TSAMTO, August 31. The Minister of Defense of Venezuela, General-in-Chief Vladimir Padrino Lopez, visited the 11th Armored Brigade (Fort Mara, Zulia State), where he got acquainted with the results of the work carried out on the modernization of 155/23-mm M-14A1 howitzers and the repair of AMX-13C90 light tanks.
As reported by Infodefensa.com The modernization of the M-14A1 howitzers began in October 2020, and the AMX-13C90 tank restoration project was first announced in February 2014.
M-114 – 155-mm towed howitzer designed for use by the US Army. The production of guns began in 1942 under the designation "155-mm howitzer M1". M114 were used as part of the US Army during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, after which they were replaced by the M-198 howitzer. M-114 were also used by the armed forces of other countries of the world. Howitzers are still in service with some of them. The Venezuelan Armed Forces received the first guns in the mid-1950s. Currently, they form the basis of two units: the 105th Field Artillery Group and the 205th Field Artillery Group.
The combat weight of the M-114 howitzer is 5800 kg, the rate of fire is 4 rounds/min., the maximum firing range is 14.6 km, the calculation is 11 people.
AMX-13 light tanks were delivered to the Venezuelan Armed Forces in 1954. 40 units of the AMX-13M51 with a 75-mm gun were purchased for the Ground Forces directly from the French manufacturer Atelier de Construction Roanne (ARE). In 1989, they were replaced by the more modern AMX-13C90 with a 90-mm gun. The AMX-13s were produced from 1952 to 1987, were adopted by the French Army and exported to 26 countries around the world. Including prototypes and export versions, there are more than a hundred variants of the AMX-13, including self-propelled guns, anti-aircraft systems, armored personnel carriers, self-propelled ATGMs, etc.
