M198 Howitzer Fire Mission Tank Tops

The M198 howitzer is a medium-sized, towed 155mm artillery piece, developed for service with the United States Army and Marine Corps. It was commissioned to be a replacement for the WWII-era M114 155 mm howitzer. It was designed and prototyped at the Rock Island Arsenal in 1969 with firing tests beginning in 1970 and went into full production there in 1978. It entered service in 1979 and since then 1,600 units have been produced and put into operation.

Artilleryman - a soldier serving in an artillery unit of the army. Women make up less than one percent of those serving in infantry, armor and field artillery in the Army. Since 2016, more than 1,200 women have been serving in those combat arms areas.