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M119 Howitzer

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The M119 howitzer is a lightweight 105 mm towed field gun used by the United States Army, built at the Joint Manufacturing Technology Center at Rock Island Arsenal as the American licensed version of the British L119 light gun. It is typically towed by HMMWV vehicles and can be airlifted by helicopter or dropped by parachute, having entered service in December 1989 with production continuing through 2013. Beyond the roughly 821 M119A2 and M119A3 guns the United States Army held as of January 2025, it is also operated by Saudi Arabia, the Kurdistan Region's Peshmerga forces, and Ukraine. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Weapon Class
Towed field gun 2
Introduced Year
1989 2
Classification
Caliber
105mm 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Howitzer / Artillery 2
Connections

Operated By

British Army, Armed Forces and Units
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United States Army, Armed Forces and Units
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Used In

Iraq War, Wars
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War in Afghanistan (2001-2021), Wars
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1. Wikipedia: M119 howitzer
  • Caliber attribute (m119-howitzer)
    The M119 howitzer is a lightweight 105 mm towed field gun used by the United States Army, built at the Joint Manufacturing Technology Center at Rock Island Arsenal as the American licensed version of the British L119 light gun.
  • Used In: War in Afghanistan (2001-2021), infobox wars field: 'War in Afghanistan (2001-2021)'
  • Used In: Iraq War, infobox wars field: 'Iraq War'
  • Operated By: United States Army, Wikipedia article text
    The M119 howitzer is a lightweight 105 mm howitzer, used by the United States Army.
  • Operated By: British Army, Wikipedia article text
    The L118 entered service with the British Army in 1976 and is used by parachute and commando field artillery regiments.
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2. Wikipedia: M119 howitzer
  • Infobox, type
    Towed field gun
  • Development
    entered service with the 7th Infantry Division, Fort Ord, California, in December 1989
  • Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.
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Wikidata: M119 Howitzer
Wikidata Q682170, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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