Indian Field Gun

Indian Field Gun
Indian Field Gun
Type	Field gun
Place of origin	India
Service history
In service	1974 - present
Used by	See Operators
Wars	Kargil War
Production history
Designer	Armament Research and Development Establishment
Designed	1972
Manufacturer	Field Gun Factory, Kanpur (IFG); Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur (LFG);
Produced	1978–? (IFG); 1984-2015 (LFG);
No. built	2400 LFGs (as of 2025)
Variants	See Variants Indian Field Gun (IFG); Light Field Gun (LFG);
Specifications
Mass	3,450 kg (7,610 lb) (IFG); 2,380 kg (5,250 lb) (LFG);
Length	5.94 m (19 ft 6 in)
Barrel length	2.31 m (7 ft 7 in) L/22 (IFG); 3.89 m (12 ft 9 in) L/37 (LFG);
Width	2.21 m (7 ft 3 in)
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Shell	105 × 372 mm R; (HE, HESH, Illuminating, BE Smoke)
Caliber	105 mm (4.1 in)
Breech	Horizontal block
Recoil	Hydropneumatic, constant 110 cm (43 in) (IFG); 106 cm (42 in) (LFG);
Carriage	split trail
Elevation	-5° to +73°
Traverse	5° left & right from centreline
Rate of fire	LFG 4 rpm (normal); 6 rpm for 10 mins (intense); 1 rpm for 2 hours (sustained);
Muzzle velocity	475 m/s (1,560 ft/s)
Maximum firing range	17,400 m (10.8 mi) (IFG); 17,200 m (10.7 mi) to 20,000 m (12 mi) (LFG);
References

The Indian Field Gun is a towed field gun developed in India and extensively used in the Indian Army.