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The G6, sometimes denoted as the G6 Rhino, [6] is a South African self-propelled howitzer. [7] It was developed as a turreted, self-propelled variant of the G5 howitzer series , mating the gun to a six-wheeled mine -protected armoured chassis. [ 8 ]
Rooikat: [3] 8×8 armoured combat vehicle with a GT4 76 mm (3.0 in) gun in turret; Badger IFV: 8×8 wheeled infantry fighting vehicle; G7: T7-52 105 mm (4.1 in) light howitzer; G5: [4] T6-52 155 mm (6.1 in) towed howitzer; G6 Rhino: [4] T6-52 155 mm (6.1 in) self-propelled howitzer; G6 Marksman: [4] G6 base vehicle combined with a British ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... G6 Rhino howitzer South Africa 155 mm L/45, L/52: 6×6 AFV: 1988 153 ... 155 mm L/52: 6×6 truck: FAP 2832 ...
Basically a towed version of the G6 Rhino. [52] G4 Howitzer: 155 mm Towed howitzer 30 km 32 Replaced by the G5, remaining G4's are kept in the army reserves. [53] G1 Howitzer: 87 mm Towed howitzer 12 km 30 A small number are still maintained and used on ceremonial occasions. Replaced by the M5 mortar system. [53] M5 Mortar: 120 mm heavy mortar ...
The G6 Rhino also known as "GV6 Renoster" is a South African 155 mm long-range mine-resistant wheeled self-propelled howitzer and is the largest piece of artillery system in the South African Army arsenal; the army originally had 153 in service, but due to the lack of external threats and the end of the Cold War, the government sold 110 units ...
The howitzer underwent live fire tests in 2018. [6] Its first public display was in the Kyiv Independence Day Parade on 24 August 2018. [6] Development was nearly halted in 2020 due difficulties obtaining 155 mm shells at the time, legal disputes between the government and manufacturer, temporary cancellation of the program funding, and excessive recoil that would be eventually solved with the ...
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