M114 155mm howitzer vs CAESAR 155mm howitzer
Eighty years of 155mm artillery. The Second World War M114 howitzer had a reference maximum range of about 14.6 km; today's CAESAR publishes up to 40 km with assisted ammunition. Part of the leap comes from longer barrels and part from the ammunition: with conventional rounds the gap between them narrows.
M114 155mm howitzer · 15 km — CAESAR 155mm howitzer · 40 km
CAESAR 155mm howitzer reaches about 2.7 times farther than M114 155mm howitzer
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M114 155mm howitzer
15 km · published maximum range
Reference maximum for the Second World War-era system.
CAESAR 155mm howitzer
40 km · published maximum range
Published upper end with assisted ammunition; result depends on projectile.
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Figures used and how reliable they are
- M114 155mm howitzer: 15 km. Reference maximum for the Second World War-era system.
- CAESAR 155mm howitzer: 40 km. Published upper end with assisted ammunition; result depends on projectile.
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Sources / References
- Royal Armouries and The Metropolitan Museum of Art bow and crossbow catalogues.
- U.S. Army public technical manuals for small arms and artillery.
- BAE Systems and KNDS public sheets for the M777 and CAESAR.
- NATO public ammunition standardisation material.