TWO RIVERS 155MM HOWITZER MEMORIAL CANNON
THIS FRENCH MADE 155MM MODEL 1817 SCHNEIDER HOWITZER IS THE TYPE OF WEAPON USED BY MEMBERS OF BATTERIES B AND E OF THE 121ST FIELD ARTILLERY DURING WORLD WAR I. THE HOWITZER WAS DESIGNED TO THROW A 94 POUND SHELL OVER THREE MILES AT A HIGH TRAJECTORY. A GOOD CREW COULD FIRE FIVE SHELLS A MINUTE, BUT TWO SHOTS PER MINUTE WAS THE NORMAL RATE. DURING WORLD WAR I, HOWITZERS WERE USED TO DESTROY STRONG POINTS TO CLEAR THE WAY FOR THE INFANTRY'S ADVANCE.
SEE ALSO-TWO RIVERS 155MM HOWITZER MEMORIAL CANNON
SEE ALSO-TWO RIVERS 155MM HOWITZER MEMORIAL CANNON
Listing Details
- Military Base
- WORLD WAR I
- Cannon War Memorials with Plaques
- WISCONSIN ARMY NATIONAL GUARD-2225 SANDY BAY ROAD
- 54241
- MELINDA ROBERTS
- WISCONSINHISTORICALMARKERS.BLOG
Support The Memorial Day Foundation's mission to protect, preserve, honor and remember our nation's war memorials