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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: Denel Land Systems / Land Systems OMC South Africa — 155 mm L/45, or L/52: 6×6 chassis: Land Systems OMC vehicle; Operational 1988 153 24 51 78 [82] T5-52: Denel Land Systems South Africa — 155 mm L/52: 8×8 truck: Tatra T815; Prototype 2002 — — — [83] [84] Denel T7 (LSPH) "LAV III Self-Propelled Howitzer" Denel ...
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 Marksman SPAAG turret
155mm self-propelled howitzer: 43: 76 km 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 ...
an artillery battery equipped with the G5 howitzer. Firepower was further augmented by the addition of the self-propelled version (G6 Rhino). In 1988 61 Mech also received the first combat-deployed squadron of Olifant MBTs, to counter the ever-escalating FAPLA tank threat
A howitzer is a short cannon, placed at a steep angle of descent, used to fire at relatively high trajectories. The cannons can fire up to four rounds per minute, according to the U.S. Army.
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