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4.5" Field Gum M1 (medium)
Weighed - 12,455 ponds
Range (max) - 25,715 yards
Length - 192.75"
Elevation - - 5 degrees to + 45 degrees
Traverse - - 30 degrees left/right
Muzzle Velocity - 2,250 fps
Ammo - 55 pounds
Drawn - M1 Prime Mover
There were 426 4.5" guns manufactured by February 1944 all being used in the ETO
There were 16 4.5" Field Artillery Battalions all assigned as Corps Support
Each Battalion consisted of three firing batteries
A Battalion had approximately 500 men
Each Battery consisted of 4 guns and 100 men
Each gun crew had 10 men
The Battalion had a Headquarters/Headquarters Battery/ communications equipment and radio system/Forward observers/ fire direction system/Service and Medical Battery and their own aircraft
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