105 mm (4.1 in) is a common NATO -standard artillery and tank gun calibre. [1][2] The rifled tank round is defined by STANAG 4458. The artillery round is defined by AOP-29 part 3 with reference to STANAG 4425.

Since 1964, the Army acquired 1,150 M102 towed howitzers. The weapon is being replaced by the M119 -series 105 mm howitzer. [2] Units were initially equipped with the M101A1 howitzer, virtually the same 105 mm howitzer that had been used to support U.S. forces since World War II.

The 105×617mm (4.1 inch), also known as 105×617mmR, is a common, NATO - standard, tank gun cartridge used in 105 mm guns such as those derived from the Royal Ordnance L7.

The M102 was intended to replace the heavier M101A1 105mm howitzer (left). Designed in the 1920s, the M101A1 was essentially the same 105mm howitzer that equipped American field artillery units in World War II and the Korean War.

2018年4月17日 · The ubiquitous 105MM howitzer was the mainstay of every firebase and used in nearly every major battle of the Vietnam War. The first “105” prototype was built in 1920 and, after much modification, approved as the M-1 105mm field howitzer and M-1 towed carriage in 1928.

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The solution was mounting the 105mm gun in the M4 series. This required a rework of the gun and mount, but it was ready before the Normandy landings and, once in use, were well-liked, replacing the M7 in Tank Company and Battalion 105 support roles.

2024年7月27日 · The 105 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M37 (HMC) represented a step forward in artillery technology, envisioned as the successor to the widely utilized M7 Priest sporting a similar 105 mm howitzer gun, but on the more modern M24 Chaffee chassis. Despite being adopted, the end of the Second World War curtailed the M37’s widespread utilization.

2024年5月20日 · The M2A1 105mm Howitzer (re-designated M101A1 in 1962) was the standard light field howitzer in the US Army in World War II. Developed based on German World War I 105mm howitzers, it filled the need for a motor-drawn …

Since the early 21st century, most NATO armies have centred on 155 mm weapons as having a good compromise between range and destructive power whilst having a single calibre simplifies logistics; however some military forces have retained …