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M101 howitzerlarger figure on 1 of 1
M119 howitzerlarger figure on 0 of 1
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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | M101 howitzer | M119 howitzer |
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| Type | Howitzer[source] | Towed field gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1941–present[source] | — |
| Wars | List of Conflicts World War II Chinese Civil War Korean War First Indochina War Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Football War Insurgency in the Philippines Rhodesian Bush War Iran–Iraq War Lebanese Civil War Nicaraguan Revolution Salvadoran Civil War Yugoslav Wars Battle of Marawi Russo-Ukrainian War Yemeni Civil War Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present) 2025 Cambodia-Thailand conflict[source] | War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) Iraq War Saudi Arabian–led intervention in Yemen Russian invasion of Ukraine |
Mass
Single source4,980 lb (2,260 kg)[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]
Muzzle velocity
Single source1,550 ft/s (472 m/s)[source]
for 3 minutes Sustained for 30 minutes
Single sourceMaximum
Single sourceMaximum: 8 rpm for 3 minutes Sustained: 3 rpm for 30 minutes[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | Rock Island Arsenal Kia Machine Tool Sorel industries (Canadian C3)[source] | Joint Manufacturing Technology Center of Rock Island Arsenal[source] |
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| Produced | 1941–1953[source] | 1989–2013[source] |
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| No. built | 10,200[source] | — |
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| Shell | 105×372 mm R[source] | Semi-fixed 105 x 372 mm R[source] |
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| Breech | Horizontal-block[source] | — |
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| Recoil | Hydro-pneumatic , constant, 42 in (110 cm)[source] | — |
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| Carriage | split trail[source] | — |
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| Elevation | −5° (−89 mils) to 65° (1,156 mils)[source] | -5.625° (−100 mils) to +69.975° (+1,244 mils)[source] |
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| Traverse | ±23° (±409 mils)[source] | 5.625° (100 mils) left or right[source] |
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| Used by | — | See operators[source] |
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| Variants | — | M119, M119A1, M119A2, M119A3[source] |
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| Sights | — | 3 × M90A2 telescope, M137A1 panoramic telescope[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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