105mm Towed Howitzer KH-178 (R.O.K.) - Korean War Memorial - Seoul, Korea
Posted by: silverquill
N 37° 32.102 E 126° 58.581
52S E 321203 N 4156152
This U.S. Howitzer of the Korean Army is on display at the Korean War Memorial, near the "Brothers" monument, in Seoul Korea. It was produced by the U.S. in 1934, and used by Korea from 1949.
Waymark Code: WMBHTW
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Date Posted: 05/23/2011
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105mm 곡사포 KH-178 : 한국
105 Towed Howitzer KH-178 (R.O.K.)
Main howitzer of division artillery produced by USA
in 1934 Korean Military operated in 1949 before the
Korean War for the first time by acquiring 91 guns
when the US forces withdrew from Korea. Since then
Korea developed KH 178 which made its range longer
and increased its firing speed per minute according to
the development of Korean Defense Industry in 1970s
these guns being operated by ROK Artillery units
since 1984.
Lengh: 7.6m
Width: 2.1m
Rate of Fire: 15rpm
Max Range: 14,700m
Weight: 2,650kg