The minimal gun crew required is five, compared to a previous nine, although the normal crew is eight minimal emergency crew rate of fire is decreased. The M777 can be transported by helicopter sling-load, transporter aircraft such as the Lockheed C-130 Hercules, or towed by air-braked vehicles weighing over 2.5 tonnes (5,500 lb), such as the FMTV and MTVR medium vehicles. The gun barrel serves as the towing bar, with the connecting ring forged as a projection of the muzzle brake.
Much of the weight reduction is due to the extensive use of titanium. The M777 now uses about 70% US-built parts including the gun barrel, which is manufactured at the Watervliet Arsenal. Upon taking over responsibility for the weapon BAE 'Americanised' to a large degree the construction and assembly through its US-based BAE Systems Land and Armaments group. VSEL was bought by BAE Systems after the UFH prototypes had been manufactured and demonstrated, consequently BAE became responsible for future design refinements and renamed the gun 'M777'. The M777 began as the Ultralight Field Howitzer (UFH), developed by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering's (VSEL) Armaments Division in Barrow-in-Furness, UK. US Marine gunners test fire an M777 howitzer. Final integration and testing of the weapon is undertaken at BAE's facility in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Prime contract management is based in Barrow-in-Furness in the United Kingdom as well as manufacture and assembly of the titanium structures and associated recoil components. The M777 is manufactured by BAE Systems' Global Combat Systems division. It made its combat debut in the War in Afghanistan. It is used by the ground forces of Australia, Canada, India, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine and the United States. The M777 howitzer is a towed 155 mm artillery piece. Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen.People ask why model railways are decreasing in popularity, and it is partly because today's young people would probably rather model with modern trains rather than ones from the '30s.M777 Light Towed Howitzer in service with the 10th Mountain Division in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Logar Province, Charkh District, Afghanistan It is sad all the major manufacturers do not make a lot for this era. I am quite annoyed the pacer and 466 were removed from the range as I was recently planning on buying one. It is somewhat disapointing that this period is so poorly catered for. Unfortunately none of the manufacturers have taken this up.
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The 313, 314, 315, 507 & 508 series would have made a good type, because with careful design all coaching types could have been made using a limited number of body moulds and a flexible approach would allow types from all parts of the country to be represented. What may also be a problem is getting them in the livery which fits your period.
There are a number of smaller manufacturers which include Realtrack who make a 143 or 144. Who knows, some of these may feature in the 2020 range, we shall see on or after 6th January.īachmann made the 158/159 and the 165 DMMUs and the 170 if you wanted something a bit more modern. Hornby did make the class 466 'Networker' 2 car set, although this is currently not in the range, and the Pacer 143, and Sprinter 153, 155 and 156 type DMMU which although not electric represent a common commuter type. Part of the problem is that '1980s/1990s modern electric commuter trains' suggests a desire for a type that is not generally made by by the ready to run manufacturers.
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