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M102 howitzerlarger figure on 3 of 3
M119 howitzerlarger figure on 0 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Travel
Single sourceTravel: 6.40 m (21 ft)[source]
Configuration
| Specification | M102 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 | 1964–present[source] | — |
| Wars | Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Invasion of Grenada Gulf War Kosovo War Iraq War Lebanese Civil War Salvadoran Civil War[source] | War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) Iraq War Saudi Arabian–led intervention in Yemen Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
Mass
Single source1,496 kg (3,298 lb)[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
Single sourceNormal
Single sourceMaximum: 10 rpm Normal: 3 rpm[source]
Maximum
Single sourcefor 3 minutes Sustained for 30 minutes
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designed | 1962[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Rock Island Arsenal[source] | Joint Manufacturing Technology Center of Rock Island Arsenal[source] |
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| Shell | 105 × 372 mm R[source] | Semi-fixed 105 x 372 mm R[source] |
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| Action | Vertical sliding-wedge[source] | — |
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| Recoil | Hydro-pneumatic[source] | — |
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| Carriage | Box trail[source] | — |
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| Elevation | −5° to +75°[source] | -5.625° (−100 mils) to +69.975° (+1,244 mils)[source] |
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| Traverse | 360°[source] | 5.625° (100 mils) left or right[source] |
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| Used by | — | See operators[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1989–2013[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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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]