US Army gunners carry out missions on the M119A3 and M777 howitzers.

• The M119 howitzer is the US designation for the L119 light gun, a lightweight British 105 mm howitzer also used by the United States Army. It can be easily airlifted by helicopter, or dropped by parachute. It does not need a recoil pit.

M119A3: modernized version with digital fire control system and an inertial navigation system for self location, entered service in April 2013 with A Battery 3/319th Field Artillery at Fort Bragg.

• The M777 howitzer is a towed 155 mm artillery piece. It succeeded the M198 howitzer in the United States Marine Corps and United States Army in 2005. The M777 is also used by the ground forces of Australia, Canada, India and Saudi Arabia.

The M777 is manufactured by BAE Systems' Global Combat Systems division. Prime contract management is based in BarrowinFurness in the United Kingdom as well as manufacture and assembly of the titanium structures and associated recoil components. Final integration and testing of the weapon is undertaken at BAE's facility in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

Credits: U.S. Army videos by Christian Marquardt, Pfc. Craig Carter, Staff Sgt. Alexander Henninger, Staff Sgt. Jason Hull | United States Department of Defense

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