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style="padding-right:1em">Width</th><td class="infobox-data">9 ft 2 in (2.79 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Crew</th><td class="infobox-data">14</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Shell_(projectile)" title="Shell (projectile)">Shell</a></th><td class="infobox-data">360 lb (160 kg) separate loading, <a href="/wiki/Shell_(projectile)#Separate_loading_bagged_charge" title="Shell (projectile)">bagged charge</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Caliber" title="Caliber">Caliber</a></th><td class="infobox-data">240 mm (9.4 in)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Breech-loading_weapon" class="mw-redirect" title="Breech-loading weapon">Breech</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Interrupted_screw" title="Interrupted screw">Interrupted screw</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Recoil" title="Recoil">Recoil</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hydraulic_recoil_mechanism" title="Hydraulic recoil mechanism">Hydro-pneumatic</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Carriage</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Gun_carriage#Modern_gun_carriages" title="Gun carriage">Split trail</a> with 2 transport wagons</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Elevation_(ballistics)" title="Elevation (ballistics)">Elevation</a></th><td class="infobox-data">+15° to +65°</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Gun_laying" title="Gun laying">Traverse</a></th><td class="infobox-data">22.5° right and left.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Rate_of_fire" title="Rate of fire">Rate of fire</a></th><td class="infobox-data">1 round per minute (maximum)<br />30 rounds per hour (sustained)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Muzzle_velocity" title="Muzzle velocity">Muzzle velocity</a></th><td class="infobox-data">2,300 ft/s (701 m/s)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Maximum firing range</th><td class="infobox-data">14.3 mi (23.1 km)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>240 mm howitzer M1</b>, popularly nicknamed the "Black Dragon",<sup id="cite_ref-tpatch_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tpatch-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was a towed <a href="/wiki/Howitzer" title="Howitzer">howitzer</a> used by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a>. The 240 mm M1 was designed to replace the World War I era <a href="/wiki/240_mm_howitzer_M1918" class="mw-redirect" title="240 mm howitzer M1918">240 mm howitzer M1918</a>, which was based on a 1911 French design and was outdated by World War II. </p><p>The project to replace the M1918 began in 1941.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 240 mm howitzer was the most powerful weapon deployed by <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Field_Artillery_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Army Field Artillery Corps">US field artillery</a> units during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, able to fire a 360 lb (160 kg) <a href="/wiki/High_explosive" class="mw-redirect" title="High explosive">high explosive</a> <a href="/wiki/Shell_(projectile)" title="Shell (projectile)">projectile</a> 25,225 yards (23,066 m).<sup id="cite_ref-zaloga2_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-zaloga2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was the largest field piece used by the US Army during the war except for naval ordnance adapted into <a href="/wiki/Railway_gun" title="Railway gun">railway guns</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-G1_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The weapon addressed the requirement for super-heavy <a href="/wiki/Field_artillery" title="Field artillery">field artillery</a> capable of attacking heavily reinforced targets, like those likely to be found along Germany's <a href="/wiki/Siegfried_Line" title="Siegfried Line">Siegfried Line</a>. </p><p>The 240 mm howitzer M1 was designed together with the longer-ranged <a href="/wiki/8-inch_gun_M1" title="8-inch gun M1">8-inch gun M1</a>, and they shared a related carriage.<sup id="cite_ref-zaloga2_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-zaloga2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While use of the 8-inch gun was limited due to excessive bore wear and poor accuracy, the howitzer saw considerable action during World War II in Europe due to its effectiveness against difficult targets such as heavy concrete fortifications. It was also used in the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_War" title="Pacific War">Pacific campaign</a>, notably in the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Manila_(1945)" title="Battle of Manila (1945)">recapture of Manila in 1945</a>, but few targets there were fortified heavily enough to justify its use.<sup id="cite_ref-p105_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p105-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The US Army retained the 240 mm howitzer after World War II, and later deployed it in the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a>. The howitzer remained in US service until ammunition stocks were exhausted in the late 1950s.<sup id="cite_ref-G1_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 240 mm howitzer M1 is still in service with <a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a>, stationed in hardened bunkers of the frontline <a href="/wiki/Kinmen" title="Kinmen">Kinmen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Matsu_Islands" title="Matsu Islands">Matsu Islands</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Development">Development</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=240_mm_howitzer_M1&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During World War I, the United States Army received several British <a href="/wiki/BL_9.2-inch_howitzer" title="BL 9.2-inch howitzer">9.2-inch (233.7 mm) howitzers</a>, but was more impressed by the French <a href="/wiki/Mortier_de_280_mod%C3%A8le_1914_Schneider" title="Mortier de 280 modèle 1914 Schneider">Mortier de 280 modèle 1914 Schneider</a>. 330 of the latter weapon, in a slightly modified form, were built under license by the mid-1920s as the <a href="/wiki/M1918_240_mm_howitzer" title="M1918 240 mm howitzer">M1918 240 mm howitzer</a>. In 1925, it was concluded that the design was flawed, so it was decided to build a new weapon; design work, however, did not begin until 1934 and resulted in the modification of existing weapons as the M1918A1M1, but the project stalled because of limited funding. In April 1940, another design program was begun, and resulted in the 240 mm Howitzer T1. Production began in November 1942, and the piece was standardized in May 1943 as the 240 mm Howitzer M1 on Carriage M1.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Service">Service</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=240_mm_howitzer_M1&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Service"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Transport">Transport</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=240_mm_howitzer_M1&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A pair of three-axle, six-wheeled transport wagons were developed – one for the cannon tube, and one for the carriage. These transport wagons were also used with the 8-inch gun. These were standardized as the M2 and M3. The M2 wagon carried the carriage and the M3 wagon carried the barrel and recoil system. This separate configuration required the use of the 20-ton M2 truck-mounted crane for setup. The crane also included a clam-shell bucket that was transported on a trailer and used to dig the recoil pit for the gun. It took about two hours to emplace the gun.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Initially intended to be towed by the <a href="/wiki/Mack_NO" class="mw-redirect" title="Mack NO">Mack NO <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">'"`UNIQ--templatestyles-0000000F-QINU`"'</style><span class="frac">7<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span>-ton heavy truck</a>, it was found that this had problems in soft ground due to its high <a href="/wiki/Ground_pressure" title="Ground pressure">ground pressure</a>. Its intended replacement was the tracked <a href="/wiki/M6_tractor" title="M6 tractor">M6 tractor</a>, which was explicitly designed for towing the 8-inch gun and 240 mm howitzer. This was standardized in June 1943 but did not enter production until February 1944, so the Ordnance Department improvised in the meantime. Surplus <a href="/wiki/M3_Lee" title="M3 Lee">M3 Lee</a>-based M31 and M32B1 tank recovery vehicles and <a href="/wiki/M10_tank_destroyer" title="M10 tank destroyer">M10A1 tank destroyers</a> were quickly modified and tested. These proved to be satisfactory and were adopted for use as the M33, M34, and M35 Prime Movers, respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Likewise, the wheeled transport wagons loaded with the heavy gun components often became bogged down in soft ground, so the Ordnance Department developed the T17E1 carriage transport wagon with a pair of tracked bogies, and the T16E1 gun transport wagon with three medium tank bogies on each side. One 240 mm howitzer battalion was deployed to the Pacific in 1945 equipped with these carriages.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Combat_use">Combat use</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=240_mm_howitzer_M1&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Combat use"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first operational use of the super-heavy 240 mm howitzer was by the 697th and 698th Field Artillery Battalions of the <a href="/wiki/U.S._5th_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. 5th Army">U.S. 5th Army</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Anzio_Beachhead" class="mw-redirect" title="Anzio Beachhead">Anzio Beachhead</a> in Italy in January 1944.<sup id="cite_ref-p105_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p105-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 240 mm howitzers and the <a href="/wiki/8-inch_gun_M1" title="8-inch gun M1">8-inch (203 mm) guns</a> of Batteries A and B, 575th Field Artillery Battalion (attached to the 697th and 698th, respectively), were used as <a href="/wiki/Counter-battery_fire" title="Counter-battery fire">counter-battery fire</a> against German guns in their class.<sup id="cite_ref-p105_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p105-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Their fire was accurate enough not only to knock enemy artillery out of action, but also to destroy targets as small as German <a href="/wiki/Heavy_tank" title="Heavy tank">heavy tanks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-p105_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p105-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> US super-heavy artillery also played a role in countering the infamous <a href="/wiki/Anzio_Annie" class="mw-redirect" title="Anzio Annie">Anzio Annie</a> railway gun and putting it out of action.<sup id="cite_ref-p105_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p105-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Italy, the 240 mm howitzer was highly valued for its capability to destroy key bridges at long range.<sup id="cite_ref-p33_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p33-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Ordnance_Corps" title="United States Army Ordnance Corps">Army ordnance</a> officers credited the "devastating fire power and incredible accuracy" of the 240 mm howitzer in playing a decisive role in the <a href="/wiki/Italian_Campaign_(World_War_II)" class="mw-redirect" title="Italian Campaign (World War II)">Italian Campaign</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-tpatch_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tpatch-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Monte_Cassino" title="Battle of Monte Cassino">Battle of Monte Cassino</a>, the weapon was used in the final destruction of the monastery, already damaged by air attacks.<sup id="cite_ref-p33_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p33-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the Italian <a href="/wiki/Theater_(warfare)" title="Theater (warfare)">theater</a>, a small number of 240 mm howitzers also saw action with the <a href="/wiki/British_Eighth_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="British Eighth Army">British Eighth Army</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-G1_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite their initial misgivings over the deployment of such a heavy and unwieldy weapon, 5th Army commanders dubbed the 240 mm howitzer as "the most generally satisfactory weapon" in service in 1944.<sup id="cite_ref-p33_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p33-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By November 1944, however, all 8-inch guns and 240 mm howitzers had been withdrawn from Italy and sent to the <a href="/wiki/Western_Front_(World_War_II)" title="Western Front (World War II)">Western Front</a>. The 240 mm howitzer saw extensive service in Europe, reducing reinforced targets requiring super-heavy artillery.<sup id="cite_ref-p33_11-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p33-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fifteen 240 mm howitzer battalions served in the European Theater; the 265th, 266th, 267th, 269th, 270th, 272nd, 277th, 278th, 538th, 539th, 551st, 552nd, 553rd, 697th, and 698th. Five served in the Pacific; the 543rd, 544th, 545th, 778th, and 779th. </p><p>During the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a>, twelve 240 mm howitzers were brought out of "<a href="/wiki/Mothballs" class="mw-redirect" title="Mothballs">mothballs</a>" and sent to the front lines to deal with deep bunkers and fortifications built by the <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army" title="People's Liberation Army">Chinese</a> that could not be effectively attacked by the smaller artillery weapons then on hand. They were utilized in two units in Korea, the 213th and 159th Field Artillery Battalions. The weapons went into action on 1 May 1953. On that day, the first round was fired by Baker battery of the 213th at a target on top of a hill called "the donut" by <a href="/wiki/Aerial_observer" class="mw-redirect" title="Aerial observer">aerial observers</a>. The first round was supposed to be just a ceremonial shot; however, it struck an <a href="/wiki/Ammo_dump" class="mw-redirect" title="Ammo dump">ammo dump</a> directly on top of "the donut" which set off a chain reaction and blew part of the top of the hill off in a spectacular fashion.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the late 1950s, several M1s were transferred to the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_China" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic of China">Republic of China</a> on <a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a> and stationed in the front-line <a href="/wiki/Kinmen" title="Kinmen">Kinmen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Matsu_Islands" title="Matsu Islands">Matsu Islands</a>. The guns were put on rails to enable the howitzers to deploy outside for fire missions and to retreat inside their hardened bunkers/tunnels for protection (capable of withstanding direct hits from aerial bombs) when needed.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Self-propelled_mount">Self-propelled mount</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=240_mm_howitzer_M1&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Self-propelled mount"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 240 mm howitzer M1 was broken down into two loads for travel (the barrel and recoil mechanism and the carriage), each towed on a six-wheeled wagon by a <a href="/wiki/Mack_NO_7%C2%BD-ton_6x6_truck" title="Mack NO 7½-ton 6x6 truck">Mack NO 7½-ton 6x6 truck</a> or another heavy prime mover such as the <a href="/wiki/M3_Lee" title="M3 Lee">M33</a> or <a href="/wiki/M10_tank_destroyer" title="M10 tank destroyer">M35</a>. A truck-mounted crane was required to assemble and disassemble the weapon. Due to the problems with moving such a large, heavy weapon, a self-propelled version was made by mounting it on a stretched <a href="/wiki/M26_Pershing" title="M26 Pershing">Heavy Tank T26E3</a> chassis that featured an extra bogie wheel per side, as the <a href="/wiki/T92_Howitzer_Motor_Carriage" title="T92 Howitzer Motor Carriage">T92 Howitzer Motor Carriage</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While 115 were planned, only five were built and the war ended before they could be used and they were later scrapped.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:240mmHowitzerM1FortSillRear2005.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Rear view of a 240mm howitzer at the U.S. Army Field Artillery Museum, Ft. Sill, Oklahoma"><img alt="Rear view of a 240mm howitzer at the U.S. Army Field Artillery Museum, Ft. Sill, Oklahoma" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/240mmHowitzerM1FortSillRear2005.jpg/120px-240mmHowitzerM1FortSillRear2005.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="69" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/240mmHowitzerM1FortSillRear2005.jpg/180px-240mmHowitzerM1FortSillRear2005.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/240mmHowitzerM1FortSillRear2005.jpg/240px-240mmHowitzerM1FortSillRear2005.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2585" data-file-height="1477" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"> Rear view of a 240mm howitzer at the U.S. Army Field Artillery Museum, <a href="/wiki/Ft._Sill" class="mw-redirect" title="Ft. Sill">Ft. Sill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma" title="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:240mmHowitzerM1FortSillLeftSide2005.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Side view of a 240mm howitzer at the U.S. Army Field Artillery Museum, Ft. Sill, Oklahoma"><img alt="Side view of a 240mm howitzer at the U.S. Army Field Artillery Museum, Ft. Sill, Oklahoma" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/240mmHowitzerM1FortSillLeftSide2005.jpg/120px-240mmHowitzerM1FortSillLeftSide2005.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="64" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/240mmHowitzerM1FortSillLeftSide2005.jpg/180px-240mmHowitzerM1FortSillLeftSide2005.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/240mmHowitzerM1FortSillLeftSide2005.jpg/240px-240mmHowitzerM1FortSillLeftSide2005.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2487" data-file-height="1325" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"> Side view of a 240mm howitzer at the U.S. Army Field Artillery Museum, <a href="/wiki/Ft._Sill" class="mw-redirect" title="Ft. Sill">Ft. Sill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma" title="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Footnotes">Footnotes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=240_mm_howitzer_M1&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Footnotes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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Retrieved on 2010-02-28.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Chamberlain & Ellis <i>British and American Tanks of World War II</i> 1969 p161</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=240_mm_howitzer_M1&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._Army_weapons_by_supply_catalog_designation" class="mw-redirect" title="List of U.S. Army weapons by supply catalog designation">List of U.S. Army weapons by supply catalog designation</a> SNL D-31</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=240_mm_howitzer_M1&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ian_V._Hogg" title="Ian V. Hogg">Hogg, Ian V.</a> (1970). <i>The Guns, 1939–45</i>. New York: Ballantine Books. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-01-906710-0" title="Special:BookSources/0-01-906710-0">0-01-906710-0</a>.</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHogg1998" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Ian_V._Hogg" title="Ian V. Hogg">Hogg, Ian V.</a> (1998). <i>Allied Artillery of World War Two</i>. 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