The development of the M198 155mm towed howitzer began in 1968 when a lightweight replacement was sought for the WWII era M114 155mm howitzer. A testbed prototype was developed and constructed at ...

a France-made 155mm Caesar howitzer, a US-manufactured 155mm M114 howitzer, a 152mm D-20 weapon, three 122mm D-30 howitzers and one UK-made 105mm L-119 howitzer," the ministry said. Kinzhal ...