C1 105mm Howitzer. Canada officially adopted the C1 105mm Howitzer as a replacement for the 25-pounder Gun on 11 Sep 1956. The weapon was an adaptation of the US-designed 105mm Howitzer M2A1.

The M101A1 fires 105 mm high explosive (HE) semi-fixed ammunition and has a range of 12,330 yards (11,270 m) or 7 miles, making it suitable for supporting infantry. After World War I, the U.S. Army Ordnance Department studied various captured German 105 mm-caliber howitzers and developed the 105 mm Howitzer M1920 by using the Carriage M1920.

105-mm C1A1 M2A2 Howitzer, CDN 34134, No. 2 of 3 RCA monuments. This Howitzer carries the suffix AVCON denoting its usage in avalanche control. 34134 is mounted on a 1955-built M2A2 carriage.

The LG1 is a modern 105 mm towed howitzer designed and produced by GIAT Industries (now Nexter group) of France.

The M101 consists of 105 mm cannon M2A1 or M2A2, carriage M2A1 and recoil system (M2A1, M2A2, M2A3, M2A4 or M2A5). The M101A1 is identical apart from an M2A2 carriage. The difference between the 105 mm cannon M2A1 and the M2A2, is that the M2A1's muzzle end is straight and the M2A2's is bell-shaped.

Jul 16, 2023 · Detailing the technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Rock Island Arsenal M101 Towed 105mm Medium Howitzer including pictures.

The LG1 C1 105mm Howitzer was adopted for use by light infantry battalions in the late 1990s. Known as the LG1 C1, or also as the LG1 Mark II, this gun was produced by Giat Industries of France. The first guns were delivered in 1996 and deployed directly to Bosnia with fielding completed by Nov 1997.

105mm Howitzer, M2A2H2, with Muzzle Brake No. 8, were made primarily to determine the peak overpressures produced. Measures of positive impulse and duration of positive phase were also made. The howitzer was fired at elevations of 1 degree - 14 minutes, 35 degrees -0 minutes, and 70 degrees - 0 minutes with 2 propelling

Jul 11, 2016 · •Calibre: 105 mm •Elevation: -5' to +66' •Traverse: 46' •Muzzle velocity: 472 m/s (1 548 ft/s) •Maximum range: 11,270 m (6.9 miles) Tractors The M135 Truck was used to pull the C1 Howitzer, later replaced with the Medium Logistics Vehicle, Wheeled.

NATO standardized field artillery soon after it was formed, causing Canada to replace all 25 Pounders with the 105mm C1 Howitzer (a version of the US M2A1). Each Parachute Detachment operated an L5 or two 81mm mortars.