The M109 is an American Cold War era SPH, developed during the early 1950s as a replacement for outdated postwar designs. The anticipated M109 will arrive to War Thunder as part of the upcoming Kings of Battle major update!

[h2]M109: A Self-Propelled howitzer for USA / Britain / Germany / Italy / Israel at Rank IV![/h2]

Features:

• Powerful 155 mm howitzer!
  
• Good mobility.
  
• High-caliber machine gun.
  
• Light protection.
  
• Low rate of fire.
  

Developers comment: The M109 will arrive in several nation-specific variants. The German, Italian as well as Israeli ground trees will receive base models of the SPH equipped with the standard L23 caliber cannon, where the M109G represents the German and Italian variants which are additionally equipped with smoke launchers. The American and British ground trees however will gain access to a modernized variant the M109A1 whose most striking feature is without a doubt its longer L39 cannon.

Interesting: The decisive role of artillery on the battlefield is recognized by military experts of different nations. In the territory of the former USSR, the expression artillery is the god of war is widely known; while in the American military, artillery is often called the king of battle.

In your matches: Pro-tips when using the M109 by Dmitry Gordeev, Game Designer:
Finally, large-caliber SPGs have entered the research branches of nations such as the USA, Britain, Germany, Italy and Israel, and their players will be able to gain a new and unusual experience. The 155mm HE shell has very destructive power, but at the same time requires an accurate hit in the vulnerable zone of an armored enemy. Its best to aim at the roof of the turret; its especially good to do this on maps with developed terrain, when the enemy has not yet come at you to shoot, but has already received a destructive shell into the turret.

Similar SPGs in the game lack an anti-aircraft machine gun, but not the M109s, the good old .50 cal will certainly save you from aircraft, to which you are so vulnerable. At the same time, you can use a projectile with a radio fuse to hunt straight-flying aircraft, but take into account the extremely slow (for SPAA) turret rotation and gun elevation speed, use a body turn and try to attack the plane that comes to attack you when there is about 1-1.5 km between you.