M270/HIMARS MLRS-style launcher pod reload

[Þorkell]

Originally Posted by Pursuivant

Since high crew survival rates are built into modern U.S. military doctrine, it makes sense that the USMC and USA got rid of their towed artillery.

Uh, the M777 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M777_howitzer) seems to be in current service with both of the branches mentioned above.

[Fred Brackin]

Originally Posted by Þorkell

Uh, the M777 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M777_howitzer) seems to be in current service with both of the branches mentioned above.

To be fair the weapon appears to be airlifted instead of towed much of the time.