Towed Artillery Guns for Senegalese Armed Forces 

Nexter’s 105LG 105mm towed artillery gun can be put into battery in less than 30 seconds by a crew of 5 gunners, firing 12 rounds per minute at a maximum range of 17 km By DA Staff / 03 May 2022

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Nexter has been awarded a contract for the supply of eight 105 LG guns and 105mm ammunition to the Armed Forces of Senegal. 

The 105LG is a 105mm towed artillery gun renowned for its reliability and unmatched lightness (1,650 kg). Its ability to be transported by any type of vehicle, aircraft, helicopter, and parachute ensures it is ideally mobile for troops operating in extreme climates and difficult terrain. 

The Senegalese Army chose the 105LG from Nexter due to it meeting the requirements of modern combat. Thanks to its lightness and unrivalled rate of fire, it can be put into battery in less than 30 seconds by a crew of 5 gunners, firing 12 rounds per minute at a maximum range of 17 km thanks to Nexter Arrowtech’s ERG 3 105mm extended range ammunition. If necessary, it can escape detection by trajectory radars thanks to the very low arrow of its trajectories in tense firing, up to a range of 11 km. It is also capable of direct fire up to 2 km.

The 105 LG is already in service with the armies of many countries: Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, and very recently Malaysia, which confirms the renewed interest in artillery of this caliber worldwide. 

Dominique Guillet, director of the Weapons and Ammunition business unit at Nexter, was delighted with this sale, which “initiates a fruitful cooperation between Nexter and Armed Forces of Senegal.”

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