155mm M114 TOWED

The M114 is a towed 155mm howitzer developed by the United States during World War II. It served as a standard medium howitzer for the US Army and many other nations for decades, known for its reliability and effectiveness.

Designed in the late 1930s to replace the obsolete World War I-era Schneider 155 mm howitzer, this artillery piece was developed to provide a modernized medium artillery system with improved range and carriage mobility. Entering service in 1942 as the M1, it quickly became a cornerstone of Allied divisional artillery during World War II and later saw extensive combat deployment in both the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Although phased out of front-line United States military service in the late 1970s by the M198, the howitzer was widely exported through military assistance programs. Today, it remains in active service with several armed forces around the globe, demonstrating an enduring legacy of robust mechanical design.