M198 155mm (late) Heavy Lift perhaps the most unusual getaway

perhaps the most unusual getaway vehicle in film history emerges before your eyes

Some export models have the probe shortened or removed altogether

The PLAAF introduced it in 1952

it formed one of the most effective Luftwaffe combinations of the war

two divisions were created in the SAAF – the 36th and 37th Coastal Flight

M198 155mm (late) Heavy Lift perhaps the most unusual getawayThe development of the M198 155mm towed howitzer began in 1968 when a lightweight replacement was sought for the WWII era M114 155mm howitzer. A testbed prototype was developed and constructed at the Army's Rock Island arsenal in 1969 and firing tests began in 1970. Following initial firing tests, two prototype M198 howitzers were delivered to the Army in 1972, and following additional testing, the M198 howitzer entered full time production in 1978.