In Turkey, developed a new wheeled self-propelled howitzer
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Turkish engineers have developed a new model of wheeled self-propelled howitzers. Makina ve Kimya Endüstrisi Kurumu (MKEK) announced that at the international exhibition of weapons IDEF 2017, which will be held from 9 to 12 in May in Istanbul, will officially present its new self-propelled gun Yavuz, the portal "Warspot" with reference to defense-blog.com
This is an 155-mm caliber 52 gun mounted on an SUV truck with an 6 × 6 wheel formula. In its layout, the Turkish howitzer is similar to the French SAES CAESAR and is identical to it in many ways. Yavuz will be equipped with a semi-automatic recharge system, which will maintain the rate of fire at the level of 4 – 6 rounds per minute. Ammunition capacity will be relatively small - 18 shells (for comparison, the ammunition of the French "Caesar" is 36 shells).
The new Turkish howitzer is compatible with NATO standard 155-mm projectiles and can use active-reactive ammunition, which allows aimed fire at distances over 40 km. The mass of the self-propelled gun will be about 30 T (may vary depending on the level of the cabin reservation), the crew is five people.
defence-blog.com
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