105 mm calibre


105 mm is a common NATO-standard artillery and tank gun calibre. The rifled tank round is defined by STANAG 4458. The artillery round is defined by AOP-29 part 3 with reference to STANAG 4425.

Artillery

Since the early 21st century, most NATO armies have settled on 155 mm weapons as having a good compromise between range and destructive power whilst having a single calibre, which simplifies logistics; however some military forces have retained 105 mm towed howitzers for their lighter weight and greater portability, including their rapid airlift and airdrop capabilities. The lower power and shorter range of 105 mm 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 and 130 mm calibre weapons in similar roles.

105 mm artillery guns

  • FV433 Abbot SPG
  • G7 howitzer
  • GIAT LG1
  • Indian field gun
  • K105A1 105 mm self-propelled howitzer
  • KH178 105 mm howitzer
  • L118 light gun / M119 howitzer
  • M-56 howitzer
  • M101 howitzer
  • M102 howitzer
  • M108 howitzer
  • Mk 61 105 mm self-propelled howitzer
  • MKE Boran howitzer
  • OTO Melara Mod 56
  • Type 74 105 mm self-propelled howitzer

    Tank guns

During the Cold War, the concept of the main battle tank was established and guns of and were the standard until the advent of guns of and from the 1960s to the 1990s. The L7 was widely used by NATO countries, and with it was popularized the now-standard 105×617mmR round, still used both in lighter-weight applications such as the Stingray light tank and the Stryker Mobile Gun System, as well as older MBTs such as the M60 tank.

105 mm tank guns

  • CN 105 F1
  • CN 105-57
  • Cockerill 105 HP Gun
  • Elbit Systems Land 105/52
  • M68 tank gun
  • M35
  • Leonardo 105/52
  • Royal Ordnance L7
  • 10.5 cm KwK L/68

    Anti-aircraft guns

The 105 was not a common calibre for land-based anti-aircraft guns, but several naval dual-use guns of this calibre saw common use.

105 mm anti-aircraft guns