Citat:6 of 12 LG1 MK3 105mm howitzer artillery for 11th Artillery Battalion, 1st Artillery Regiment, 1st Division, Royal Guard, Royal Thai Army (RTA) from French firm NEXTER have shipped to Thailand in January 2023 with Land Rover Defender 4x4 towed vehicles (photo : United Defense Technology)
UNITED DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY, the Thai distributor of NEXTER, France, has released the picture on January 11, 2023, for the delivery of the first 105mm LG1 Mk III towed light cannon, 6 systems out of 12 systems for the Royal Thai Army that has arrived in Thailand.
The new LG1 Mk III towed light gun is expected to be in service in the 11th Artillery Battalion 1st Artillery Regiment, King's Guard, 1st Brigade, King's Guard, which is a 105mm light field artillery unit, along with a Land Rover Defender 4x4 truck artillery tow vehicle.
The project to purchase 105mm towed projectile artillery, by a specific method, in the amount of 834,400,000 baht ($ 26,722,194 or 22,677,763 Euros) will replace the old 105mm towed howitzer that has been long used and obsolete in part.
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