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FV433, 105mm, Field Artillery, Self-Propelled "Abbot" is the self-propelled artillery, or more specifically self-propelled gun (SPG), variant of the British Army FV430 series of armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs), using much of the chassis of the FV430 but with a fully rotating turret at the rear housing the 105 mm gun and given the vehicle designation of FV433.
Self-propelled artillery. FV433 Abbot SPG self-propelled 105 mm gun; ... 155 mm gun M1918 WWI-WWII era field gun, US-made version of French Canon de 155mm GPF;
The lower power and shorter range of 105 mm (4.1 in) ammunition has led to its obsolescence in full-sized self-propelled guns, such as the American M108 howitzer and British FV433 Abbot SPG. China, North Korea, Russia, and other former Soviet bloc countries use 122 mm (4.8 in) and 130 mm (5.1 in) calibre weapons in similar roles.
The L19 ordnance is slightly shorter than the L13 used by the Abbot and hence has a slightly shorter maximum range. Also, unlike the Abbot, the barrel is autofrettaged and hence lighter. The light gun appears to owe a number of its features to the 25-pounder gun, unsurprisingly since RARDE was the successor to the design department, Woolwich ...
FV433 Field Artillery, Self-Propelled "Abbot" – 105 mm self propelled gun built by Vickers; FV434 "Carrier, Maintenance, Full Tracked" – REME maintenance carrier with a crew of three and a hydraulically driven crane with a lifting capacity of 3,050 kg. FV435 Wavell communications vehicle
Pages in category "Self-propelled artillery of the United Kingdom" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The M110A2s were made from refitted M110s or M107 175 mm self-propelled guns. [4] The 2nd Battalion 18th Field Artillery (U.S. Army), which inactivated in 1994 at Fort Sill , Oklahoma, and the 5th Battalion 18th Field Artillery served in Desert Storm with the M110A2, as did the 142nd Field Artillery Brigade ( Arkansas Army National Guard ) and ...
Artillery has been one of primary weapons of war since before the Napoleonic Era. Several countries have developed and built artillery systems, while artillery itself has been continually improved and redesigned to meet the evolving needs of the battlefield. This has led to a multitude of different types and designs which have played a role in ...