Armed Force Of The Philippines 105 mm Howitzer

M119A1 105mm Lightweight Towed Howitzer The M119A1 is a light weight air mobile air droppable (by parachute) or Towed Howitzer with an average crew of seven soldiers. It provides direct and indirect fire support to highly mobile light infantry divisions and separate brigades. The howitzer can be quickly moved and employed to provide maximum fire power with a minimum of combat loaded weight. It also provides a low silhouette and requires no recoil pit. These aspects combined makes the M119A1 Howitzer one of the most lethal weapon systems in the Army inventory. The M119A1 has greater range, is lighter and has a more rapid rate of fire than its predecessor, the M102, which it replaces in light/ airmobile/airborne units. The M119 weights 4,000 pounds ( complete with BII). The prime mover is the HMMV truck. The M119 is air transportable with its basic load of ammunition by the UH60 helicopter and is dual lift capable with the CH47 Chinook. The M119 fires all current 105-mm ammunition and new propellant is being developed to give the M119 an increased range to approximately 19K with the rocket assisted projectile. The M119A1 was originally designed, developed, and produced by Royal Ordnance, Nottingham, England as the L118/L119 British Light Gun. In the L118 configuration, the weapon uses separate loading 105mm Abbott type ammunition. The L118 served with distinction during the Falkland Islands conflict. The L119 is identical to the L118 except for the cannon tube which is reconfigured to fire all NATO standard 105mm semi-fixed ammunition. The U.S. Army, based largely on the success of the L118 during the Falkland Island campaign, purchased operational testing weapons to determine the feasibility of using this weapon in the U.S. Army's new Light Division concept. Key in the Army's evaluation was the ability to airlift an entire Division artillery within the severe light division air transport constraints. The M119A1 easily met this critical challenge. Once the operational questions were satisfactorily answered, the U.S. Army negotiated both a production contract and a license agreement (for production within the U.S.) with Royal Ordnance in 1987.

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[TheMarkgun]

meron po ba kayong video ng afp using the new gc 45 155mm howitzer 39.6km range,,,,meron kaya afp ?

[nemesiocarigaba]

@Ko0lKiDz1 afford, but because its the most logical armored vehicle we could use in our geography.

[nemesiocarigaba]

@Ko0lKiDz1 main battle tanks are not really that applicable in our location sir...jungle sa mindanao, islands sa visayaz, mountains sa luzon...in all three of our main islands useless ang main battle tanks, inferior maneuverability...what we need are amphibious armored personnel carriers with sufficient armor to provide troop protection and a decent weapon to defend itself..the army knows this, just look at the vehicle acquisition of the army, mostly APC, not because its the only thing we can

[Ko0lKiDz1]

@nemesiocarigaba useless yan PARA defense natin pero ang MBT's are useful PARA sa offense natin.... besides hindi lng mindanao ang i concentrate ng mga kalaban...

[ivanrayful]

wala bang sariling kagamitan ang mga philippine army para sa digmaan,, puro luma,,,,

[hotrod4you2]

i like phil people but your weapons need updating

[nemesiocarigaba]

@47eriel08 we dont need MBT's sir..useless yan sa jungle environment ng Mindanao...

[EEdgar14]

dapat ang army natin ay gumamit nang sumpit at mungo sa kalaban para makatipid ang gobyierno ni penoy aquino.

[47eriel08]

kung outdated din naman ang gamit ng militar ng pilipinas....try buying outdated MBT katulad ng russian t-34, t-55, t-72, hindi naman natin kelangan ng magarang kagamitan... kelangan natin ung effectiveness sa labanan kahit hindi masyadong mahal..bilyon bilyon ang pondo tas ganun parin ang kagamitan??

hindi muna tayo titingin sa external defense ng bansa...dun muna tayo sa NPA at MILF...sigurado kikilabutan sila na may tangke ang gobyerno :)

[yea2371]

bsan paliton pa unsaon na lang....hala ka....