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M110A1 or A2
cmreds
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Posted: Thursday, April 09, 2015 - 07:07 AM UTC
Okay so I'm in Lawton, OK and tonight I saw this while I was running through Elmer Thomas Park.

What do you think - is it at M110A1 or A2?


https://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/500/thumbs/image835.jpg
HeavyArty
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Posted: Thursday, April 09, 2015 - 07:15 AM UTC
It is an M110A2 with the double muzzle brake on the end of a long barrel.


The M110A1 has a shorter barrel without a muzzle brake.

M110A1


The original M110 had a shorter barrel with a flute at the end.

M110
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18Bravo
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Posted: Friday, April 10, 2015 - 02:08 AM UTC
Gino, I think your Google-foo is a bit off. That second photo isn't an A1. The barrel is longer than that.
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Posted: Friday, April 10, 2015 - 02:10 AM UTC
I wasn't sure on that one, but I couldn't find one w/a long barrel and no muzzle brake. I guess the A1 was a little camera shy.
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Posted: Monday, April 13, 2015 - 12:42 AM UTC
Stealth was alive and well even back then.

I think this is one (from Wikipedia)
http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/M110_SPH#/media/File:M110-203-mm-howitzer-yuma-1975.jpg
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Posted: Monday, April 13, 2015 - 12:58 AM UTC
Yup, looks like an M110A1 to me. Good find.

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Posted: Saturday, August 15, 2015 - 01:46 AM UTC
The A2 had the muzzle brake and some extras you couldn't see.
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