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▄M109G
IV
Rank
AB
6.0
RB
6.0
SB
6.0
Battle rating
Italy
Game nation
Tank destroyer
Main role
63,000
RP
Research
200,000
SL
Purchase
General information

The M109, an American-designed self-propelled howitzer, replaced the M44 in the US army in 1961. Italy received M44s post-war as US aid, however with further negotiations Italy later acquired M109s, upgrading some to the M109L standard with OTO Melara 155 mm cannons and adding rammer devices. While not heavily armoured, the M109 could withstand small arms fire and some shell splinters. It reached speeds of 35 km/h and had a range of 216 miles. The Italian army used M109s in peacekeeping operations but phased them out in the early 2000s for the PzH 2000 artillery piece. Leonardo also created an upgrade for the M109 with a longer-range cannon and Italian Vulcano guided munitions.

It was introduced in Update "Kings of Battle". The M109G (Italy) has little to no armour, being able to be penetrated from low calibre autocannon fire, including 14.5 mm HMGs. This does not mean that the M109 is bad; with a powerful 155 mm cannon, its HE shells are enough to overpressure or even penetrate the armour of most tanks. The tank does have a very long reload rate and a poor turret traverse speed, it is recommended using the M109 for ambushes, flanking with allies, launching a HE shell at a weakspot and then retreat to safety to reload. Against heavy tanks, it is recommended to aim for the top of the turret or below the chassis if possible.


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Survivability and armour
Armour front / side / back
Hull 32 / 32 / 32 mm
Turret 32 / 32 / 32 mm
Visibility 95 %
Crew 6 persons
Support systems
Mobility
Max speed
Forward 5661 km/h
Backward 1213 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 16.514.628.923.5 hp/t
Engine power 405358708575 hp
Weight 24.5 t
Optics
Gunner
Commander
Driver
Optics zoom
4.0x
Armaments
155 mm M126E1 cannon
Ammunition 28 rounds
First-order 16 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
17.3 → 13.3 s
Vertical guidance -3 / 70°
Turret Rotation Speed basic crew → aces
Horizontal 7.76.513.49.7119.419.213.8 °/s
Vertical 4.93.914.99.675.621.313.7 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
HE616161616161
Smoke333333
HE-VT616161616161
12.7 mm M2HB machine gun
Ammunition 600 rounds
Belt capacity 200 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
10.4 → 8 s
Fire rate 575 shots/min
Vertical guidance -10 / 45°
Turret Rotation Speed basic crew → aces
Horizontal 6353.6109.779.39076.5156.7113.2 °/s
Vertical 6350.4192.11239072274.5175.7 °/s

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
API-T/I/AP/API-T3129211496
Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 3,297 → 4,280 SL
RB 3,832 → 4,974 SL
SB 5,020 → 6,516 SL
Crew training 57,000 SL
Experts 520,000 SL
Aces 800 GE
Research Aces 200,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
120 / 190 / 250 % SL
172 % RP
Total cost of modifications 52,700 RP
90,700 SL
Talisman cost 1,700 GE

Research order:

Mobility
Protection
Firepower
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