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GIAT LG1larger figure on 0 of 2
M-46 field gunlarger figure on 2 of 2
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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | GIAT LG1 | M-46 field gun |
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| Type | Howitzer[source] | Towed field gun[source] |
| Place of origin | France[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | — |
| Wars | 2025 Cambodia-Thailand conflict[source] | Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Eritrean War of Independence South African Border War Six-Day War Yom Kippur War Ethiopian Civil War Angolan Civil War Uganda–Tanzania War Sino-Vietnamese conflicts (1979–1991) Lebanese Civil War Iran–Iraq War Sri Lankan Civil War First Nagorno-Karabakh War Yugoslav Wars Kosovo War Syrian Civil War Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Tigray War Israeli–Lebanese conflict Russo-Ukrainian War |
Width
Single source2.45 m (8 ft)[source]
Maximum; using Base bleed rounds
Single source17 kilometres (11 mi) using Base bleed rounds[source]
Maximum; base-bleed
Single sourceMaximum; rocket assisted
Single sourceMaximum; unassisted
Single source27.15 km (16.87 mi) (unassisted) 35 km (22 mi) (base-bleed) 44 km (27 mi) (rocket assisted)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source930 m/s (3,051 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | GIAT Industries (now Nexter group)[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | GIAT Industries[source] | MOTZ[source] |
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| Unit cost | $475,000 (Mk II, 1994), $1,998,000 (Mk III, 2023)[source] | — |
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| No. built | 130[source] | — |
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| Shell | 105 mm NATO[source] | 130 x 845 mm R (R/184.6mm) separate-loading charge and projectile[source] |
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| Breech | Horizontal-block[source] | Horizontal sliding-wedge[source] |
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| Carriage | Split trail[source] | Split-trail[source] |
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| Elevation | -3°/+70°[source] | −2.5° to 45°[source] |
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| Traverse | ±25° from centerline[source] | 50°[source] |
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| Role | modern 105 mm towed howitzer[source] | — |
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| Source measurement | 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. The equivalent full charge (EFC) count is suggested to be approximately 7,500; however, during fire and practice, has yielded only around 1,500 EFCs. The gun was specifically designed for use by rapid deployment forces with attributes such as ruggedness, ease of operation and reduced weight. It can fire all NATO standard 105 mm ammunition up to a range of 17 kilometres (11 mi) using HE-ER G3 base bleed rounds.[source]GIAT LG1 · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Singapore Army - 39 (Phased out in 2008, replaced by the 155mm calibre SLWH Pegasus )[source]GIAT LG1 · Operators / Former operators; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage | — |
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| Designed | — | 1946–1950[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1951–1971[source] |
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| Recoil | — | hydro-pneumatic[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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