https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Indian_Field_GunIndian Field Gun - Revision history2026-08-18T18:19:33ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.43.6https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Indian_Field_Gun&diff=455139&oldid=prevBrandonNewquist: general corrected structure as per guidelines and corrected details for accuracy2025-09-03T16:26:18Z<p>general corrected structure as per guidelines and corrected details for accuracy</p>
<a href="//en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Indian_Field_Gun&diff=455139&oldid=209318">Show changes</a>BrandonNewquisthttps://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Indian_Field_Gun&diff=209318&oldid=prev>James Bond 2004 at 14:58, 14 October 20212021-10-14T14:58:36Z<p></p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox weapon<br />
|name= Indian Field Gun<br />
|image=Indian_Army_Aviation_Corps_and_Air_Defence_Arty_Joint_Ex_3_(cropped).jpg<br />
|image_size=300<br />
|origin= India<br />
|type= [[Howitzer]]<br />
<!-- Type selection --><br />
|is_ranged= yes<br />
|is_bladed=<br />
|is_explosive= yes<br />
|is_artillery= yes<br />
|is_vehicle=<br />
|is_UK=<br />
<!-- Service history --><br />
|service=<br />
|used_by= India<br />
<!-- Production history --><br />
|designer= ARDE<br />
|design_date= 1972<br />
|manufacturer= [[Ordnance Factory Board]]<br />
|production_date= 1984<br />
|number=<br />
|variants= Mk-1,Mk-2,<br />
<!-- General specifications --><br />
|weight= 2380 kg<br />
|length= {{convert|5.94|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<br />
|part_length= {{convert|2.31|m|ftin|abbr=on}} L/22<br />
|width= {{convert|2.21|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<br />
|height= {{convert|1.73|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<br />
|crew=<br />
<!-- Ranged weapon specifications --> <br />
|cartridge= 105x372R<br />
|caliber= {{convert|105|mm|in|abbr=on}}<br />
|action=<br />
|rate=<br />
|Ammunitions= HE,HESH,HEAT,ILLUMINATING,SMOKE,<br />
|velocity= {{convert|475|m/s|ft/s|abbr=on}}<br />
|range=<br />
|max_range= {{convert|17200|m|mi|abbr=on}} to {{convert|20000|m|mi|abbr=on}} <br />
|feed=<br />
|sights=<br />
<!-- Artillery specifications --><br />
|breech= horizontal block<br />
|recoil= hydropneumatic, constant, {{convert|42|in|cm|abbr=on}}<br />
|carriage= [[split trail]]<br />
|elevation= -5° to +73°<br />
|traverse= 30° Left & Right<br />
}}<br />
The '''105&nbsp;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.<ref>{{cite news|last=Shukla|first=Ajai|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/155-mm-gun-contract-drdo-enters-the-fray-110072900042_1.html|title=155-mm gun contract: DRDO enters the fray|date=June 29, 2010|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]|location=New Delhi, India|access-date=November 8, 2014}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|title=Indian Field Gun 105 mm {{!}} Defence Research and Development Organisation - DRDO, Ministry of Defence, Government of India|url=https://www.drdo.gov.in/indian-field-gun-105-mm|access-date=2021-10-03|website=www.drdo.gov.in}}</ref><br />
<br />
==Operators==<br />
<!--READ FIRST: This section is for cited entries only. Please do not add entries into this list without a citation from a reliable source. All entries without a citation will be removed. Thank you.--><br />
<br />
*{{IND}}<br />
*{{MYA}} : 10 in service. Aid from [[India]] for use against Insurgency groups operating from [[Myanmar]].<ref name=SIPRI>{{cite web|url=http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php|title=SIPRI Trade Register|publisher=[[Stockholm International Peace Research Institute]]}}</ref><br />
<br />
==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
<br />
{{commons category|Indian Field Gun}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:105 mm artillery]]<br />
[[Category:Artillery of India]]<br />
[[Category:Howitzers]]<br />
[[Category:Military equipment introduced in the 1970s]]</div>>James Bond 2004