The artillery howitzer 155/39 FH-70 in mechanical tow is suitable for the direct fire support to the elementary and complex Great Units. It is used by the mountain artillery regiments of the Alpine Brigades (1st and 3rd Regiment) and the regiments of the Artillery Brigade (2nd artillery Regiment). The howitzer has got a Volkswagen engine called Auxiliary Power Unit (APU), used for the autonomous movement of the piece (change in the deployment, logistic movements).