105mm L5 Howitzer
Beechwood Cemetary
Ottawa, Ontario

The Beechwood Cemetary provides an excellent backdrop for four howitzers located around the perimeter of their veterans' memorial plot. Two M114 155mm howitzers and two 105mm L5 howitzers appear in excellent condition and each one is provided with an explanatory plaque.

The 105mm pack howitzer, designed and manufactured in Italy in the late 1960's was the artillery support weapon for the Airborne Regiment within the Canadian Armed Forces. The howitzer was capable of both high and low angle fire with a maximum range of 10,000 M. Minimizing weight and bulk, the gun could be moved to and within the combat zone by air transport, helicopter or towed by vehicles. It used standard high explosive, illumination, smoke and anti-tank ammunition.

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Information provided by Beechwood Cemetary Plaque and LCol L. Jensen