[🇵🇰-Land] Artillery Arm of Pakistan Army

[Ghazi52]

M109A5 Self-Propelled Howitzer.

 

[Bilal9]

HIT been making spare barrels for the M114 (155/23) but hasn't done so for the M46/D30 copies.

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This is no small achievement for barrels this large. Kudos to HIT.

Barrels like this are made using the rotary forging process, as used in the Watervliet arsenal in NY state. Watervliet specializes in producing the M109 barrels.

Watervliet forging ahead with key modernization projects

WATERVLIET ARSENAL, N.Y. — Leadership at America's cannon and mortar factory announced plans to replace the arsenal's rotary forge and paint booth in th...

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Nice! How is the performance @Ghazi52 bhai?

Did they also induct the self-propelled version?

 

[Ghazi52]

Pakistan unveils its new Chinese-made SH-15 155mm 6x6 howitzer

March 2022


This new truck-mounted artillery system is fitted with a 155 mm gun-howitzer and is compatible with all standard 155 mm NATO ammunition, as well as indigenous ammunition.

In addition to capable of firing variety of ammunition SH15 is capable of direct and indiret firing with Maximum range of 53 km with a rocket-assisted V-LAP projectile.

this artillery system can use indigenous precision-guided munitions, based on the Russian Krasnopol laser-guided projectile technology. SH-15 is fitted with a computerized fire control system, navigation, positioning and targeting systems. Vehicle receives target information from artillery command vehicle

Nice! How is the performance @Ghazi52 bhai?

Did they also induct the self-propelled version?

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[Ghazi52]

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[Ghazi52]

This is no small achievement for barrels this large. Kudos to HIT.

Barrels like this are made using the rotary forging process, as used in the Watervliet arsenal in NY state. Watervliet specializes in producing the M109 barrels.

Watervliet forging ahead with key modernization projects

WATERVLIET ARSENAL, N.Y. — Leadership at America's cannon and mortar factory announced plans to replace the arsenal's rotary forge and paint booth in th...

www.army.mil

Yes !