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L118 Light Gun

Towed artilleryUnited KingdomIn service since 1974
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Key specs

Type
Towed artillery
Manufacturer
Royal Ordnance Factory, BAE Systems Land and Armaments
Designer
Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment
Designed
1966
Entered service
1974
Produced
1974–2016
Units produced
1,100
Status
In service
Crew
6

Towed artillery

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Overview

L118 Light Gun is a towed artillery piece from the United Kingdom, made by Royal Ordnance Factory and BAE Systems Land and Armaments. It entered service in 1974; it was produced from 1974 to 2016; 1,100 were built. It fires 105 mm shells up to 20.6 km. It is used or was used by the United Kingdom, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Ireland and 12 other countries, and saw combat in the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Iraq War, the War in Afghanistan, among others.

Specifications

Armament
Caliber
105 mm
Maximum range of fire
21 km
Rate of fire
12 rds/min
Dimensions and weights
Weight
2 t
Length
7.01 m
Width
1.78 m
Height
1.37 m

Variants

L119M119

Users & conflicts

Conflicts
Falklands WarYugoslav WarsWar in AfghanistanIraq WarRusso-Ukrainian War
Operators
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBrazilIrelandKenyaMoroccoNew ZealandPortugalSpainThailandUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUkraineUnited StatesAustraliaNetherlandsSwitzerland

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: L118 light gun, Wikipedia

Figures from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article, completed from Wikidata and the article in other languages where it gives none; where there are several versions, the first one given. Operators include former ones; the side that used a vehicle in a war is derived from its operators.