"The 240 mm howitzer M1, popularly nicknamed the \"Black Dragon\", was a towed howitzer used by the United States Army. The 240 mm M1 was designed to replace the World War I era 240 mm Howitzer M1918 which was based on a 1911 French design and was outdated by World War II.The project to replace the M1918 began in 1941."@en . "2.93479e+07"^^ . . . . . "240 mm howitzer M1"@en . . "2.7432"^^ .