Self Propelled Gun/Rocket Launcher

by78

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Two nice images of PCL-181s.

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by78

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The "Smart Eye" man-portable artillery reconnaissance and guidance system. It has two components: 1. The artillery reconnaissance kit used by forward observers, compact enough to be carried in a backpack (first image); 2. The artillery guidance terminal used to direct fire and program smart munitions (second image).

The forward observer, upon spotting the enemy, uses a tripod-mounted surveying instrument to acquire the satellite positioning coordinates of the enemy position. The coordinates are automatically beamed via satellite to the artillery guidance terminals, which are then used by the artillery troops to aim their guns and program satellite-guided artillery and mortar shells.

The system enables very fast reaction time. It takes less than a minute from acquiring the coordinates to firing the guns, and the accuracy is within 1/10 of a meter.

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by78

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This is new. The SH16 Modular Unmanned Artillery Turret.

Caliber: 155mm
Barrel length: 52 caliber (155mm x 52 = 8.06 meters)
Crew size: 2
Turret weight: 14 tons
Total weight (turret + vehicle): ≤32 tons

Presumably, they can stick this unmanned turret on a range of vehicles and turn them into 155mm howitzers (some modifications needed, of course). This appears to be an export oriented project for now, due to its very recent appearance and it not having a formal PLA equipment designation. I hope to see this at the next Zhuhai show.

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SanWenYu

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This is new. The SH16 Modular Unmanned Artillery Turret.

Caliber: 155mm
Barrel length: 52 caliber (155mm x 52 = 8.06 meters)
Crew size: 2
Turret weight: 14 tons
Total weight (turret + vehicle): ≤32 tons

Presumably, they can stick this unmanned turret on a range of vehicles and turn them into 155mm howitzers (some modifications needed, of course). This appears to be an export oriented project for now, due to its very recent appearance and it not having a formal PLA equipment designation. I hope to see this at the next Zhuhai show.

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Notably the total weight of 32 tonnes or less is based on a wheeled chassis (卡车底盘) even though a tracked one is shown.
 
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