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The M110A2 was a self-propelled 203mm, 8 inch howitzer cannon with a maximum range of 22,900 meters and a rate of fire of one round every 2 minutes. It was powered by a Detroit Diesel 8 cylinder turbo engine and had a maximum speed of 40 MPH. Boeing-McLaughlin-York of York, Pennsylvania, manufactured it. An ammunition-carrying self-propelled track vehicle and a gun crew of 8 followed the cannon for fire missions. On Veterans Day, 11-11 1995, it was dedicated to all past, present, and future veterans as a reminder that freedom is not free, by VFW Seicheprey Post 296, chartered 12-7-1919.
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