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The howitzer applied 38 calibers barrel for extending the maximum range to 18 km using RAP ammunition. Only 18 howitzers saw service with South Korean military in favor of mass-producing KH179 155 mm towed howitzer. [21] As of 2021, South Korea is the largest operator of the M101 howitzer with about 2,000 pieces in active service.
M102 howitzer United States: Vietnam, Grenada, Gulf War, Iraq: 105: M618A2 Thailand: Modern 105: 10,5 cm haubits m/10 Sweden: World War I 105: Bofors 10.5 cm howitzer Model 1924 Sweden: World War II 105: 10,5 cm haubits m/40 Sweden: World War II 105: M-56 howitzer Yugoslavia: Cold War 105: Obusier de 105 modèle 1950 France: Cold War 114: QF 4. ...
BL 6-inch 26 cwt howitzer; BL 5.5-inch medium gun (227 units) BL 4.5-inch medium field gun (120 units) Ordnance QF 25-pounder (12 relegated to ceremonial role) ( 132 units received) M101 howitzer (56 units): currently on the war reserves; OTO Melara Mod 56 (24 units) Vehicles. Fast Attack Vehicle (6 units used by Portuguese Paratroopers) M3A1 ...
The M102 fires the same semi-fixed ammunition as the M101, but its longer barrel (32 calibres versus 22 calibres on M101) allows a slightly higher muzzle velocity and thus enhanced firing range. [1] A low silhouette made the new weapon a more difficult target for the enemy, an advantage that far outweighed the disadvantage of being somewhat ...
Based on M101 towed howitzer, ordered in 1996 [79] [80] SAMI 8×8 155mm SPH: Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) Saudi Arabia — 155 mm L/52: 8×8 truck: Tatra T815; Development program 2024 — — — [81] 155 AMGS "Advanced Mobile Gun System" ST Kinetics Singapore — 155 mm L/52: 8×8 truck Digital design 2018 — — — Based on FH ...
FGM-172 Predator Short-Range Assault Weapon (SRAW) M79 grenade launcher; XM148 grenade launcher; M75 grenade launcher; M29 mortar; M19 mortar; M1 mortar; M2 mortar; The U.S. Marine Corps still uses the M101, although for ceremonial purposes only. Here, U.S. Marines are seen firing off a M101 during a ceremony in March 2005. M101 Howitzer; M102 ...
203 mm tracked howitzer. M110A2 variant in service. [83] [100] Towed artillery M115 United States: 28 [42] 203 mm howitzer. [101] M198 United States: 148 [42] 155 mm howitzer. [102] M114 United States: 144 [42] 155 mm howitzer. [103] Type 59-1 China: 410 [42] 130 mm howitzer. Based on M46. [104] [105] Type 86 China: 80 [42] 122 mm howitzer ...
Work on 105 mm projectiles started in the late 1990s based around the M80 submunition. The eventual results were two shells, the M915 intended for use with the M119A1 light towed howitzer, and the M916 developed for the M101/M102 howitzers.