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FH70

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The FH70, short for field howitzer for the 1970s, is a towed 155 mm howitzer jointly developed by the United Kingdom, West Germany and Italy and built by VSEL, Rheinmetall and OTO Melara, with Japan Steel Works producing it under license. It entered service in 1978 and remains in active use with Italy, Japan, which built 480 under license, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Ukraine, having formerly also equipped the militaries of Estonia, Germany, Malaysia, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. 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
Classification
Caliber
155mm 1
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Towed 155 mm howitzer 2
Introduced Year
1978 3
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Howitzer / Artillery 2
FAQs

What was the FH70 meant to replace?

It was meant to replace the US-built M114 155 mm howitzer in German service and the 5.5-inch medium gun in British service.

The FH70 was intended to replace the US-built M114 155 mm howitzer in the general support battalions of German divisional artillery regiments. It was also to equip three British general support medium regiments, taking the place of the 5.5-inch medium gun.
Connections

Operated By

Bundeswehr, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: FH70

Used In

Russo-Ukrainian War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: FH70
In the Other Atlases

Manufactured By

Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Source Wikidata: FH70
Sources
1. Wikipedia: FH70
  • Infobox: service
    1978-present
  • Lead and body text
    The FH70 (field howitzer for the 1970s) is a towed 155 mm howitzer used by several nations.
  • Lead section
    The FH70 (field howitzer for the 1970s) is a towed 155 mm howitzer used by several nations.
  • Operated By: Bundeswehr, Operators
    Germany, 150 as FH155-1 (Field Howitzer 155mm Mk1), last unit (225th Mountain Artillery Battalion) converted to tracked artillery in 2002
  • Used In: Russo-Ukrainian War, Infobox: wars
    Lebanese Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War
  • In Group: Towed Howitzers and Field Guns, Infobox: type
    Howitzer
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2. Wikipedia: FH70
  • Lead paragraph, sentence 1
    towed 155 mm howitzer
  • Infobox: service
    1978-present
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3. Wikidata: FH70
Wikidata Q1388247, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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