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.

Variants
NP105A. The original version with an L/22 calibre barrel. NP105B. An updated version with a longer, L/33 barrel. NP105S. A self-propelled variant mounted on a Ringerike Bjering Ilder light utility vehicle.

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