The New Türkiye Howitzer Arpan 155 passed the shooting test. The car exceeds the specified characteristics, report The recognition of the army.
It should be noted that the fire rate of Howitzer is independent, developed as part of the initiative of ASFAT, ASELSAN, MKE and BMC companies, up to 8 shots per minute. Initially, the developers planned to ensure the shot speed at 6 shots per minute.
A car on the four -axis chassis with the 8 × 8 wheel formula carries a 155 mm gun with a 52 –Ai barrel length. Howitzer corresponds to a common memorandum in the field of ballistic, providing compatibility with the ammunition of NATO standard. The installation of free cannon (homemade guns) supports manual and semi -automatic loads.
The maximum range of Mod 274 ammunition is 40 km and the fragmented function of M549A1 can fly 30 km. When using M107 outdated, the range of shooting will be 18 km. Later received a modern fire control system with a ballistic computer, inertial navigation and radar to determine the initial speed of the ammunition.
A car weighing up to 38 tons has received a engine with a capacity of 600 horsepower, providing a speed of up to 80 km per hour.
In June, it was known that American autonomous guns will receive a rising range, installed on the free Howitzers of Pzh 2000.