M109 Paladin

The M109 is an American 155 mm turreted self-propelled howitzer, first introduced in the early 1960s. It has been upgraded a number of times, most recently to the M109A7. The M109 family is the most common western indirect-fire support weapon of maneuver brigades of armored and mechanized infantry divisions.

The M109 has a crew of six: the section chief, the driver, the gunner, the assistant gunner and two ammunition handlers. The gunner aims the cannon left or right (deflection), the assistant gunner aims the cannon up and down (quadrant). The M109A6 Paladin needs only a crew of four: the commander, driver, gunner and an ammunition loader.

The British Army replaced its M109s with the AS-90. Several European armed forces have or are currently replacing older M109s with the German PzH 2000. Upgrades to the M109 were introduced by the U.S. and by Switzerland (KAWEST). The US Army is also replacing the older M109s with the M2001 Crusader SPH.

Users

 * Afghanistan
 * Afghan Army
 * Austria
 * Austrian Army
 * Belgium
 * Belgian Land Component
 * Brazil
 * Brazilian Army
 * Canada
 * Canadian Army
 * Chile
 * Chilean Army
 * Republic of China
 * Republic of China Army
 * Colombia
 * Colombian Army
 * Denmark
 * Royal Danish Army
 * Djibouti
 * Djibouti Army
 * Egypt
 * Egyptian Army
 * Ethiopia
 * Ethiopian Army
 * Germany
 * German Army
 * Greece
 * Hellenic Army
 * Indonesia
 * Indonesian Army
 * Iran
 * Islamic Republic of Iran Army
 * Israel
 * Israeli GOC Headquarters
 * Italy
 * Italian Army
 * Jordan
 * Royal Jordanian Army
 * Republic of Korea
 * Republic of Korea Army
 * Republic of Korea Marine Corps
 * Kuwait
 * Kuwait Army
 * Latvia
 * Latvian Army
 * Lebanon
 * Lebanese Army
 * Libya
 * Libyan Army
 * Malaysia
 * Royal Malaysian Army
 * Morocco
 * Royal Moroccan Army
 * Netherlands
 * Royal Netherlands Army
 * Norway
 * Royal Norwegian Army
 * Oman
 * Royal Army of Oman
 * Pakistan
 * Pakistan Army
 * Peru
 * Peruvian Army
 * Portugal
 * Portuguese Army
 * Saudi Arabia
 * Royal Saudi Land Forces
 * Spain
 * Spanish Army
 * Spanish Marine Corps
 * Switzerland
 * Swiss Army
 * Thailand
 * Royal Thai Army
 * Tunisia
 * Tunisian Army
 * United Arab Emirates
 * United Arab Emirates Army
 * United Kingdom
 * British Army
 * United States
 * United States Army
 * United States Marine Corps