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L118 light gunlarger figure on 0 of 1
M119 howitzerlarger figure on 1 of 1
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Measured figures
firing
Single sourcetravelling
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | L118 light gun | M119 howitzer |
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| Type | Towed field gun[source] | Towed field gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1974–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See operators[source] |
| Wars | Western Sahara War Falklands War Yugoslav Wars Sierra Leone Civil War Iraq War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine 2025 Cambodia-Thailand conflict |
7.01 m (23 ft) firing 4.876 m (16 ft) travelling[source]
Mass
Single source1,982 kg (1.951 long tons; 2.185 short tons)[source]
Cannon alone
Single sourceCombat
Single sourceWith BII
Single sourceWithout BII
Single sourceWith BII: 5,110 lb (2,320 kg) Without BII: 4,690 lb (2,130 kg) Cannon alone: 1,389 lb (630 kg) Combat: 4,268 lb (1,936 kg)[source]
Maximum; base bleed
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum firing range
Single source17.2 km (10.7 mi) 20.6 km (12.8 mi) base bleed[source]
Maximum; Charge 7
Single sourceMaximum; Charge 7 Charge 8 (with RAP)
Single sourcerapid
Single sourcesustained
Single source12 rds/min rapid 3 rds/min sustained[source]
for 3 minutes Sustained for 30 minutes
Single sourceMaximum
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) Iraq War Saudi Arabian–led intervention in Yemen Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
| Designer | Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1966–1973[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Royal Ordnance Factory (later BAE Systems Land and Armaments )[source] | Joint Manufacturing Technology Center of Rock Island Arsenal[source] |
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| Produced | 1974–2016[source] | 1989–2013[source] |
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| No. built | Over 1,100[source] | — |
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| Variants | L119 M119[source] | M119, M119A1, M119A2, M119A3[source] |
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| Shell | Separate loading cased charge 105 x 326 mm R[source] | Semi-fixed 105 x 372 mm R[source] |
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| Shell weight | L31 HE (16.1 kg (35 lb)) L50 HE‐ IM ER ( base bleed ) L42 HESH (10.49 kg (23 lb)) L43 Illuminating L45 Smoke (15.89 kg (35 lb)) L37 Smoke, red L38 Smoke, orange[source] | — |
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| Barrels | L19 ordnance[source] | — |
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| Breech | Vertical sliding block[source] | — |
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| Recoil | Hydro-pneumatic[source] | — |
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| Carriage | L17 box trail carriage with circular firing platform[source] | — |
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| Elevation | +1244 mils (+70 °) –98 mils (–5.5 °)[source] | -5.625° (−100 mils) to +69.975° (+1,244 mils)[source] |
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| Traverse | 200 mils (11.25 °) fine 6400 mils (360 °) on turntable[source] | 5.625° (100 mils) left or right[source] |
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| Sights | Hall & Watts artillery sighting system Selex ES LINAPS Direct fire telescope[source] | 3 × M90A2 telescope, M137A1 panoramic telescope[source] |
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| References | Janes & BAE Systems[source] | — |
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Charge 7: 17,500 m (10.9 mi) Charge 8 (with RAP): 19,500 m (12.1 mi)[source]
Maximum: 8 rpm for 3 minutes Sustained: 3 rpm for 30 minutes[source]