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![Picatinny engineers double range with modified M777A2 Extended Range howitzer | Article | The United States Army Picatinny engineers double range with modified M777A2 Extended Range howitzer | Article | The United States Army](https://api.army.mil/e2/c/images/2017/02/16/466412/original.jpg)
Picatinny engineers double range with modified M777A2 Extended Range howitzer | Article | The United States Army
![Jon Hawkes on Twitter: "Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) is a new 155 howitzer based on the M109 seeking much longer range. Live fire trials in March showed succesful hits at 65km. Jon Hawkes on Twitter: "Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) is a new 155 howitzer based on the M109 seeking much longer range. Live fire trials in March showed succesful hits at 65km.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EfH-uEVWAAArj-h.jpg)
Jon Hawkes on Twitter: "Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) is a new 155 howitzer based on the M109 seeking much longer range. Live fire trials in March showed succesful hits at 65km.
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