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The L118 light gun is a 105 mm towed howitzer. It was originally designed and produced in the United Kingdom for the British Army in the 1970s. It has since been widely exported. The L119 and the United States Army's M119 are variants that use a different type of ammunition.
The L119 is the L118 reconfigured to fire NATO-standard 105 mm semi-fixed ammunition. In 1987 an agreement was reached to produce the L119 under license by the US as the M119, to replace the M102 howitzer. It entered service with the 7th Infantry Division, Fort Ord, California, in December 1989. Some improvements were made to produce the M119A1 ...
OTO Melara Mod 56 [27] – Saw short service as L5 pack howitzer from 1960s to mid-1970s. L118 light gun [ 28 ] – entered service in mid 1970s and today is main field artillery piece. Self-propelled artillery
G7 howitzer South Africa: Modern 105: OTO Melara Mod 56 Italy: Malaya, Aden, Vietnam, Falklands: 105: L118 light gun United Kingdom: Falklands, Yugoslavia, Iraq, Afghanistan: 105: L119 light gun United Kingdom: Modern 105: 105 mm howitzer M2, M101 United States: World War II, Vietnam 105: 105 mm howitzer M3 United States: World War II 105: M102 ...
Howitzer: 6 [15] [16] On 21 February 2019 the United Arab Emirates military confirmed the acquisition of 6 Norinco AH4 gun-howitzers. [17] L118 light gun United Kingdom: Field gun: 73 Type 59 China: Field gun: 20 Self-propelled artillery; G6 South Africa: Self-propelled artillery: 78 [18] M109 United States: Self-propelled artillery: 87
In 1976, the plan for a domestic 105 mm howitzer design was scrapped, and the factories began preparing for mass production of KM101A1 with assistance from the United States. In June, South Korea continued its development work by importing two newly introduced British 105mm L118 light guns (an air-portable towed howitzer) for evaluation. In ...
A howitzer is a short cannon, placed at a steep angle of descent, used to fire at relatively high trajectories. The cannons can fire up to four rounds per minute, according to the U.S. Army.
105mm L118 light gun United Kingdom: Howitzer: 105mm Along with the L119, these are used as the primary artillery support weapon. (In total 17 guns in active service) [6] 105mm L119 light gun United Kingdom: Howitzer: 105 mm Along with the L118, these are used as the primary artillery support weapon. (In total 6 guns in active service) [6] Air ...