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Originally Posted by iCaMpWiThAWP
who would drop a disassembled howitzer into a battle area?  , i think there were no air dropped 105s, but theres a pack 105 |
Someone who wanted the close fire support vs having NONE.
The 75mm Pack Howitzer M1A1 with Carriage M8 was broken down into specific components suitable for air dropping. These were Paracrates M1-M7, M8 Parachest and M9 Paracassion.
M1 Front trail
M2 Rear traila nd axle
M3 Bottom sleigh and recoil mechanism
M4 cradel and top sleigh
M5 Gun Tube
M6 Breechblock and sight
M7 wheels
M8 Parachest Ammunition, 10 rounds packed in fiber cannisters
M9 Paracassion, a knockdown hand drawn cart for moving 8 complete rounds.
The whole assembly of 9 paracrates have total weight of 2571 lbs.
The US and British Availed themselves of this method of providing close fire support to their Paras. Everything larger was deployed by glider.