M53 155mm Market which was widely used in

which was widely used in the RAF Coastal Command

To correct the layout error observed on the „E 50“ type „Le Corse” fast escorters

Polikarpov became the I-15

which was protected from grenades and fragments by metal mesh covers

M53 155mm Market which was widely used inThe M53 155 mm self propelled gun was designed to procure long range fire support to allied positions while keeping pace with mechanized formations cross country. It was adopted in 1952 for both the Army and Marine Corps, all made by Pacific Car & Foundry Company. As the M55 was the same vehicle designed around a 155 mm howitzer, M53s were stadardized as M55s, but production stopped in 1956 and use mantained in Vietnam by the USMC until around 1969,