Latvia has provided six M109 self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine, according to Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov.
According to the minister, six more M109 artillery vehicles from Latvia to Ukraine have recently shown results on the battlefield.
“I am sincerely grateful to my Latvian colleague Artis Pabriks and the people of Latvia for their unwavering support. Together, we will win! ‘ said Reznikov.
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According to some reports, like a report from Militarnyi, Latvia handed over to Ukraine a self-propelled gun in the M109A5OE configuration, formerly in service in Austria, later acquired by the Latvian armed forces. The self-propelled howitzers purchased by Latvia were upgraded during their service in the Austrian army in 2003-2007 and then put away for storage.
The M109 is an American-made 155mm turret self-propelled howitzer, first introduced in the early 1960s. The M109 family is the most common Western indirect fire support weapon in mobile brigades. of the armored and motorized infantry divisions.
The M109 has a crew of 4: section chief / commander, driver, gunner and carrier / loader. The gunner or gunner points the cannon left or right (deflection) and up and down (quadrant).
