SELF-PROPELLED WHEELED HOWITZER FOR MARINE CORPS USE: CAPABILITY-BASED ASSESSMENT
Journal: Calhoun: The Naval Postgraduate School Institutional Archive (Naval Postgraduate School)
Year: 2018

The U.S. Marine Corps artillery community faces a growing capability gap in relation to peer adversaries, such as China and Russia, threatening its effectiveness and survivability in future conflicts. The Marine Corps’ primary artillery system, the M777 towed howitzer, fails to provide the necessary firepower, mobility, and transportability required in future engagements. Wheeled artillery platforms present an opportunity to close these capability gaps, offering improved mobility and firepower,