Photo by Mark Struve | U.S. Army Sustainment Command | 01.06.2025
Detailed closeup of the wishbone-shaped carriage on the XM102. The gun could be placed and then rotated using the rear wheel on the carriage. Auxiliary power could be added to the carriage to allow it to traverse and move short distances....
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Army Sustainment Command | 01.06.2025
The XM204 underwent a large amount of testing. This took place on the ground and in the air. As one of the first soft-recoil systems, it was a prime candidate for airborne deployment....
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Army Sustainment Command | 01.06.2025
An artistic rendering of the XM102 and the XM6. In the background, a CH-47 is depicted setting up an additional XM6 platform for use. The detail shows how the feet of the XM6 are placed and secured in substrate....
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Army Sustainment Command | 01.06.2025
Shown here is a complete XM6 Air Mobile Firing Platform married with the XM102 105-mm Howitzer, crew, equipment, and artillery rounds over water....
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Army Sustainment Command | 11.14.2024
This is a right side, closeup view of the full XM21 subsystem onboard a UH-1B Huey.
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Army Sustainment Command | 11.14.2024
Shown here is a rendering of a heavily modified UH-1 Huey equipped as an airborne artillery system. This used a 105-mm recoilless gun and a separate cupola for the artillerist. This design was never developed....
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Army Sustainment Command | 11.14.2024
Shown here is the XM21 proposed subsystem on the UH-1C Huey. Interestingly, this rendering also shows what appears to be an XM140 30-mm automatic gun. The XM140 was designed to be used on the AH-56 and AH-1s....
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District | 06.16.2013
Conceptual view of St. Kizito and rain harvesting system improvements. The conceptual drawing shows improvements completed during the June 2013 trip and future plans to increase the storage capacity at the school....
