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At a glance
M116 howitzerlarger figure on 0 of 2
M119 howitzerlarger figure on 2 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | M116 howitzer | M119 howitzer |
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| Type | Pack howitzer[source] | Towed field gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1927–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See operators[source] |
| Wars | World War II Second Sino-Japanese War Korean War Chinese Civil War First Indochina War Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Kurdish–Turkish conflict |
Muzzle velocity
Single source381 m/s (1,250 ft/s)[source]
Bars 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] |
| Manufacturer | General Electric[source] | Joint Manufacturing Technology Center of Rock Island Arsenal[source] |
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| Produced | 1927–1944[source] | 1989–2013[source] |
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| No. built | 8,400[source] | — |
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| Shell | Fixed and Semi-fixed 75 x 272 mm R[source] | Semi-fixed 105 x 372 mm R[source] |
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| Shell weight | 8.27 kg (18 lb 4 oz)[source] | — |
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| Breech | Horizontal-block[source] | — |
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| Recoil | Hydro-pneumatic , constant[source] | — |
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| Carriage | Box trail or Split-trail depending on model[source] | — |
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| Elevation | -5° to +45°[source] | -5.625° (−100 mils) to +69.975° (+1,244 mils)[source] |
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| Traverse | 6°[source] | 5.625° (100 mils) left or right[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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