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British Army Artillery and Air Defence
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Posted by Peace Keeper
The British Army uses three main artillery systems: the Multi Launch Rocket System (MLRS), AS-90 and L118. The MLRS was first used operationally in Operation Granby and has a range of 70 km (43 mi). The AS-90 is a 155 mm self-propelled gun.  The L118 Light Gun is a 105 mm towed gun used primarily in support of  16 Air Assault Brigade, 19 Light Brigade and 3 Commando Brigade (Royal Marines). The Rapier FSC Missile System is the Army's primary battlefield air defence system, widely deployed since the Falklands War[106] and the Starstreak HVM (High Velocity Missile) is a surface-to-air weapon, launched either by a single soldier or from a vehicle-mounted launcher.
| Name | Origin | Type | Q | Photo | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS90 |  United Kingdom | Self propelled 155mm howitzer | 116-134 |  | The AS90 is a 155mm self-propelled gun that equips six Field Regiments of the Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Artillery. | 
| L118 Light Gun |  United Kingdom | Towed 105mm howitzer | 138 |  | The 105 mm Light Gun is used by the Parachute and Commando Field Artillery Regiments of the British Army. | 
| MLRS |  United States | Rocket artillery | 42 |  | The Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS), nicknamed the '70 km Sniper', provides pinpoint accuracy, delivering a 200 lb high explosive warhead to its target. It has twice the range of other artillery systems used by the British Army. | 
| Rapier FSC Missile System |  United Kingdom | Surface-to-air missile | 24 |  | Rapier Field Standard C is a technologically advanced Short Range Air Defence System (SHORAD) and is in service with the Royal Artillery. | 
| Starstreak HVM |  United Kingdom | High Velocity Missile | 229 |  | The Starstreak HVM (High Velocity Missile) is designed to counter threats from very high performance, low-flying aircraft and fast 'pop up' strikes by helicopters. | 
| L16 81mm Mortar L9A1 51 mm Light Mortar M6-640 |  United Kingdom | Mortar | 470 2,093 |  | The mortar is a Battlegroup level indirect fire weapon which is capable of providing accurate High Explosive, smoke and illuminating rounds out to a maximum range of 5,650m. The Hirtenberger M6-895 60 mm Mortar was procured as an Urgent Operational Requirement (UOR). It can be fired in both the direct and indirect fire role at a rate of 1–12 rounds a minute and can be operated in the hand held mode. The 640 60 mm Mortar has been procured as a UOR to replace the current 51 mm Mortar on current operations. | 
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