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The G5 is a South African towed howitzer of 155 mm calibre developed in South Africa by Denel Land Systems. The G5 design was based on the Canadian GC-45 155 mm gun which was highly modified to suit southern African conditions.
The GC-45 (Gun, Canada, 45-calibre) is a 155 mm howitzer designed by Gerald Bull's Space Research Corporation (SRC) in the 1970s. Versions were produced by a number of companies during the 1980s, notably in Austria and South Africa.
Caliber (mm) Weapon name Country of origin Period 87.6: Ordnance QF 25-pounder gun-howitzer United Kingdom: World War II, modern 87.6: Ordnance QF 25-pounder Short Mark 1 gun-howitzer Australia: World War II 94: Ordnance QF 95 mm howitzer, infantry United Kingdom: World War II 100: 10 cm M. 14 Feldhaubitze Austria-Hungary: World Wars I, II 100
The T5-52 is a South African truck-mounted self-propelled howitzer, it is the latest piece of South African Artillery that was launched in 2018. 6 units of T5-52 SPHs were received from Denel as a replacement for the 6 G5 towed howitzers sold to Saudi Arabia. The Army plans to acquire more T5-52s if funding is adequate.
The first shipments of the Biden administration’s $800 million military aid package have arrived in Ukraine. Included among the first round of weapons are 18 155 mm howitzers, in addition to ...
Denel GI 30: [6] 30 mm (1.2 in) gun for turrets; Denel 35mm Dual Purpose Gun: 35 mm (1.4 in) naval gun close-in weapons system; Denel GT4: 76 mm (3.0 in) rifled gun for turrets; Denel GT7: 105 mm (4.1 in) light gun for turrets; Denel 155mm Howitzer Gun: 155 mm (6.1 in) heavy gun for turrets
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The GC-45 howitzer as designed and manufactured by Space Research Corporation. Starting in 1975, Bull designed a new gun based on the common US 155/39 M109 howitzer, extending it slightly to 45 calibre through modifications that could be applied to existing weapons, calling the resulting weapon the GC-45 howitzer.