▁ 3 ▁four - gun ▁batter ies ) ▁with ▁ 2 4 ▁how itz ers . ▁ ▁From ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁only ▁one ▁batt alion ▁( 2 ▁batter ies , ▁ 8 ▁how itz ers ) ▁remained . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁how itz ers ▁were ▁removed ▁from ▁mountain ▁rif le ▁divisions . ▁ ▁Motor ized ▁divisions ▁had ▁two ▁mixed ▁batt al ions ▁( b atter y ▁of ▁ 7 6   mm ▁guns , ▁two ▁batter ies ▁of ▁ 1 2 2   mm ▁how itz ers ), ▁total ing ▁ 1 2 ▁how itz ers . ▁ ▁T ank ▁division ▁had ▁one ▁batt alion ▁with ▁ 1 2 ▁how itz ers . ▁ ▁Caval ry ▁divisions ▁until ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁had ▁two ▁batter ies ▁of ▁ 1 2 2   mm ▁how itz ers , ▁total ing ▁ 8 , ▁then ▁the ▁divis ional ▁art illery ▁was ▁removed . ▁ ▁Until ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁rif le ▁brig ades ▁had ▁a ▁battery ▁of ▁four ▁ 1 2 2   mm ▁how itz ers . ▁▁ 1 2 2   mm ▁how itz ers ▁were ▁also ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁how itzer ▁brig ades ▁of ▁the ▁Reserve ▁of ▁the ▁Main ▁Command ▁( 7 2 - 8 4 ▁pieces ). ▁ ▁The ▁M 1 9 0 9 / 3 7 ▁started ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁M 1 9 0 9 ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1