The M119 howitzer is a lightweight 105 mm howitzer, used by the United States Army. It is the American licensed version of the British L119 light gun. The M119 is typically towed by the M1097 or M1152 High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), and can be easily airlifted by helicopter, or airdropped by parachute.

On 30 November 2001, an L118 light gun replaced a 25-pounder gun as the One O'Clock Gun in Edinburgh Castle. By tradition, this fires at one o'clock every afternoon, except on Sundays, Good Friday and Christmas Day. The light gun is also fired by 14 (Training) Regiment Royal Artillery on Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day each year.

Apr 13, 2020 · The L/M119 105 mm Light Gun The British L119 was revised by Rock Island Arsenal as the M119 lightweight towed howitzer in 1986. It was adopted to replace the M101 105mm light towed howitzer. A total of 521 M119 and M119A1 howitzers were manufactured at RIA from 1991 to 1997.…

May 21, 2018 · Available supported armament, ammunition, and special-mission equipment featured in the design of the Rock Island Arsenal M119 Towed 105mm Medium Howitzer. Dependent on ammunition carrier. Types include HE, illumination and smoke and may be rocket-assisted. Nightvision - NONE.

Apr 26, 2019 · The weapon at Memorial Field one of 14 British L119 light guns leased to the U.S. Army in 1985 for evaluation. The system was revised by Rock Island Arsenal as the M119 …

The 105mm Light Gun provides direct and indirect fire support to our Army’s combat troops, and can be employed in either offensive, or defensive operations.

Jul 7, 2011 · 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...

The 105mm Light Gun is an air-transportable 105mm caliber towed howitzer intended for rapid reaction forces such as paratroopers. It entered service in the British Army in 1975 and since then has been sold to more than 17 international customers.

The M119A3 features new software and hardware component upgrades, GPS for navigation, a digital gunner's display, and digital communication between each gun and the fire direction center to speed up the process of receiving firing data and firing shells.

Mar 13, 2020 · M119 was originally designed, developed and manufactured by the Royal Ordnance Company in Nottingham, England as the L118/L119 British Light Gun. The successful deployment during the Falklands war led the US Army to induct the howitzer into their inventory.