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Hawkeye 105 MWS "Hawkeye – Mobile Weapon System" Mandus Group / AM General United States 105 mm L/27: 4×4 AFV: Humvee 2-CT ; Sherpa Light (from MACK) Ford F250; 6×6 AFV: Coyote TSV; Prototype 2018 — — — Based on M20A1 gun [104] [105] T30 HMC "Howitzer Motor Carriage" Ordnance Department / White Motor Company United States 75 mm L/18.4
The 105 mm howitzer M102 is a lightweight towed weapon, which has a very low silhouette when in the firing position. The M102 howitzer fires a 33 lb (15 kg) projectile of semifixed ammunition and at charge 7 it will fire to 11.5 km (7.1 mi).
After World War I, the U.S. Army Ordnance Department studied various captured German 105 mm-caliber howitzers and developed the 105 mm Howitzer M1920 by using the Carriage M1920. A box trail carriage design (the M1925E carriage) and two other split trail designs (the T1 and T2) were also developed, but the original split trail design was found ...
The M108 howitzer is an American self-propelled 105 mm howitzer, first introduced in the early 1960s as a replacement for the M52 self-propelled howitzer. [1]The M108 was powered by a Detroit Diesel turbocharged 8V-71T 8-cylinders 405 hp engine.
The M119 howitzer is a lightweight 105 mm howitzer, used by the United States Army.It is the American licensed version of the British L119 light gun.The M119 is typically towed by the M1097 or M1152 High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), and can be easily airlifted by helicopter, or airdropped by parachute.
The 105 mm Howitzer M3 was a U.S. light howitzer designed for use by airborne troops. The gun utilized the barrel of the 105 mm Howitzer M2, shortened and fitted to a slightly modified split trail carriage of the 75 mm pack howitzer. The howitzer was used by the U.S. Army during World War II.
The HEAT round could penetrate 350 mm (14 in) of armor at an incidence of 0° or 105 mm (4 in) or armor at 65°. [3] The Mk 61 has more than likely been retired by its users and replaced by either 122 mm (4.8 in) or 155 mm (6 in) self-propelled artillery capable of 360° fire. [3]
The LG1 howitzer is a 105 mm towed artillery piece that features both low weight and a high level of accuracy over long distances. Its lightweight construction gives the barrel a relatively short lifespan.