Feb. 15 (UPI) --U.S. Army engineers have designed a 105mm low blast overpressure muzzle brake for the M119 howitzer platform. The muzzle brake is the first large-caliber device of its kind to be ...

The system was replaced with the M119 howitzer in artillery battalions, but remains in service aboard U.S. gunships. Several other international operators still use the M102, including Brazil and ...

The M119 Howitzer has served as a towed artillery piece but putting it on a vehicle would give troops a way to maneuver more quickly around the battlefield, avoiding artillery counter-fires.

The M119, technically speaking, is a "gun-howitzer"—a cannon that can be used both for direct fire (aimed at the target with an optical sight or radar) and indirect fire aimed based on positions ...

Wisconsin Army National Guard, 1-120th Field Artillery Regiment, fires a 105mm High Explosive shell with the M119 howitzer during Northern Strike 23-1, Jan. 23, 2023, at Camp Grayling, Mich. Units ...

The enemy lost up to 300 troops, three armored combat vehicles, eight cars, a US-made 155mm M777 howitzer, two 152mm Msta-B howitzers, two 122mm D-30 howitzers, three US-produced 105mm M119 ...

3 Ukrainian soldiers load a shell into a M119 105-mm howitzer. 4 A Ukrainian M119 105-mm howitzer fires at Russian positions. 5 A Ukrainian soldier pets a cat near the front.

Another British design, the UK's L119 towed 105 mm howitzer became the M119 in US service. Weighing in at only about 2 tons, the weapon was designed for airborne and light infantry troops.

The U.S. Department of Defense shared photos (below) from one of the SEFTA/African Lion military exercises, with the caption: “Laying down heavy firepower with the M119 howitzer.” ...

The M119 Towed Howitzer is designed specifically for this 105 mm M20 cannon, but the technology can be engineered for other cannon platforms, such as a 155 mm. ----- ...