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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 ]
G6 Rhino howitzer South Africa 155 mm L/45, L/52: 6×6 AFV: 1988 153 T5-52 Condor
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 ...
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 ...
New South African Self-propelled howitzer that entered service in 2018. In testing by the South African Army before any more additional T5-52 howitzers are ordered to operate alongside the GV6 Rhino fleet. [51] G5 Leopard: 155 mm Towed howitzer 60+ km 72 Basically a towed version of the G6 Rhino. [52] G4 Howitzer: 155 mm Towed howitzer 30 km 32
HT-130 Catapult – 130 mm self-propelled artillery based on the Vijayanta MBT hull; Bhim self-propelled howitzer – 155 mm self-propelled howitzer; OFB 105mm SPG – 105 mm Self Propelled Howitzer based on BMP-2; L & T self-propelled howitzer – 155 mm self-propelled howitzer based on Korean K9 Thunder [55]
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 ...
CITEFA Model 77 Cold War/modern 155 mm gun/howitzer, based on the French 155 mm gun mounted on AMX Mk F3 SP gun; CALA 30 155 mm L45 long range gun; Self-propelled field artillery. VCA 155 self-propelled 155 mm howitzer, based on a TAM chassis with a Palmaria turret; Rocket artillery. SLAM Pampero 105 mm multiple rocket launcher