Talk:M116 howitzer

Service

When did it leave service? Judging by this page at Olive-Drab.com it seems to still be used in a ceremonial role, and I imagine it coming in handy in Vietnam. This page suggests that the Indian Army continued to use it as a mountain gun until recently. -Ashley Pomeroy (talk) 22:51, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

As far as I know, the US forces didn't use the 75 mm howitzer in combat after WWII, but there are many photos of the gun being used as a ceremonial piece. Also, some carriages were combined with the M30 4.2 inch mortar to create what was known as "howtar", and these were indeed used by the Marine Corps in Vietnam ( [1] ).

The gun did see combat in Vietnam though - by the North Vietnam ( [2] , [3] ). The guns were transferred to North Vietnam by Chinese ( [4] ). The article also briefly mentions that some of these fell into Chinese hands during the Korean War (I'd like to see a confirmation).

The British Army used the 75 mm howitzer in Yemen in 1957 ( [5] ).

Didn't know about the Indian Army. Bukvoed (talk) 07:04, 3 August 2008 (UTC)

More: One book ( [6] ) mentions 11th Marines artilery regiment in Korea circa May 1951 forming an extra battalion armed with 75 mm pack howitzers captured from the Chinese.

I also came across a story about 75 mm howitzers of 463rd PFAB being used against enemy armor in Ardennes, apparently with some degree of success ( [7] ). Bukvoed (talk) 11:12, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

M1A1 / M1A

model number on the cannon nameplate says M1A by Hannifin Mfg Co, 1942 (not M1A1). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.220.9.5 (talk • contribs)

Weird. The standard format of WWII-era US weapon designations is M<number>A<number>, not M<number>A. As for this specific howitzer, all sources I know refer to it as M1A1, from Technical Manual TM 9-319, which is definitely called 75mm Pack Howitzer M1A1 and Carriage M8 to Hunnicutt's books on US armored vehicles.Bukvoed (talk) 14:32, 31 July 2016 (UTC)

Changed back to M1A1. Bukvoed (talk) 16:20, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

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Should the titles specify the calibers?

I think the titles should specify the calibers, e.g. "75 mm Howizter M116." I am not making a formal move proposal, because I am not sure how best to do this, and because the same issues apply to several other artillery pieces.

Reason 1: People may be looking for the "75 mm pack howitzer," or the "75 mm howitzer M1." Including the caliber makes it easier to find from lists such as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:World_War_II_artillery_of_the_United_States,

Reason 2: It was introduced as the M1, so the M116 isn't a great identifier. It was 75 mm the whole time, so it's a better, if not specific, identifier. 173.66.5.216 (talk) 19:01, 22 November 2017 (UTC)

Pack howitzer in Ukraine

Any talk of of this portable howitzer being sent to assist the Ukrainian Army 192.63.146.237 (talk) 16:48, 20 March 2022 (UTC)