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This idea was floated quite a bit in the mid-'80s, IIRC, then seemed to disappear. So what went wrong?

Your challenge: POD 1945 or later, make liquid propellant artillery (LPA?) standard in Western armies (or all "industrial" countries, including SovBloc, if you want) by 2000.

Major changes to the course of OTL wars are out of bounds (unless you can clearly show the introduction of LPA changes the outcome)...but early use of LPA (frex, in 'nam) is fine.

Please, no debate over the merits of certain caliber(s) or national approaches to use of artillery, unless the approach governs the chance of introduction of LPA.

Please, no rants over bad procurement choices, unless that governs the chance of adoption.

Other than that...I welcome vigorous debate. (I haven't a lot to contribute, so I expect more to play "referee" as needed.:))
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