I just don’t see the point of the 105mm anymore. One of the main takeaways from the war in Ukraine is the extreme effectiveness of cluster munitions against trenches and in counter battery fire.
Clearly a foolish decision on the part of countries that decided to make them illegal. No country can seriously expect to be successful on the battlefield without at the minimum cluster ammunition howitzer shells.
I don’t know how specifically it compares but I know that self-propelled 155mm howitzers do dramatically better avoiding counter battery fire than towed artillery.
I don’t doubt that they’re much better, but they’re also specialised vehicles as big and heavy as tanks. If you are trying to equip a massive mobilised force, you’re going to have a much harder time giving them enough of those vs giving them enough lighter guns that their trucks can tow
I just don’t see the point of the 105mm anymore. One of the main takeaways from the war in Ukraine is the extreme effectiveness of cluster munitions against trenches and in counter battery fire.
If such things weren’t exceedingly illegal
Clearly a foolish decision on the part of countries that decided to make them illegal. No country can seriously expect to be successful on the battlefield without at the minimum cluster ammunition howitzer shells.
Surely a gun that can be easily towed without specialised vehicles is a great fit for an environment with severe counter-battery fire?
I don’t know how specifically it compares but I know that self-propelled 155mm howitzers do dramatically better avoiding counter battery fire than towed artillery.
I don’t doubt that they’re much better, but they’re also specialised vehicles as big and heavy as tanks. If you are trying to equip a massive mobilised force, you’re going to have a much harder time giving them enough of those vs giving them enough lighter guns that their trucks can tow