What is L118 Light Gun?
{{Infobox weapon |name=Gun, 105mm, Field, L118 |image=Australian gunners Afghanistan March 2009.jpg |caption=The L118 in Afghanistan |origin= {{flagcountry|United Kingdom}} |type= Towed [[howitzer]] <!-- Type selection --> |is_ranged= |is_bladed= |is_explosive= |is_artillery=yes |is_vehicle= |is_missile= |is_UK=yes <!-- Service history --> |service= |used_by= [[British Army]] |wars= [[Western Sahara War]], [[Falklands War]], [[Yugoslav Wars]], [[Sierra Leone Civil War]], [[Iraq War]], [[Afghan civil war|Afghanistan War]] <!-- Production history --> |designer= [[Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment]] |design_date= |manufacturer= [[Royal Ordnance Factory]] (later [[BAE Systems Land and Armaments]]) |unit_cost= |production_date= from 1975 |number= |variants= <!-- General specifications --> |spec_label= |weight={{convert|1858|kg|lb|abbr=on}} |length={{convert|8.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |part_length= 37 calibers<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.army-guide.com/eng/product3761.html |title=M101 |accessdate=2011-05-05| publisher=Army Guide}}</ref> |width={{convert|1.78|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |height={{convert|2.13|m|ft|abbr=on|sigfig=1}} |diameter= |crew= 6 (normal), 4 (reduced) <!-- Ranged weapon specifications --> |shell= |cartridge= |caliber={{convert|105|mm|in|abbr=on}} |action= |rate= 6-8 rounds per minute |velocity= maximum {{convert|708|m/s|ft/s|abbr=on}} |range= |max_range={{convert|17,200|m|yd|abbr=on}} |feed= |sights= <!-- Artillery specifications --> |breech= |recoil= |carriage= |elevation= |traverse= <!-- Bladed weapon specifications --> |blade_type= |hilt_type= |sheath_type= |head_type= |haft_type= <!-- Explosive specifications --> |filling= |filling_weight= |detonation= |yield= <!-- Vehicle/missile specifications --> |armour= |primary_armament= |secondary_armament= |engine= |engine_power= |transmission= |payload_capacity= |fuel_capacity= |pw_ratio= |suspension= |clearance= |vehicle_range= |speed= |guidance= }} The '''L118''' '''Light Gun''' is a [[howitzer]]. It was first made for the [[British Army]] i