Calibre
Line items supplied in 105 mm, each with a dedicated page carrying the technical data available for that item so a tender line can be matched by designation before any correspondence begins. The same calibre appears under several names depending on the army and the standard; all of them are listed below and all reach these items. Quotations are issued to government end-users and licensed entities against a government-issued export licence and a verified End-User Certificate.
Also written: 105mm
Natures availableBlankHEIlluminatingSmoke
Extended-range 105 mm high-explosive projectile with 2.3 kg TNT, reaching 16200 m from the howitzer M56/33.
Extended-range base-bleed 105 mm high-explosive projectile reaching 18000 m from the 105 mm howitzer M56/33.
Separate-loaded 105 mm TNT-filled HE M1 round with point-detonating fuze for 105 mm howitzers M56, M2A1 and M4.
Separate-loaded 105 mm HE M1 round for the 105 mm howitzer M56/33, with 507 m/s muzzle velocity and 11900 m maximum range.
Semi-fixed 105 mm HE round fitted with the UB M12 proximity fuze for airburst effect, for the howitzer M56/33.
105 mm blank cartridge for training, saluting and live-fire simulation.
Semi-fixed 105 mm parachute illuminating round with electronic time fuze, min 600000 cd for min 30 s.
Semi-fixed 105 mm white phosphorus smoke round for screening and marking, for 105 mm howitzers M56, M2A1 and M2A2.
A 105 mm self-propelled truck-mounted fire support howitzer with an armoured cabin, a 2+2 smoke box launcher, manual loading, a crew of five, a 44-round combat set, a maximum rate of fire of 6-8 rounds per minute and 450 km of vehicle autonomy.
Upgrade of the 105 mm M101/M2A1 howitzer that replaces the 23-calibre barrel with a 33-calibre barrel fitted with a double baffle muzzle brake, together with a higher-pressure breech and breech block, a new equilibrator spring and added trail weight, raising range to 18.1 km with the HE-ER base bleed projectile and 15 km with the HE-ER boat-tail projectile.
A towed 105 mm fire support howitzer with a 3500 mm barrel, two-baffle muzzle brake, horizontal sliding wedge breech, hydro-pneumatic recoil and equilibrator, a crew of six, a maximum rate of fire of 8 rounds per minute and a maximum range of 18.1 km with an extended-range base-bleed projectile, firing all NATO standard 105 mm ammunition.
All data provided for information purposes; final specification is defined per contract. Full technical data sheets are issued on request against a stated end-user.
