Self Propelled Gun/Rocket Launcher

H

Hitomi

Junior Member
Registered Member

Most of this video can be ignored but at 10:18 it provide an infographic of the weights of 105mm guns to 155mm guns in the German army.

The difference in weights are massive albeit the difference in weight between a 122mm and 155mm in Chinese service would be smaller. But the point is that this difference severely affects the place that the guns or vehicles carrying the guns can reach tactically.

I also remember a video on the battle of Stalingrad(can't remember the exact video) mentioning how the 105mm guns of the German army had a higher sustainment rate compared to the 155mm guns that had much fewer rounds available as the logistic situation for Army Group South got worse due to the difference in transportability of the rounds.

I will admit this is not the best analogy considering the difference between 105mm and 122mm guns relative to 155mms but this it is the best I can come up with unless someone has better sources from Soviet studies comparing their 122mm and 152mm artillery.
 
T

taxiya

Brigadier
Registered Member
Pacific said:
The more interesting question is why the PLA *SSF* is issuing a request for a "203" artillery test.

1. Inter-service rivalry or poorly defined areas of responsibility leading to redundant/overlap of capability. (a la American style: "hey, the Marines can be anti-ship missileers, wait, don't forget the army, we can also have an anti-ship mission and also need to procure anti ship missiles."

2. The "203 artillery" would be used in a support capability, as in launching something from the so-called "C4ISR" class of equipment, such as a single use reconnaissance "shell"(drone), communications, ELINT, or even propaganda payloads. These would fall well within the PLA *SSF* area of responsibility.

3. The "203 artillery" isn't what's being tested, but is rather a part of testing or training for some other equipment.

EDIT: I just read the procurement document a bit more carefully.

"soft recovery of the projectile body after the test" suggests there's something important in the payload/warhead no?

Although the part about the target suggests its supposed to hit something specifically, and potentially quite hard/fast?
Click to expand...
PLASSF is NOT a branch like GF, Navy, Airforce and Rocket force. PLA only has 4 branches. Wikipedia and may publications in the west are wrong.

PLASSF is horizontal organisation that exists in all 4 branches of PLA. They are responsible for many key weapon system development and planning. BTW, unlike USA, PLA branches do not have weapon development budget, they provide requirement and specifications. It is a CMC department split the money among them. So China does not have the kind of inter-service rivalry.

This is the PLASSF formation in National day parade, look at their GF, Navy, Airforce and RF Uniforms.
Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

1125063046_15699055816831n.jpg
 
Last edited:
ChongqingHotPot92

ChongqingHotPot92

Junior Member
Registered Member
Kejora said:
370mm tooView attachment 110660
Click to expand...
Using the newest 150-km ranged 300mm projectiles, the PLAGF could theoretically hit ROC's Hsinchu Airbase and Hukou Army depot when firing from the edges of Pingtan Island. As with the 370mm projectiles, I don't think we know the exact range, except the export variant has a 220km range, which would be sufficient to cover most air bases around Taipei and Taoyuan.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top