Commandos with 7 (Sphinx) Commando Battery Royal Artillery prepare to fire a 105mm howitzer. 29 CDO RA use the L118 Light Gun, which can fire 6-8 rounds per minute to a range of 17km. Crucially, for Commando operations, the gun can be transported slung beneath helicopters and towed by vehicles.
26 Regiment Royal Artillery fire illumination rounds from 105mm Light Guns at Camp Bastion
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29 Commando Regiment firing a 105mm Light Gun during training in Norway.
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The versatile 105 mm Light Gun is used by the Parachute and Commando Field Artillery Regiments of the British Army. The Light Gun can be towed by a medium-weight vehicle (such as a Pinzgauer TUM/HD or Hagglund BV206 all-terrain vehicle) or carried around the battlefield underslung by a Puma or...
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