Hydropneumatic
Carriage	M3A1, split trail
Elevation	30 degrees
Traverse:	+/- 22 degrees 30 minutes
Rate of fire	4 rounds per minute burst 2 rounds per minute sustained
Muzzle velocity	1,020 fps (310 m/s)
Effective range	HE - 8,300 yards (7,600 meters)

The M3 howitzer was a U.S. light howitzer used during the Second World War.

United States artillery of World War II
Tank guns
37 mm M5/M6 | 75 mm M2/M3/M6 | 76 mm M1 | 3in M7 | 90 mm M3
Anti-tank guns
37 mm M3 | 57 mm M1 | 3in M5
Field, Medium and Heavy guns
75 mm M1/M116 | 105 mm M2/M101 | 105 mm M3 155 mm M1/M114 | 155 mm M1/M2/M59 "Long Tom" | 203 mm M1/M2/M115
Other vehicle mounted
75 mm M2/M3 | 105 mm M1/M2 | 105 mm M4 | 155 mm M1918M1 | 155 mm M2
Anti-aircraft guns
37 mm M1 | 40 mm M1 | 3in M3 | 90 mm M1