US Marine Lance Corporal Derrick Banner from Battery "L", Third Battalion, Twelfth Marines, First Marine Division checks his aiming point on the collimator of the M198 155 mm Medium Howitzer, Towed. The Marines use a combination of variable timed fuses and different powered charges including super 8, green, white, and red bag, also an assortment of 155mm rounds including high explosive, concrete piercing, white phosphorous, illumination, killer junior, beehive, anti-tank and anti-personnel rounds to create specific effects on target. The entire weapons system, which weighs 16,000 pounds, is ma
US Marine Lance Corporal Derrick Banner from Battery "L", Third Battalion, Twelfth Marines, First Marine Division checks his aiming point on the collimator of the M198 155 mm Medium Howitzer, Towed. The Marines use a combination of variable timed fuses and different powered charges including super 8, green, white, and red bag, also an assortment of 155mm rounds including high explosive, concrete piercing, white phosphorous, illumination, killer junior, beehive, anti-tank and anti-personnel rounds to create specific effects on target. The entire weapons system, which weighs 16,000 pounds, is manned by 7 men and a chief and can fire up to 30,000 meters ( miles) using a rocket-assisted .... [Complete] Scene Caption: US Marine Lance Corporal Derrick Banner from Battery "L", Third Battalion, Twelfth Marines, First Marine Division checks his aiming point on the collimator of the M198 155 mm Medium Howitzer, Towed. The Marines use a combination of variable timed fuses and different powered charges including super 8, green, white, and red bag, also an assortment of 155mm rounds including high explosive, concrete piercing, white phosphorous, illumination, killer junior, beehive, anti-tank and anti-personnel rounds to create specific effects on target. The entire weapons system, which weighs 16,000 pounds, is manned by 7 men and a chief and can fire up to 30,000 meters ( miles) using a rocket-assisted projectile. The most common round used during training was the High Explosive (HE) round which weighs 96 pounds and has an Effective Casuality Radius (ECR) of 50 meters. The final exercise of COMBINED ARMS EXERCISE (CAX) 2-01 took place at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) 29 Palms, California. Subject Operation/Series: COMBINED ARMS EXERCISE (CAX) 2-01 Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST MARDIV
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