In the early spring of 1966, the state-of-the-art 105-millimeter towed M102 howitzer was introduced into service in Vietnam. However, many seasoned artillerymen hesitated to use the new model at ...

“We don’t own it. We’re just renting it per se,” Saluda Mayor Fred Baisden said regarding an M102 Howitzer artillery piece on display in the city's Memorial Park. Baisden believes the gun dates back ...

The recoil mechanism and gun carriage of the howitzer displayed at Memorial Field are both serial number 1. The Prototype of the M102 The XM102 is the experimental version of the M102 105MM Howitzer.

The unit had been training on the Vietnam-era M102 howitzer and the Soldiers were eager to get use a more modern cannon, said A Battery 1st Sgt. John Rembert. "There's a lot of young Soldiers here ...

The Gallup Independent reports the city council of Gallup, New Mexico, recently approved more than than $12,000 to pay the fees to acquire an M102 Howitzer cannon. City officials want to place it ...