SfH M110

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The M110 heavy self-propelled howitzer was used by the German army from 1964 until 1993, and formed, along with the M107, the backbone of the early German artillery forces. The huge 203mm howitzer was capable of shooting as far as 17km, with a fire rate of 1,5 shots every minute (40 second reload).

A total of 80 M110 were procured from America from 1964 onwards, mainly to act as mobile artillery-pieces, but also as a commitment to the nuclear sharing program, as the M110 was capable of delivering nuclear warheads. The procurement also replaced the M59 Long Tom and M115 field-howitzers, which were previously fielded by Germany.

The lack of protection and large crew was seen a less of a concern, as the artillery-pieces would be stationed at minimum 10km away from the front-line. In War Thunder this is of course not the case, which would most likely work in the vehicle’s favor, as the BR would be lower.

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Specifications:
Crew: 5
Weight: 26,5 tons
Armor: 13mm (hull)
Speed: 55 kph
Armament: 203,2mm M201 howitzer
Engine: Detroit_Diesel 8V71T (405 HP)

Conclusion:
I think this vehicle would be a great assault cannon with a big punch, while being easily taken out by even machinegun fire, making it’s playstyle high risk and reward, especially if it would be set at a lower BR, because of it’s lack of armor.

Let me know what you think!

Sources

Artillerie-Selbstfahrlafetten M107 und M110 (Bw)
M110 (Panzerhaubitze) – Wikipedia
Artillerie-Selbstfahrlafetten M107 und M110 (Bw)
Artillerie-Selbstfahrlafetten M107 und M110 (Bw)

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hell yeah!

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The 1st question will be: could it carry ammo by itself or was it dependable on independent ammo carrier vehicles?

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why its not here yet!!!

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Realistically, the the M110 and M107 can only carry two rounds on board, however, Gaijin has given vehicles unhistorical additional ammo stowage specifically to make them playable. The same will likely be done here.

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I am not so sure about that, at least it’s a bit uncommon. Even Semovente 90/53 M41 and Su-5-1 have annoyingly small loadouts of 8 rounds max (that could also be carried inside the chassis of the vehicle historically besides an ammo carrier). Many AFVs/IFVs as well are limited in ATGM loadout, with maybe 1 extra reload but they could be “modified” to carry more since in War Thunder troop transport is not necessary and there should be a lot of empty space working out as “field modification” for extra room. A good solution could be instead to add an ammo trailer for extra rounds, just how Churchill Crocodile has for flamethrowers, like this one (source: Ben Hur trailer - Wikipedia):

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But I would prefer first to have something like the M40 Gun Carrier, which has an ammo loadout of 20 rounds without extra support trailers/vehicles.

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I am sure about that. The Chi-Ha Long Gun is a perfect example. The vehicle historically did not carry any ammo but Gaijin added it anyway with an unhistorical ammorack. The Semovente 90/53 M41 and Su-5-1 don’t have additional ammoracks because they are perfectly playable with 8 rounds. Both have massively powerful weapons for their BRs and can easily guarantee 8 kills with a steady and patient hand. I am certain that if Gaijin is to add the M110 and M107, they would at least allow them to carry 6 rounds of ammunition, which would easily translate to 6 kills due to the raw destructive power of their guns.

The M40 is great and all, I’d like to see it too, but it is very slow compared to the M110/M107 and thus wouldn’t fill the same niche.

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Ohhh, forgot about this one being in War Thunder. I wonder how they decided to “borrow” Ho-Ro’s ammo box, but at least it felt like an intuitive solution, as far as I know the Long Gun variant was just a field modification prototype that got captured by the US before being finished and deployed.

I am not sure how much space has the M110, but if they decide to go for it, an ammo trailer could be the best solution and could also provide a good ammount of rounds, for the price of less mobility of course. I would still like to see the M40 and other howitzers first in the game for USA, especially the M7 series as well.

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Theoretically, Gaijin could strap two extra rounds onto the rear blade, placing them underneath the historical two round ammorack, and then put another two on the hull-roof in front of the turret, which is actually partially historical as the JGSDF carry at least one extra round on the hull roof during demonstrations.

I feel like a trailer would be too intrusive, especially for a vehicle not outfitted to even pull one. M110/M107 don’t really need to have a large ammo pool considering their slower reloads and reliable one-shot capability. Let’s also not forget that Gaijin will be implementing constructible ammo boxes soon, which will effectively double however much ammunition the M110/M107 can carry.

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i want it that tank