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.

The M101A1 fires 105 mm high explosive (HE) semi-fixed ammunition and has a range of 12,330 yards (11,270 m), making it suitable for supporting infantry. After World War I, the U.S. Army Ordnance Department studied various captured German 105 mm-caliber howitzers and developed the 105 mm Howitzer M1920 by using the Carriage M1920.

The Royal Ordnance L7, officially designated Gun, 105 mm, Tank, L7, is the basic model of the United Kingdom's most successful tank gun. It is a 105 mm L/52 rifled design by the Royal Ordnance Factories , intended for use in armoured fighting vehicles , replacing the older QF 20-pounder (84 mm) gun mounted on the British Centurion tank. [ 1 ]

In 1989, the Army began replacing the M102 with the M119 105mm howitzer, a gun based on a British design built under license, in Regular Army field artillery units while National Guard battalions retained their M102s.

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.

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.

The M37 105mm Howitzer Motor Carriage began production in October 1945 as a replacement for the M7. It was based on the M24 Chaffee light tank chassis and armed with a modified M4 105mm howitzer used on a variant of the M4 Sherman. It was smaller, slightly faster, and more maneuverable than the M7.

The M101 fires its own range of 105mm ammunition, which has become the NATO standard for 105mm howitzer ammunition. The maximum range is 11.5 km with standard ammunition and 15.1 km with rocket assisted ammunition.

2019年4月26日 · The family of 105MM light howitzers (M1, M2, M2A1, M101, M102, and M119) traces its history from 1928. The M2A1 was first produced in 1940 and was renamed the M101 after World War II. Due to its...

2025年2月1日 · The M10 Booker will be armed with a 105mm cannon, a 7.62 coaxial machine gun (located on the turret next to the 105), and a top-mounted .50 caliber machine gun. While the 105mm is a pea-shooter compared to the Abrams’ 120mm cannon, it is not designed to slug it out with other tanks but to support the infantry.