M-56 Howitzer 105mm Towed (Yugoslavia)
Based on the German M18/40 Light Field Howitzer used in World War II. This gun was probably sold to Iran, then captured by Iraq in the Iran-Iraq War. It was damaged in a firefight with US forces in February 1991 north of Kuwait City and abandoned. Recovered by Maj Charles Meade, TASK FORCE FREEDOM, for Fort Sam Houston.
Weight • 4,620 lb
Crew • 7
Made by • SDPR, Belgrade
Range • 13000 m
Ammunition • High Explosive, Smoke, Armor-piercing
Marker is at the intersection of Liscum Road and Road 32, on the right when traveling south on Liscum Road.
Courtesy hmdb.org
