UK - L118 Light Gun

Royal School of Artillery

Field regiments of the Royal Artillery are equipped with the versatile 105 mm light gun, including the parachute and commando artillery regiments. The light gun can be towed by a medium-weight vehicle or carried around the battlefield underslung by a Chinook helicopter. Royal Artillery L118 light guns are fitted with an automatic pointing system (APS), which enables the gun to be unlimbered and in action in 30 seconds. APS is based on an inertial navigation system, operated via a touch screen, it replaces the traditional dial sight.