The M114 Howitzer was the canon used by US troops during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnamese War. It was a medium artillery piece that used standard, 155 mm ammo and had to be towed from location to location due to it's size. Also due to it's size took a crew of eleven to operate. The origins of the M114 Howitzer lie in post World War I France, where the French were working on developing a new cartridge for the M-1918 155 mm Howitzer. They went on to develop a new howitzer, the M114 (155-mm). The new Howitzer was put into use in 1942 and during the Korean War was mounted on a M5 light tank. The Howitzer can fire many different types of shells such as HE M102 and 107 shells. It was a powerful canon for its time but became obsolete when it was replaced by new cannons that could shoot farther and kill more people. A cannon is judged by it's ability to kill and from how far away. As time goes on cannons are made that are better than before taking away the glory of war from looking an enemy in the eye and killing him to pushing a button to drop an atomic bomb.
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