Hussein El Kaissy presents his Egyptian Army M110A2.

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Nice work!

Nice work, Hussein!

Hisham

Looks pretty good overall. The guy holding the round must really hit the weights, that is a 200 pound round he is casually holding up.

Wow, I had to check that out, and you're right (of course ) - over 90kg each!! So in reality that device that is folded towards the breech is the hydraulic loader, that rotates to one side and picks up a shell straight from a truck, then swings it up, rotates to centre and lays it on the channel, rams it in, then swings back to the side.

I didn't know that of course... until I watched this.

Still, it is a nice model, and I particularly liked the look of the recoil spade, though I guess it should be dug in a bit deeper.

I based my diorama on these photos before making it, these guys seem to single handedly carry the M110 shell

The first two pics are practice rounds. The first is a 203mm trainer which is light. The second one is an inert 155mm round, which weighs only about 100 pounds, and it looks like it is kicking the guy's ass. The last pic is powder cans, which weigh a lot less than 203mm rounds. There are very few people who can hold a 200 pound weight out like that at that height, not for long anyways. That is why the M110 has the hydraulic loader/rammer.

Great work!