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{{Infobox weapon
|name= Indian field gun
|image=Indian Field Gun.jpg
|image_size=300
|origin= India
|type= [[Howitzer]]

|is_ranged= yes
|is_bladed=
|is_explosive= yes
|is_artillery= yes
|is_vehicle=
|is_UK=

|service=
|used_by= India<br>Myanmar

|designer= ARDE
|design_date= 1972
|manufacturer= [[Ordnance Factory Board]]
|production_date= 1984
|number=
|variants= Mk-1, Mk-2, truck mounted variant

|weight= {{convert|2,380|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
|length= {{convert|5.94|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|part_length= {{convert|2.31|m|ftin|abbr=on}} L/22
|width= {{convert|2.21|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|height= {{convert|1.73|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|crew=

|cartridge= 105 x 372 mm R
|caliber= {{convert|105|mm|in|abbr=on}}
|action=
|rate=
|Ammunitions= HE, HESH, HEAT, illuminating, smoke
|velocity= {{convert|475|m/s|ft/s|abbr=on}}
|range=
|max_range= {{convert|17200|m|mi|abbr=on}} to {{convert|20000|m|mi|abbr=on}}
|feed=
|sights=

|breech= Horizontal block
|recoil= Hydropneumatic, constant, {{convert|42|in|cm|abbr=on}}
|carriage= [[split trail]]
|elevation= -5° to +73°
|traverse= 30° left & right
}}
The '''105 mm Indian field gun''' is a towed howitzer developed in India and extensively used in the [[Indian Army]].

==Development==
The gun was designed and developed by the [[Armament Research and Development Establishment]] (ARDE) in 1972 to replace the [[Ordnance QF 25-pounder|25-pounder guns]] used by the Indian Army. It was produced in the [[Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur|Gun Carriage Factory (GCF), 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, 2022}}</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> In addition to the GCF, the guns have been manufactured at [[Field Gun Factory, Kanpur]].
The shells are manufactured at ordnance factories in [[Nagpur|Ambajhari]] and [[Chandrapur]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/81343808.cms|title=Army's in-service guns suffer two barrel bursts|website=[[The Times of India]] |date=2021-03-05|access-date=2022-04-06}}</ref> It shares many features with the British [[L118 light gun]]. Due to its excellent portability, it is suitable for mountainous and other difficult terrains.<ref name="artillery">{{cite web|url=http://fullafterburner.weebly.com/next-gen-weapons/category/all|title=Military Balance India Vs China Part-3 Indian artillery systems|date=2021-06-16|access-date=2022-04-06}}</ref>
[[File:Ranjit Lal Jetley at the Pragati Maidan Defence exhibition.jpg|thumb|right|105 mm light field gun prototype being shown at the Pragati Maidan Defence exhibition, New Delhi]]

==Variants==
'''Towed'''<br />
The Indian field gun (IFG) weighs 3,450 kg, while the light field gun (LFG) variant weighs 2,380 kg. Both guns have a normal rate of fire of four rounds per minute over ranges from 2,000 to 17,400 metres. It can sustain an intense rate of fire of six rounds per minute for up to 10 minutes and a sustained rate of fire for up to one hour. It has a crew of six. The gun has a secondary anti-tank capability. It can operate in temperatures ranging from -27 to +60 °C. The recoil on firing is absorbed by two side-mounted hydraulic cylinders. A circular platform provided with the gun can be used for rapid 360° movement. The light field gun can be broken down into two or three parts for easy transport and quickly re-assembled. The LFG can be heli-lifted and paradropped.<ref>{{cite magazine |author= |title=IDR, 1979, Vol 12 (8) |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_janes-international-defense-review-idr_1979_12_8/page/1426/mode/2up?q= |magazine=International Defense Review, 1979: Vol 12 Issue 8 |location= |publisher= |date= |access-date=2022-04-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://ofb.gov.in/unit/pages/GCF/details/105mm-light-field-gun-mk-ii-lfg-1 |title=105/37 mm Light Field Gun |date= |access-date=2022-04-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428021849/https://ofb.gov.in/unit/pages/GCF/details/105mm-light-field-gun-mk-ii-lfg-1 |archive-date=28 April 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*Indian field gun Mark 1
*Indian field gun Mark 2
*Indian field gun Mark 3
*Light field gun Mark 1
*Light field gun Mark 2
'''Self propelled'''
*[[OFB 105mm SPG|OFB 105 mm SPG]] – consists of a [[BMP-2|BMP Sarath]] hull mounted with a light field gun. It was developed by ordnance development centre, [[Ordnance Factory Medak]], but has not been inducted into the Indian Army.
*Garuda 105 – developed by Kalyani Strategic Systems, a subsidiary of [[Bharat Forge]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ddpmod.gov.in/sites/default/files/Second_book.pdf|title=CATALOGUE INDIAN DEFENCE INDUSTRY|date=2022-03-01|access-date=2022-04-06}}</ref>

==Operators==


*{{IND}}
*{{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>
[[File:105mm HE and Smoke shell of IFG (Indian Field Gun). (49203821552).jpg|thumb|right|105 mm HE and smoke shell of Indian field gun]]

== See also ==

* [[M119 howitzer]]
* [[L118 light gun]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{commons category|Indian Field Gun}}

[[Category:105 mm artillery]]
[[Category:Artillery of India]]
[[Category:Howitzers]]
[[Category:Military equipment introduced in the 1970s]]

Indian field gun - Revision history

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