What is a 155 mm howitzer?
A: The M777 howitzer is a towed 155 mm artillery piece.
What countries use it?
A: Australia, Canada,
India,
Saudi Arabia, Ukraine and the United States.
Where did it make its debut?
A: In the War in Afghanistan.
Who manufactures the M777?
A: It’s manufactured by BAE Systems' Global Combat Systems division.
Final integration and testing of the weapon is
undertaken where?
A: At BAE's facility in Hattiesburg,
Mississippi.
How much does it weight?
A: 4,200 kg (9,300 lb).
The M777 is how much lighter than the 7,154 kg (15,772
lb.) M198 howitzer it replaces?
A: 41%.
Much of the weight reduction is due to the extensive
use of what metal?
A: Titanium.
What is the minimal gun crew required?
A: Five, compared to a previous nine.
The M777 uses a digital fire-control system similar to
that found on what?
A: Self-propelled howitzers such as the M109A6 Paladin.
What does it do?
A: It provides navigation, pointing and self-location, allowing it to be put
into action quickly.
The M777 may be combined with the M982 Excalibur
GPS-guided munition, which allows accurate fire at what range?
A: Up to 40 km (25 mi).
This almost doubles the area covered by a single
battery to about how large?
A: 1,250 km2 (480 sq mi).
In 2008, the Australian Defense Force made a US Foreign
Military Sales request for 57 M777A2s worth an estimated how much?
A: US $248 million.
Subsequently, how many guns were purchased for the
Australian Army?
A: 35.