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New Study Showed Army’s Towed Artillery Nearing ‘End Of Effectiveness,” Rainey Says

New Study Showed Army’s Towed Artillery Nearing ‘End Of Effectiveness,” Rainey Says
U.S. Army Spc. Rich Musser, center, pulls the lanyard on a M777A2 Howitzer cannon, launching a 155mm round downrange in support of infantry operations at Yakima Training Center, Wash., Oct. 9, 2013

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The Army’s recently completed tactical fires study concluded the service may be nearing “the end of the effectiveness of towed artillery,” a senior official said Wednesday. Gen. James Rainey, head of Army Futures Command, provided additional details during remarks at AUSA’s Global Force Symposium on the yet-to-be-released study, which he noted affirmed the service’s pursuit of more mobile, indirect fires for light infantry and Stryker formations. “I personally believe that we have witnessed the end of the…

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