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L118 light gunlarger figure on 0 of 1
PCL-181larger figure on 1 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
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| Specification | L118 light gun | PCL-181 |
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| Type | Towed field gun[source] | Self-propelled howitzer[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 1974–present[source] | 2019–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See § Operators[source] |
7.01 m (23 ft) firing 4.876 m (16 ft) travelling[source]
SH-15
Single source6.5 m (21 ft 4 in) (SH-15)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source90 km/h (56 mph)[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]
Effective; conventional projectile
Single sourceMaximum; rocket-assisted projectile
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| 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[source] | 2025 India–Pakistan conflict[source] |
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| Designer | Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment[source] | Nanjing University of Science and Technology[source] |
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| Designed | 1966–1973[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Royal Ordnance Factory (later BAE Systems Land and Armaments )[source] | Norinco[source] |
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| Produced | 1974–2016[source] | — |
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| No. built | Over 1,100[source] | — |
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| Variants | L119 M119[source] | — |
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| Shell | Separate loading cased charge 105 x 326 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] | 52 caliber[source] |
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| Breech | Vertical sliding block[source] | Semi-automatic vertical wedge type breech 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] | Around 20° to 70° (except for front due to cab)[source] |
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| Traverse | 200 mils (11.25 °) fine 6400 mils (360 °) on turntable[source] | 360°[source] |
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| Sights | Hall & Watts artillery sighting system Selex ES LINAPS Direct fire telescope[source] | — |
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| References | Janes & BAE Systems[source] | — |
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| Main armament | — | PLL-01 155 mm howitzer gun[source] |
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| Engine | — | diesel[source] |
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| Drive | — | 6×6[source] |
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| Suspension | — | hydropneumatic suspension[source] |
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