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Indian Field Gun
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The Indian Field Gun is a towed field gun developed in India and extensively used in the Indian Army.
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Indian Field Gun | |
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Type | Field gun |
Place of origin | India |
Service history | |
Used by | See Operators |
Production history | |
Designer | ARDE |
Designed | 1972 |
Manufacturer | Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur |
Produced | 1978–present[1] |
Variants | Mk-1, Mk-2, Truck mounted variant, OFB 105 mm SPG |
Specifications | |
Mass | 2,380 kg (5,250 lb) |
Length | 5.94 m (19 ft 6 in) |
Barrel length | 2.31 m (7 ft 7 in) L/22 |
Width | 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) |
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Shell | 105 x 372 mm R HE, HESH, HEAT, illuminating, smoke |
Caliber | 105 mm (4.1 in) |
Breech | Horizontal block |
Recoil | Hydropneumatic, constant, 42 in (110 cm) |
Carriage | split trail |
Elevation | -5° to +73° |
Traverse | 30° left & right |
Muzzle velocity | 475 m/s (1,560 ft/s) |
Maximum firing range | 17,200 m (10.7 mi) to 20,000 m (12 mi) |
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