Indian Field Gun

Indian Field Gun
Indian Field Gun
Type	Howitzer
Place of origin	India
Service history
Used by	India
Production history
Designer	ARDE
Designed	1972
Manufacturer	Ordnance Factory Board
Produced	1984
Variants	Mk-1,Mk-2,
Specifications
Mass	2380 kg
Length	5.94 m (19 ft 6 in)
Barrel length	2.31 m (7 ft 7 in) L/22
Width	2.21 m (7 ft 3 in)
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Shell	105x372R
Caliber	105 mm (4.1 in)
Breech	horizontal block
Recoil	hydropneumatic, constant, 42 in (110 cm)
Carriage	split trail
Elevation	-5° to +73°
Traverse	30° Left & Right
Muzzle velocity	475 m/s (1,560 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	17,200 m (10.7 mi) to 20,000 m (12 mi)

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The 105 mm Light Field Gun was designed and developed by the Armament Research and Development Establishment(ARDE) in 1972 and was produced in Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur from 1984.^[1] ^[2]

Operators[edit]

India
Myanmar : 10 in service. Aid from India for use against Insurgency groups operating from Myanmar.^[3]

References[edit]

↑ Shukla, Ajai (June 29, 2010). "155-mm gun contract: DRDO enters the fray". Business Standard. New Delhi, India. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
↑ "Indian Field Gun 105 mm | Defence Research and Development Organisation - DRDO, Ministry of Defence, Government of India". www.drdo.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
↑ "SIPRI Trade Register". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.

[1] Shukla, Ajai (June 29, 2010). "155-mm gun contract: DRDO enters the fray". Business Standard. New Delhi, India. Retrieved November 8, 2014.

[2] "Indian Field Gun 105 mm | Defence Research and Development Organisation - DRDO, Ministry of Defence, Government of India". www.drdo.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-10-03.

[SIPRI-3] "SIPRI Trade Register". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.

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