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War Correspondent Watches Ukrainian Artillery Crew Put In Work
Published 5 months ago
This footage shows a Ukrainian war correspondent with the 79th Separate Air Assault Brigade in Donetsk. A crew of soldiers is using an 105-millimeter towed howitzer, and the reporter walks the audience through some of the process.
The howitzer in question is an L119 light gun/towed howitzer, which was possibly donated by Australia or England. The US uses a slightly upgraded, licensed version known as the "M" model. In either case, the weapon fires 105-millimeter shells at a range of 11 to 19.5 kilometers, and is able to be towed and/or sling-loaded. Naturally, this makes sense for an Air Assault brigade.
One of the gunners describes using the L119 as "the best job in the world."
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