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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 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 M2A2 howitzer was retired from regular service with the Australian Army in 1988, when it was replaced by the 105 mm L118 and L119, [7] which in turn were replaced by the M777A2 in 2014. [8] The M2A2 remained in service with the Australian Army Reserve until its replacement by 81-millimetre (3.2 in) mortars in the late 2000s. [ 9 ]
The 105 mm howitzer motor carriage M7 was an American self-propelled artillery vehicle produced during World War II.It was given the service name 105 mm self propelled, Priest by the British Army, due to the pulpit-like machine gun ring, and following on from the Bishop and the contemporary Deacon self-propelled guns.
T30 75 mm HMC – M3 based howitzer motor carriage equipped with the M1A1 75 mm howitzer in a simple box mount (60 rounds). Used by the US Army. Also provided to the Free French Army, later used in Indochina. [22] T38 105 mm HMC – M3 based howitzer motor carriage equipped with the M3 105 mm howitzer. Cancelled with the success of the T19 105 ...
United States: 1942 105 Wespe Nazi Germany: 1943 105 Type 74 105 mm self-propelled howitzer Japan: 1975 105 M37 howitzer motor carriage United States: 1950 105 M108 self-propelled howitzer United States: 1962 105 Mk 61 105 mm self-propelled howitzer France: 1958 114 BT-42 Finland: 1943 122 2S1 Gvodzika / M1974 Soviet Union: 1972 122 Type 54 SPA
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 XM104 was a U.S.-developed self-propelled amphibious/air-droppable/heliborne 105 mm howitzer. Pilot models of the howitzer were built by the U.S. Army Ordnance Tank Automotive Command's Experimental Division at the Detroit Tank Arsenal shops, Warren, Mich. A follow-up model is known as XM204.