Soon after the end of the First World War, the Ordnance Department of the US Army began work on an “infantry howitzer.” In keeping with the frequently expressed wishes of prominent infantry officers, this piece of ordnance would replace the two definitive weapons of the howitzer companies of infantry regiments: the 3-inch Stokes mortar and the 37mm infantry gun.
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The 'Infantry Artillery' Family of 1923
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Soon after the end of the First World War, the Ordnance Department of the US Army began work on an “infantry howitzer.” In keeping with the frequently expressed wishes of prominent infantry officers, this piece of ordnance would replace the two definitive weapons of the howitzer companies of infantry regiments: the 3-inch Stokes mortar and the 37mm infantry gun.