page_title: M119 howitzer
section_title: Prime mover
hierarchical_section_title: M119 howitzer / Prime mover
caption_attribution_description: English: Soldiers with the 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, position an M119A1 Howitzer near Forward Operating Base Cobra, Afghanistan, in support of soldiers from the 2nd Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment who participated in Operation Crackdown, 23 October 2004.
context_page_description: The M119 howitzer is the US designation for the L118 light gun, a lightweight British 105 mm howitzer also used by the United States Army. It can be easily airlifted by helicopter, or dropped by parachute. It does not need a recoil pit.
context_section_description: The M119 is towed in the US Army by the M1097 High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV).
caption: Soldiers with the 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light) position an M119A1 howitzer near Forward Operating Base Cobra, Afghanistan, 23 October 2004.
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