South African G6

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The South African G6 can fire accurately to a range of 53.6 km, making it the first 155mm fully qualified and in-service gun and ammunition system breaching the 40 km range barrier, and it does so by a fair margin. The V-LAP projectile, combining base bleed and rocket motor technology. (Tech Spec below all the pics)

BALISTIC SYSTEMS:
JBMOU EXTENDED RANGE
Barrel Length 52 calibre 52 calibre
Chamber volume 23 litre 25 litre
Charge system M90 M64
Range ERFB 33km 38,4km
Range ERFB Base Bleed 42km 50km
Range V-LAP 58km 67km
Ammunition compatibility All 155mm All 155mm
MRSI: Multiple Rounds Simultaneous Impact 5rds at 25km 6rds at 25km

AMMUNITION HANDLING:
Intense rate of fire 8 rds/min for 40 rounds with all charges
Ammunition loading Fully automatic with manual back-up mode
Crew required 3 - 5 men
On-board ammunition G6-52: 40 in turret. 8 in vehicle. T6-52: 40 in

turret. Up to 6 depending on vehicle
Ammunition re-loading Semi-automatic from ground pile or
Ammunition Re-supply Vehicle
Ammunition re-loading time 10 minutes for 40 complete rounds

LAYING AND NAVIGATION:
Laying and navigation system Ring Laser Gyro inertial with GPS as

secondary
Navigation aid
Fully automatic laying with accuracy better than
1 mil RMS
In-action time (stop to round 1) G6-52: 45sec T6-52: 30sec
Out-of-action time G6-52: 30sec T6-52: 30sec

GUN CONTROL :
Traverse G6: 80° T6 : 360°
Elevation G6: -5° to 75°

 

[aaaditya]

it failed indian army trials carried in the mahajan desert ranges along with soltam of israel only bofors,ironically that was the third series of trials in which all the three companies displayed customised and upgraded products,though the denel guns were considered favourites initially for the indian army ,they have now lost out to the swedish guns partly due to the swedish guns superior technology and also due to the denel payoff issue.it definitely is a very good gun but now several guns including the bofors guns have the ability to fire long range rounds,the south african assegai range of ammunition is compatible with nato standard guns.
also check out www.army-technology.com for more information on the gun and the ammunition.:coffee