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This gun fires on a relatively flat trajectory with extraordinary accuracy. The Long Tom (maximum range: 14½ miles) can reach into enemy assembly areas, hit tank and troop concentrations and supply depots before the attack begins. In World War II the Long Tom was widely admired in all theaters as a tough, reliable weapon.
8-lNCH HOWITZER
Big guns like this and the Long Tom are classed as heavy artillery. They are good for destroying enemy batteries, pillboxes and other fortifications. If a shell from either weapon should hit a tank, the tank is done for.
155-MM. HOWITZER
This weapon is an accurate, long-range (up to nine miles) piece, especially useful for barrage fire against tanks that are channeled by mountain defiles or unfavorable ground. U.S. troops are using these now in Korea.