Photo by DLBarker, 2025

Designation: 115mm Howitzer, AP, XM123
Model: 115mm Howitzer, Experimental, XM123
Identification No: 1


Designed by: Rock Island Arsenal
Year : 1961
Carriage
Model: M1A2
s/n:4391
Mfr: The Oliver Farm Equipment Co
Shelbyville, Ohio,
year: 1944
Gun
Model: M1A1
s/n:9800
Mfr: Yuba Manufacturing Co
Benecia, California,
year: 1954
Recoil Mechanism
Model: M6A2
s/n:7960
Mfr: American Locomotive Company (ALCO)
Schenectady, New York,
year: 1954
Item Category: Artillery, Towed, Howitzer

Memorial Information
Owner: US Government


Comments: experimental auxillary propulsion added to carriage




Current Status: Static Display
Access: Free Outdoor
Location: Memorial Park
Rock Island Arsenal
Rock Island, Illinois, USA
Lat/Long41.517871-90.540266 Click here to see location in Google Maps

Reference Documents / websites:

https://www.army.mil/article/223592/ria_self_guided_tour_xm123_experimental_155mm_auxiliary_propelled_howitzer

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Last update to record: 2025-09-24

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