The Height of Folly: A History of the Mountain Howitzer & Rocket Battery in the Mexican War 1846-1848 SAMS for the Soviet and Russian

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The Height of Folly: A History of the Mountain Howitzer & Rocket Battery in the Mexican War 1846-1848 SAMS for the Soviet and RussianDuring the Mexican American War of 1846 1848 a special battery of artillery was created that was different from any other unit in the United States Army. The "Mountain Howitzer & Rocket Battery" made up of two experimental weapons, the 12 pounder Mountain Howitzer and the Hale Rocket System. It was special because it was populated with ordnance soldiers not artillerymen. This had never happened before, nor has it happened since. Like many units