Mandus Group, a defense contractor that specializes in field artillery maintenance, figured out that the key to reducing howitzer weight was to reduce recoil. Once that was accomplished, a ...

Soft recoil could not only make it possible to fit relatively light vehicles like Humvees or medium tactical trucks with up to 155mm guns, but make light artillery more survivable in the bargain.

The howitzer is based on the M20 artillery piece and features an innovative recoil reduction system that decreases recoil by up to 70%.

Mostly known for making a variety of hydraulic recoil buffers tuned to a multitude of AR-platform rifle configurations, KynSHOT also offers a version compatible with Rock Island Armory’s popular ...

AM General has lauded the development and production of standard low-recoil technology for 105mm and 155mm towed-artillery systems. Speaking to Shephard at AUSA 2023 in Washington DC last week, the ...

Yuma Test Center (YTC) at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) is supporting the testing of the soft recoil on a 105-mm Howitzer weapon system mounted on a Humvee.

Previous rocket launchers allowed for rocket exhaust to exit the rear of the firing platform, but the XM70 employed a closed breach and a hydraulic recoil mechanism to compensate for this.