the British Army Training Unit Suffield (BATUS) in Alberta, Canada. A SPAAG version using an unmodified chassis with an alternate turret mounting two HSS 831L cannons was prototyped as the "Falcon" but limited ammunition capacity of only 310 rounds per gun led to its cancellation. The Abbot's L13 105mm gun has been reproduced as a towed howitzer on a new carriage for the Indian Army. Ammunition 105mm Field Mark 1 L32 Cartridge 105mm Field, Normal (Charges 1–4) L34 Cartridge 105mm Field, (Charge Super) L33 Shell 105mm Howitzer, HE L32 Shell 105mm Howitzer, WP L51 Shell 105mm Howitzer, Smoke L55 Shell 105mm Howitzer, Illuminating L43 Shell 105mm Howitzer, HESH L44 Shell 105mm Howitzer, Practice 105mm Field Mark 2 L35 Cartridge 105mm Field, Normal (Charges 1–5) L36 Cartridge 105mm Field, Super L31 Shell 105mm Field, HE L36 Shell 105mm Field, Smoke L37 Shell 105mm Field, Marker, Red L38 Shell 105mm Field, Marker, Orange L34 Shell 105mm Field, Illuminating L42 Shell 105mm Field, HESH L41 Shell 105mm Field, Practice Operators British Army – 146 received for use by Royal Artillery regiments (1965–1995) Indian Army – 80 currently in service in the Regiment of Artillery (including 68 Value Engineered Abbots received in the 1960s) See also List of armoured fighting vehicles List of artillery by country M108 Howitzer References Sources The Abbot Self-propelled Gun, Interavia International Defense Review, No 12/1965 User Handbook for Gun, SP, 105mm Fd, Abbot (FV433), Army Code 14311, 1965 External links FV433 Abbot and Falcon AA Vehicle Abbot at Armyrecognition.com Abbot at Scotland's Secret Bunker Self-propelled artillery of the United Kingdom Self-propelled artillery of the Cold War 105 mm artillery Amphibious armoured fighting vehicles Tracked self-propelled howitzers Military vehicles introduced in the 1960s