Saddam Hussein en avait une centaine, c'est grâce à ce canon, qu'il a arrêté l'offensive iranienne pendant la première guerre du Golf, les Sud Africains ont développé le GC-45 howitzer grâce à la société Space Research Corporation appartenant au scientifique canadien Gerald Bull, il voulait mettre en place le super canon de saddam et a été assassiné par le Mossad.
Il peut tirer jusqu'à 67-70 kilomètres, cela dépend de la munition.
Ammunition characteristics
* Maximum range:
o 30,000 m with standard HE rounds,
o 39,000 m with HE base bleed rounds, and
o 42,000 m with HE base bleed rounds (BB—fired from G6-52)
o 50,000 m with HE base bleed rounds (BB—fired from G6-52 Extended Range)
o 53,000 m with a special velocity-enhanced Long Range Projectile (V-LAP—fired from G6).
o 58,000 m with a special velocity-enhanced Long Range Projectile (V-LAP—fired from G6-52).
o 67,450 m M9703A1 V-LAP round (tested successfully to 73,000 m by Denel in G6-52 Extended Range platform)
* Minimum range: 3,000 m.
* Rate of fire: 4 round/min, 2 round/min sustained.
* Ammunition: 155 mm ERFB. 47 rounds, 50 charges, 64 primers and fuzes.
* Accuracy: 0.1 % of range in azimuth, 0.48 % of range in range.
Il peut tirer jusqu'à 67-70 kilomètres, cela dépend de la munition.
Ammunition characteristics
* Maximum range:
o 30,000 m with standard HE rounds,
o 39,000 m with HE base bleed rounds, and
o 42,000 m with HE base bleed rounds (BB—fired from G6-52)
o 50,000 m with HE base bleed rounds (BB—fired from G6-52 Extended Range)
o 53,000 m with a special velocity-enhanced Long Range Projectile (V-LAP—fired from G6).
o 58,000 m with a special velocity-enhanced Long Range Projectile (V-LAP—fired from G6-52).
o 67,450 m M9703A1 V-LAP round (tested successfully to 73,000 m by Denel in G6-52 Extended Range platform)
* Minimum range: 3,000 m.
* Rate of fire: 4 round/min, 2 round/min sustained.
* Ammunition: 155 mm ERFB. 47 rounds, 50 charges, 64 primers and fuzes.
* Accuracy: 0.1 % of range in azimuth, 0.48 % of range in range.
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