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An assault gun (from German: Sturmgeschütz, lit. ' storm gun ', meaning "assault gun") [1] [2] is a type of armored infantry support vehicle and self-propelled artillery, mounting an infantry support gun on a protected self-propelled chassis, [3] intended for providing infantry with heavy direct fire support during engagement, especially against other infantry or fortified positions ...
Modern self-propelled artillery vehicles often mount their main gun in a turret on a tracked chassis so they superficially resemble tanks. However, they are generally lightly armoured, which is insufficient to withstand direct-fire combat; nonetheless this protects their crews against shrapnel and small arms and therefore they are usually ...
An anti-aircraft vehicle, also known as a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG) or self-propelled air defense system (SPAD), is a mobile vehicle with a dedicated anti-aircraft capability. Specific weapon systems used include machine guns , autocannons , larger guns, or surface-to-air missiles , and some mount both guns and longer-ranged ...
SPAAG – self-propelled anti-aircraft gun; SPAAM – self-propelled anti-aircraft missile; SPAG – self-propelled assault gun; SPARK – solid propellant advanced ramjet kinetic energy missile; SPAS – Special Purpose Automatic Shotgun, like SPAS-12 or SPAS-15; SPATG – self-propelled anti-tank gun; SPAW – self-propelled artillery weapon
Artillery is used in a variety of roles depending on its type and caliber. The general role of artillery is to provide fire support—"the application of fire, coordinated with the manoeuvre of forces to destroy, neutralize or suppress the enemy". This NATO definition makes artillery a supporting arm although not all NATO armies agree with this ...
FV433, 105mm, Field Artillery, Self-Propelled "Abbot" is the self-propelled artillery, or more specifically self-propelled gun (SPG), variant of the British Army FV430 series of armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs), using much of the chassis of the FV430 but with a fully rotating turret at the rear housing the 105 mm gun and given the vehicle designation of FV433.
The AN/TPQ-37 radar can detect hostile artillery fire and direct friendly units to fire back, necessitating fire-and-displace tactics for defence. The AMX 30 AuF1, a self-propelled gun in service in the French Army, one possible tool for the shoot-and-scoot tactics.
The AMX-30 AuF1 is a French self-propelled gun vehicle currently in use by the armies of France and Saudi Arabia.It replaced the former Mk F3 155mm in French Army service. The AuF1 primary advantage is that it incorporates full armor and nuclear-biological-chemical protection for its crew of four, while the former Mk F3 155mm offered no protection and could carry only two of its four crew members.