GIAT LG-1 | |
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Type | Howitzer |
Place of origin | France |
Service history | |
Used by | See operators |
Production history | |
Designer | GIAT Industries (now Nexter group) |
Manufacturer | GIAT Industries |
No. built | 130[1] |
Specifications | |
Mass | 1,520 kg (3,350 lb) |
Barrel length | 3.15 m (10 ft 4 in) |
Crew | 5 |
Shell | 105 mm NATO |
Breech | Horizontal-block |
Carriage | Split trail |
Elevation | -3°/+70° |
Traverse | ±25° from centerline |
Rate of fire | 12 rounds per minute |
Maximum firing range | 17 kilometres (11 mi) using Base bleed rounds[2] |
The LG1 is a modern 105 mm towed howitzer designed and produced by GIAT Industries (now Nexter group) of France.