Amy artillery testing in Arizona aimed at shooting farther

YUMA, Ariz. (AP) — The Army is testing new ways to enable its artillery to shoot many miles farther as the U.S. military prepares for the possibility of large-scale conflict after years of focusing on counter-insurgency warfare.
The Yuma Sun reports the Army’s Extended Range Cannon Artillery program is testing a modified M109 self-propelled howitzer with a cannon tube nearly 30 feet (9 meters) long, a new breech and a chamber redesigned to accommodate more propellant.
Col. John Raffe