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Vader’s Model Desk: M109 Self-Propelled Howitzer
Posted on 5/9/26 at 1:44 pm
Posted on 5/9/26 at 1:44 pm
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The M109, widely known as the Paladin,[6] is an American 155 mm turreted self-propelled howitzer, first introduced in the early 1960s to replace the M44 and M52. It has been upgraded a number of times, most recently to the M109A7. The M109 family is the most common Western indirect-fire support weapon of maneuver brigades of armored and mechanized infantry divisions. It has a crew of four: the section chief/commander, the driver, the gunner, and the ammunition handler/loader.
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Italeri 1:35 scale M109 SP Howitzer
Battery B 4/16 Field Artillery
Pleiku, South Vietnam
1967
This post was edited on 5/9/26 at 1:46 pm
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Posted on 5/9/26 at 1:46 pm to Darth_Vader
I have a bone to pick with you. Lately, no doubt because I frequent these threads, I've been inundated with ads for Lego style tank and warplane models. 
Posted on 5/9/26 at 1:49 pm to SoFla Tideroller
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I have a bone to pick with you. Lately, no doubt because I frequent these threads, I've been inundated with ads for Lego style tank and warplane models.
I made the mistake of clicking on a model add that turned out to be Temu. Now every add I see is for them.
Posted on 5/9/26 at 1:51 pm to Darth_Vader
Yeah, I messed up and clicked on one. Now I get those ads and ads for warplane weather vanes for your garden.
Posted on 5/9/26 at 1:54 pm to Darth_Vader
We always ooooh and aaaaah about the longevity of the B-52. It wasn't until stories came out the other day about a replacement for the 109 that it struck home how long it has been in service. It's kind of snuck up there for longevity.
Posted on 5/9/26 at 1:55 pm to SoFla Tideroller
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Yeah, I messed up and clicked on one. Now I get those ads and ads for warplane weather vanes for your garden.
Be honest, you’ve considered buying one of those weather vanes for your garden haven’t you? I’m guessing either a Corsair or Mustang.
Posted on 5/9/26 at 1:57 pm to SoFla Tideroller
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We always ooooh and aaaaah about the longevity of the B-52. It wasn't until stories came out the other day about a replacement for the 109 that it struck home how long it has been in service. It's kind of snuck up there for longevity.
Yeah. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Army keeps them around for some years to come, at least in the heavy divisions.
Posted on 5/9/26 at 1:57 pm to Darth_Vader
Wow. I didn't know that we had these in Vietnam.
Posted on 5/9/26 at 2:01 pm to Darth_Vader
If they had a CH-53E the deal would have been sealed.
Posted on 5/9/26 at 2:02 pm to SoFla Tideroller
good looking straight M109
Posted on 5/9/26 at 2:06 pm to Champagne
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Wow. I didn't know that we had these in Vietnam.
They didn’t last long. Apparently they had a ton of mechanical issues and were withdrawn from theater at some point in 1967-68.
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