NP105 Howitzer

The NP105 howitzer was a product of Shenewa's inability to buy modern artillery in the 50s. Emerging from the War of Imperial Restoration in 1951, it was just a few short years before the Great Kesh War began. When it did, all commercial military production became preoccupied with feeding the armies fighting the war. Shenewa, at the time a primarily agrarian country recovering from civil war, could not afford to outbid the powers fighting in Kesh. Therefore, its only option was to develop and produce equipment domestically. Based on fragments of designs used by other nations in the Great Kesh War, the result was the NP105, Shenewa's first indigenously designed and manufactured artillery piece.

NP105A.
The original version with an L/22 calibre barrel.

NP105Wh.
An updated version with a longer, L/33 barrel. The most common version in the Shenewan Imperial Army.

NP105WhH
A modernised version of the NP105Wh, integrating a muzzle velocity measuring device and artillery pointing system. These more advanced components are adaptations of those found on the Ringeriker Kanon 04. Like on this gun, on the NP105WhH the outputs and inputs of these systems are through the touchscreen layer's display and control unit (LCDU).

NP105S.
A self-propelled variant mounted on a Ringerike Bjering Ilder light utility vehicle. Incorporates many of the upgrades found on the NP105WhH.

NP105S Armoured
A self-propelled variant mounted on the chassis of a Ringeriker Infanteriekanonvogn m/82 intended for use with armoured brigades. Incorporates many of the new upgrades and systems found on the NP105WhH.

Ammunition
The initial ammunition types developed for use with the NP105 were limited. However, in the 90s, Stålgilde Kinetics was contracted to develop a number of new ammunition types.

Users

 * Shenewa: Standard issue artillery in the Imperial Army.
 * e-Tarin: TBD
 * Mursland: TBD