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Old November 17th, 2008, 12:20 PM

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Default Re: Range of Weapon 107 (8 inch Gun) OOB12 (US Army)

I'll get the specific numbers when I get home, but I think this might've been a copy-paste "error."

The information I will provide is from: Hogg, Ian V. The American Arsenal. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2001

The weapon in question is 8in Gun (Weapon 107), not 8in Howitzer (Weapon 103 IIRC). The 8in Howitzer M1 has a shorter range than the 155mm M2, as does the 240mm Howitzer M1918 (around Weapon 114 IIRC, but I'll get that later as well). The 240mm Howitzer and the 8in Gun have the same range in game, though the range of the 8in weapon is about twice that of the 240mm (16K yards v 33K yards from what I remember looking at it this morning). I think its combination of confusion of the two 8in weapons (both designated M1, because of their respective series) and the 8in and 240mm weapons (which shared the same carriage, and in game the majority of their stats).
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