| Year | January 1941 |
| Weapon Type | [@type] |
| Origin & Designer | [@designer] |
| Numbers Produced | 10.202 |
| Crew | Sergeant/Section Chief + .30 cal M1 Rifle. Corporal/Gunner + .30 cal M1 Carbine. Pvt/Assistant Gunner + .30 cal M1 Carbine. 2 x Pvts/Loaders + .30 cal M1 Carbines. 4 x Pvts/Ammunition Bearers + .30 cal M1 Carbines. Pvt/Driver (Towing Vehicle) + .30 cal M1 Rifle w/M7 Grenade Launcher. |
| Calibre | 105mm (105x372R) |
| Elevation | -5° to +66° |
| Traverse | 46° |
| Breech | Horizontal Block |
| Recoil | Hydropeumatic |
| Gun Sight | M12 |
| Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
| Carriage | M2A2: Split Trail |
| Trailers | [@trailers] |
| Gun Shield | 6.35mm |
| Armoured Plate | [@armoured_plate] |
| Barrel Length | 2.310m (L/22.5) |
| Overall Length | 5.94m |
| Width | [@width] |
| Height | [@height] |
| Weight | Weight in Transit: 2.258 kg Weight in Action: 2.030 kg |
| Round Weight | HEAT (M77) 16.71 kg. HE (M1) 19.08 kg. Chemical (M60) 19.43 kg. Smoke (M84) 19.02 kg. |
| Muzzle Velocity | HEAT 381 m/s. HE 472 m/s. Chemical 440 m/s. Smoke 472 m/s. |
| Feed | [@feed] |
| Magazine Capacity | [@magazine_capacity] |
| Practical Rate of Fire | 3 r.p.m. |
| Rate of Fire | [@rate_of_fire] |
| Maximum Rate of Fire | 10 r.p.m. |
| Maximum Ceiling | [@maximum_ceiling] |
| Maximum Ground Range | [@maximum_ground_range] |
| Maximum Range | HEAT: 7.854m HE: 11.430m Chemical: |
| Armour Penetration | 102mm @ 0 to 1.830m @ 30° (HEAT) |
| Traction | Motorised (GMC Truck, M3 Half-Track & M5 Tractor) |
| Variants | [@variants] |
| Notes | The US army had initially laid plans for a 105mm howitzer back in the 1920s, this was after noting the performance of the different 105s used by European nations in World War One. The Army requested a divisional howitzer that could be towed by mechanized units and fire a 105mm shell. The choice of carriage was based on a German model that had a split trail. The development of the fixed 105mm round and a muzzle break to absorb the recoil were added but progress was slow. By 1939 the army had tested a new carriage and the M2 was standardized in 1940, this went into full production and went on to replace the 75mm guns in each of the three field battalions contained in each Infantry division. Later modifications to the breech ring developed into the new M2A1 which became the standard light regimental howitzer and saw action on all fronts. |