does any1 know what modern howitzers are used in iraq and afganistan and any kits availiable of them? any help apreciated, thanks in advance

For the US:

M777A1 155mm towed howitzer in both Iraq and Afghanistan, there is no kit of it.

M198A1 155mm towed howitzer was previously used in both theaters as well. Trumpeter makes a kit of it, get the "Late" version.

M102A1 105mm towed howitzer has been seen in Iraq up until 2008, used by National Guard units. AFV Club makes an excellent kit of it.

M119A2 105mm towed howitzer currently used in both theaters. Mouse House out of Australia has a nice resin kit.

M109A6 Paladin 155mm SP howitzer used in Iraq. Italeri makes a kit of it.

M270A1 MLRS used in Iraq. Dragon makes a kit of it.


NATO/Coalition:

British AS-90 155mm SP howitzer used in Iraq. Trumpeter does a kit of it.

German PanzerHowbitz 2000 155mm SP howitzer used in A'stan. Revell has a kit of it.

Polash Dana 155mm wheeled SP howitzer used in A'stan. Hobby Boss has a kit of it.


That should get you started.

DOES ANY ONE DOE EITHER HE L118 OR THE M118? ALSO WHERE CAN I GET CREWS AND AMMO AND EXTRAS

Mouse House's M119 also has the longer barrel and a couple other parts for the British L118 105mm howitzer.

AFV Club does 105mm and 155mm/8" ammo sets. They are very nice. There are 105mm and 155mm rounds, powder cans, and ammo boxes in resin by Verlinden, Resicast, and a few others as well.

There are no modern crews out there. There is a '80s arty crew for the M102 from Azimut, but it is long out of production. It comes up from time to time on eBay though. Hobby Fan also does a Vietnam crew for the M102. They could be converted.

The other option is to convert other (infanry, armor, etc.) figures. I did this with my M119A1 build.




More here.

The M-119er, Just a plug for manufactures to do one in Plastic, include a Crew with maybe an accurate tow vehicle !!!!! Are you listening Dragon, AFV Club, etc etc......?

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hey gino wat colours did u use for ur crew?

For the 3-color DCUs, the main color is Model Master Sand (FS33531), the brown is MM Leather Brown, and the khaki-green shadows are MM SAC Bomber Tan.

For the Woodland Camo IBAs, the main color is MM Medium Green, then Leather Brown, SAC Bomber Tan, and Flat Black.

The gear is painted in various shades of green.

They are then weathered with a dusty-dirty brown acrylic craft paint wash and a drybrushing of MM Armor Sand.