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File:Gunners from the 244th Field Artillery Battalion prepare to fire their M1A1 155mm gun in support of the 26th Infantry Division, 30 March 1945..jpg

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English: The 119th Field Artillery used M1A1 155mm guns during World War II. Nicknamed the “Long Tom,” this gun fired a 127-pound shell to a range of 13.2 miles (21.2 km).
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