The 240 mm howitzer M1 popularly nicknamed the Black Dragon was a towed howitzer used by the United States Army. The 240 mm M1 was designed to replace the World War I era 240 mm Howitzer M1918 which was based on a 1911 French design and was outdated by World War II.The project to replace the M1918 began in 1941.
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