CITER 155mm L33 Gun

Infobox Weapon
name=Cañón 155 mm. L 33 Modelo Argentino


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origin=Argentina
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The 155mm L33 Argentine Model Gun (Argentine Army denomination: Cañón 155 mm. L 33 Modelo Argentino) is an Argentinian field gun of Cold War era.

Background

Development

ervice

Examples of this weapons were used during the Falklands War. [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=At4WkVvc7tUC&pg=PA23&lpg=PA23&dq=Panhard+AML+falklands&source=web&ots=ZIPdLEb0i4&sig=0GCppdmK0DvjwqR-k9Aei4JPwFE&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=5&ct=result#PPA22,M1]

Variants

Ammunition

Users

*flagicon|Argentina Argentine Army

Notes

References

* cite book
last = Foss
first = Christopher F.
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title = Jane's Armour & Artillery, 2004-2005
publisher = Jane's Information Group
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date = July 2004, 25th edition
isbn = 0710626169

ources

* Information from the websites detailed in the "External Links" section.

External links

*es icon [http://www.artilleria.ejercito.mil.ar/quees/ac/subsistema01.htm] Official Argentine Army website - Artillery Branch, field artillery equipment webpage.
*es icon [http://www.colegiomilitar.mil.ar/2005/tradicional_cadetes/instruccion_militar/artilleria.asp] Official Argentine Army Military Academy webpage - Artillery Branch webpage.