{"id":44964,"date":"2018-12-16T18:04:58","date_gmt":"2018-12-16T18:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/12\/16\/army-artillery-testing-in-arizona-aimed-at-shooting-farther\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:35:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:35:32","slug":"army-artillery-testing-in-arizona-aimed-at-shooting-farther","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2018\/12\/16\/army-artillery-testing-in-arizona-aimed-at-shooting-farther\/","title":{"rendered":"Army artillery testing in Arizona aimed at shooting farther"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">YUMA, Ariz. \u2014 The Army is testing new ways to enable its artillery to shoot many miles farther as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2018\/07\/27\/the-us-armys-top-modernization-priority-is-in-jeopardy\/\" target=_blank>the U.S. military prepares<\/a> for the possibility of large-scale conflict after years of focusing on counter-insurgency warfare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yumasun.com\/news\/tests-to-boost-firing-power-underway-at-ypg\/article_d8697f88-fdb9-11e8-9491-2bbe50e6876b.html\" target=\"_blank\">Yuma Sun reports<\/a> the Army\u2019s Extended Range Cannon Artillery program is testing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2018\/04\/23\/this-army-unit-tested-the-newest-paladin-howitzer-by-firing-hundreds-of-rounds-a-day-for-weeks\/\" target=\"_blank\">modified M109 Paladin<\/a> self-propelled howitzer with a cannon tube nearly 30 feet (9 meters) long, a new breech and a chamber redesigned to accommodate more propellant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Col. John Rafferty said the testing at the Army&#8217;s Yuma Proving Ground in southwestern Arizona is aimed at being able to defeat potential adversaries who already have developed artillery that out-ranges their U.S. counterparts.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2018\/08\/27\/return-of-fires-how-the-army-is-getting-back-to-its-big-guns-as-it-prepares-for-the-near-peer-fight\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Iraq-howitzer.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Return of fires: How the Army is getting back to its big guns as it prepares for the near-peer fight<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">From guns to formations to soldiers, the Army is finding old and new ways to bring back some big firepower.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army&#8217;s 155mm howitzers have a standard maximum range of about 20 miles (32 kilometers), which can be doubled to 40 miles (64 kilometers) by using advanced rocket-assisted ammunition. However, the current program aims to extend the range to more than 60 miles (97 kilometers).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBeing able to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2018\/04\/12\/heres-how-the-army-is-trying-to-catch-up-to-russia-and-china-on-missiles-artillery\/\" target=\"_blank\">outshoot our opponents<\/a> is a critical offensive capability,\u201d said Rafferty, director of the Long-Range Precession Fires Cross Functional team. \u201cIn doing so, we create the conditions by which we are fighting, rather than them dictating the conditions under which we have to fight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4503804.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4503804.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4503804.jpg.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4503804.jpg.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4503804.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The M777A2 and M777ER side-by-side at a test site. Retrofitting an M777A2 howitzer into an M777ER \u2014 the \u201cER\u201d stands for extended range \u2014 only requires changing five components, which add little additional weight or cost. (Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Along with testing a lengthened barrel, the Army is looking at possibly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/ausa\/2018\/10\/07\/from-paladin-upgrades-to-a-1000-mile-cannon-army-artillery-aims-high-er-farther\/\" target=_blank>extending the howitzer\u2019s shooting distance<\/a> to up to 100 kilometers (62 miles) by developing a projectile that would basically function like a rocket. It is also being adapted to use a kit that turns a conventional artillery round into a semi-guided one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The changes are intended to produce increased accuracy as well as greater range, Rafferty said. &#8220;It is just not shooting farther. It is shooting farther with a degree of precision to be lethal. We need to kill what we are shooting at.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link smg-interstitial-link--fallback wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/ausa\/2018\/10\/08\/beyond-line-of-sight-army-precision-fires-tackle-targeting-at-long-ranges\/?utm_source=clavis\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__fallback-link\">Beyond line of sight: Army precision fires tackle targeting at long ranges<\/a><\/aside>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s essential to consider the barrel, the projectile and propellant together, Rafferty said. &#8220;Each time we shoot we are testing something else. We are getting more information, more data and refining the projectile and propellant, cannon and breach. 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