M1955 Artillery

The M1955 Artillery is a North Korean and Chinese static artillery featured in Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction.

Overview
The M1955 Artillery is a stationary artillery gun that is used by the North Koreans and Chinese to bombard distant targets, and also to defend tactical areas from tank and vehicle attacks.

Several of these guns can be found during 'Pest Control', the first contract with the Chinese. None of the North Koreans are occupying the guns; however, once the player makes their presence noticed, the soldiers will man the guns. The Chinese also utilize their own M1955s, with six of them defending the Dandong harbor. These guns must be defended during the 'An Eye for an Eye' contract.

As the gun is North Korean hardware, destroying the M1955 Artillery will net the player $5,000 to their account.

Tactics
The M9155 Artillery is very effective at defending areas from armored vehicles, although it is ineffective against infantry. It's a howitzer, so don't try firing it at helicopters. They'll kill you while you're still trying to adjust fire. Anyone manning this cannon has no cover at all, so you can easily silence an M1955 without even damaging the piece.

When travelling in a vehicle in NK territory, the player should be wary of these things; they can easily destroy the player's vehicle in several direct hits. The player should dodge enemy fire by zigzagging.

Real life
The M1955 is based on the Soviet M1955 152mm howitzer. The Chinese version is based on the license-built Type 66 howitzer. It has to be hooked up to a truck and towed to get anywhere, hence you never see it move in-game.