Soft recoil of 105-mm Howitzer under evaluation at Yuma Proving Ground

Yuma Test Center (YTC) at Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) is supporting the testing of the soft recoil on a 105-mm Howitzer weapon system mounted on a Humvee. The weapon system is referred to as Hawkeye.

The Hawkeye is intended to be a quick and effective method for the Warfighter to fire and move.

YTC Gun Crew Lead Danny Zendejas says the system is simple to use and only takes a few minutes to set up for firing.

“When we have the center of traverse over the hub that geodetics places, we hit the switch for the outriggers.”

The outriggers emplace alongside of the Humvee and stabilize the