101 ► Oklahoma, Comanche County, Fort Sill — 076 — U.S. M109A3 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzer —

The M109A2 and A3 were the Army's standard self-propelled howitzers during Operation Desert Storm in 1991. Both the M109A2 and A3 were virtually identical with the A2 being a newly manufactured vehicle while the A3 was an upgraded, older vehicle. . . . — — Map (db m216947) HM

102 ► Oklahoma, Comanche County, Fort Sill — 610 — U.S. M110A2 8-inch Self-Propelled Howitzer —

This powerful howitzer served the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps in three models for over thirty years. It originated with the requirement for air-transportable vehicles with interchangeable weapons in the late 1950s. First produced in August 1961, . . . — — Map (db m216945) HM

103 ► Oklahoma, Comanche County, Fort Sill — 056 — U.S. M119 105mm Light Howitzer —

The M119 has served as the howitzer of U.S. Army airborne, mountain and light infantry units since 1989. The howitzer originated as the British L118 designed by the Royal Ordnance Factory. It entered service with the British Army in 1975 and first . . . — — Map (db m182395) HM

104 ► Oklahoma, Comanche County, Fort Sill — 700 — U.S. M198 155mm Howitzer —

Introduced in 1978, the M198 replaced the World War II vintage M1/M114A2 155mm Howitzer for the U.S. Army and the Marine Corps. The howitzer has a split trail carriage and the wheels could be rotated up to allow the howitzer to rest on its firing . . . — — Map (db m217058) HM

105 ► Oklahoma, Comanche County, Fort Sill — 371 — U.S. M1A1 Cannon and M3A1 Carriage Transport Wagons —

The 240mm Howitzer, M1 and the 8-inch Gun, M1, were the heaviest American artillery weapons fielded in WWII. A new 240mm/8-inch transport wagon was designed suitable for high-speed towing, but took longer than anticipated to field. The first . . . — — Map (db m206509) HM

106 ► Oklahoma, Comanche County, Fort Sill — 055 — U.S. M2 Corporal Missile —

Introduced in July 1954, the Corporal was the first U.S. guided nuclear missile. The surface to surface, 46 foot long Corporal Missile was one of the a first liquid-fueled, rocket powered, ballistic weapon. The first Corporal was tested in 1947, but . . . — — Map (db m182392) HM

107 ► Oklahoma, Comanche County, Fort Sill — 381 — U.S. M21 4.5-inch Rocket Launcher —

Introduced in 1953, the M21 was the Army's first new multiple rocket launcher since the end of World War II. It was also the last multiple rocket launcher in the Army until the introduction of the Multiple Rocket Launcher System (MLRS) in 1983. . . . — — Map (db m206531) HM

108 ► Oklahoma, Comanche County, Fort Sill — 012 — U.S. M249 & M250 4x4 Heavy Gun-Lifting Trucks —

Developed as the T-10 Heavy Artillery Transporter by Kenworth Truck Company, this pair of trucks was standardized as the M249 for the front and M250 for the rear trucks in 1952. A total of sixty-six pairs were built in 1952-53, although only twenty . . . — — Map (db m217104) HM

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109 ► Oklahoma, Comanche County, Fort Sill — 580 — U.S. M2A1/M101A1 105mm Towed Howitzer —

The M2A1 was the standard U.S. divisional artillery piece of World War II and served in large numbers in both the Korean War and in the Vietnam War. It was the most commonly used American artillery piece of World War II. It equipped 264 field . . . — — Map (db m216911) HM

110 ► Oklahoma, Comanche County, Fort Sill — 400 — U.S. M37 105mm Self-Propelled Howitzer —

The M37 105mm Howitzer Motor Carriage (HMC) arrived too late for service in World War II, but the M37 did see considerable combat in the Korean War in the early 1950s. The M37 replaced the heavier and slower M7 105mm Howitzer Motor Carriage, known . . . — — Map (db m206526) HM

111 ► Oklahoma, Comanche County, Fort Sill — 450 — U.S. M4 Lacrosse Missile —

The Lacrosse was a short-range ballistic missile of the Cold War, which proved to be less than successful. Development began in 1947, but the missile did not enter service until July 1959. The M4 Lacrosse Missile System was designed to provide . . . — — Map (db m216440) HM

112 ► Oklahoma, Comanche County, Fort Sill — 361 — U.S. M40 155mm Gun Motor Carriage —

With the great success of the M12 155mm Gun Motor Carriage (GMC) in Western Europe, by 1944 the Army was convinced that a new self-propelled gun was needed as the supply of old 155m guns used on the M12 had been exhausted. The new vehicle used the . . . — — Map (db m206496) HM

113 ► Oklahoma, Comanche County, Fort Sill — 62 — U.S. M43 8-inch Howitzer Motor Carriage —

With the great success of the M12 155mm Gun Motor Carriage (GMC) in Western Europe and the supply of the old World War I era 155mm guns used on the M12 was being exhausted, the Army was convinced by 1944 that a new self-propelled gun was needed. . . . — — Map (db m193501) HM

114 ► Oklahoma, Comanche County, Fort Sill — 460 — U.S. M44A1 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzer —

During the Korean War, the United States Army accepted the M44 155mm Howitzer Motor Carriage to replace the World War II, M41 155mm Howitzer Motor Carriage. The M44 was developed to provide fire support for fast-moving armored forces. It was . . . — — Map (db m216445) HM

115 ► Oklahoma, Comanche County, Fort Sill — 710 — U.S. M548 Cargo Carrier —

Introduced in 1965, the M548 is the unarmored cargo carrier version of the M113 Armored Personnel Carrier. The M548 was used for carrying cargo, especially artillery ammunition to forward areas. Capable of carring up to 5.45 tons through rugged or . . . — — Map (db m217061) HM

116 ► Oklahoma, Comanche County, Fort Sill — 540 — U.S. M56 90mm Self-Propelled Gun Scorpion —

The M56 Scorpion was developed to provide American Airborne forces with a mobile, self-propelled, anti-tank gun that could be transported by helicopter or dropped by parachute. A total of 325 Scorpions were manufactured from 1953 to 1959 by the . . . — — Map (db m216516) HM

117 ► Oklahoma, Comanche County, Fort Sill — 011 — U.S. M65 280mm Gun, "Atomic Annie" —

This massive artillery piece was developed during the Cold War for use against the Soviet forces to fire atomic rounds if the Soviets attacked West Germany. The 280mm gun, an 11-inch caliber, was determined in 1949 as being the smallest gun capable . . . — — Map (db m217105) HM

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118 ► Oklahoma, Comanche County, Fort Sill — 720 — U.S. M981 Fire Support Team Vehicle —

The M981, known as the FIST-V, was the first U.S. Army specialized vehicle for the Fire Support Team or Forward Observer in the U.S. Army. Introduced in 1978, the FIST-V used a M113 Armored Personnel Carrier chassis and was identical in appearance . . . — — Map (db m217063) HM

119 ► Oklahoma, Comanche County, Fort Sill — 550 — U.S. MGM-29 Sergeant Missile —

The Sergeant Missile System, the first large U.S. solid-propellant missile, was designed to succeed the Corporal Missile. The first Sergeant Missile flew in 1956 and was fielded in 1962. Seven U.S. Army battalions and three West German battalions . . . — — Map (db m216518) HM

120 ► Oklahoma, Comanche County, Fort Sill — 560 — U.S. MGM-31A Pershing I —

The Pershing I was the first of a family of powerful long-range nuclear missiles in service during the Cold War. The MGM-31A Pershing I Battlefield Support Missile entered service with the United States Army in 1964, replacing the aging Redstone . . . — — Map (db m182456) HM

121 ► Oklahoma, Comanche County, Fort Sill — 570 — U.S. MGM-31A Pershing IA Missile —

In 1969, the Pershing IA Missile System was fielded as an upgrade of the existing Pershing I Battlefield Support Missile. The improved version utilized the existing missile; however, it was transported in an improved semi-trailer that carried . . . — — Map (db m216536) HM

122 ► Oklahoma, Comanche County, Fort Sill — 600 — U.S. MGM-31A Pershing II —

The Pershing II was a powerful long-range strategic nuclear missile of the last decade of the Cold War. With a range of 1,100 miles, it was the longest range weapon in U.S. Army Field Artillery history. In 1983, the new Pershing II Missile System . . . — — Map (db m216916) HM

123 ► Oklahoma, Comanche County, Fort Sill — 066 — U.S. MGM-52C Lance Missile on Zero-Length Launcher —

The Lance was a U.S. Army tactical surface to surface nuclear missile of the Cold War. The Lance entered service in June of 1972, replacing the Honest John artillery rocket that entered service in 1954 and the Sergeant Battlefield Support Missile of . . . — — Map (db m216915) HM

124 ► Oklahoma, Comanche County, Fort Sill — 440 — U.S. MGR-1 Honest John Rocket —

Development began in 1950 with testing of prototypes in 1951 and production in 1953. It was intended to replace super heavy field artillery pieces which were difficult and time-consuming to emplace. Honest John was a spin-stabilized, one stage . . . — — Map (db m216439) HM

125 ► Oklahoma, Comanche County, Fort Sill — 451 — U.S. MGR-3 Little John Rocket —

The Little John was a small, highly mobile nuclear capable rocket of the Cold War. The MGR-3 Little John Rocket system was a smaller version of the Honest John Rocket System. It entered service in November 1961. It was designed as a light, very . . . — — Map (db m216441) HM

126 ► Oklahoma, Comanche County, Fort Sill — 054 — U.S. PGM-11 Redstone Missile —

The Redstone was America's first large ballistic missile during the Cold War. Introduced in 1958, the Programmed Guided Missile-11 Redstone was the American version of the famous German V-2 Rocket used in World War II. In the early 1950s, the U.S. . . . — — Map (db m182391) HM

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127 ► Oklahoma, Comanche County, Fort Sill — 480 — U.S. T-162 175mm Self-Propelled Howitzer —

The T-162 was one of a number of American heavy, self-propelled artillery prototypes in the early Cold War. This artillery piece was envisioned to combine mobility with a high-powered, long-range gun. In 1950, the Army Equipment Development . . . — — Map (db m216446) HM

128 ► Oklahoma, Comanche County, Fort Sill — 670 — U.S. XM2001 Crusader 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzer —

Development of the Crusader began in the 1980s as a replacement self-propelled artillery system to the M109 series, 155mm self-propelled howitzers. The program requirements drove significant enhancements in the areas of mobility, lethality and . . . — — Map (db m216960) HM

129 ► Oklahoma, Comanche County, Fort Sill — Under the Southern Cross Americal (23rd) Infantry Division —

The Americal (23rd) Infantry Division is unique in the annuals U.S. Army history. It was the only modern Army division that began with a name and no number assigned to it. Each time it was activated in war it grew out of a Task Force first. All . . . — — Map (db m106243) HM WM

130 ► Oklahoma, Comanche County, Fort Sill — 311 — US M2 90mm Anti Aircraft Gun —

The US Army standardized the M1 90mm anti aircraft gun in 1940 and steadily improved its design in the first two years of the US involvement in WWII. By 1943, however it was determined that a more versatile weapon was needed. The M1 was a . . . — — Map (db m182454) HM

131 ► Oklahoma, Comanche County, Fort Sill — 490 — XM-104 105mm Self-Propelled Gun —

In 1955 the U.S. Army established a requirement for a direct support, self-propelled artillery piece that would combine the best features of a light howitzer and a heavy mortar. This new light self-propelled howitzer would also be small and light . . . — — Map (db m216447) HM

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