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The G5 howitzer saw action in Angola and Namibia in the South African Border War between 1986 and 1989, where it was in service with the South African Defence Force. The G5 was used operationally for the first time during Operation Alpha Centauri in 1986. [7] The G5 also saw action in the Iran–Iraq War between 1980 and 1988, where it was used ...
South Africa: 155mm self-propelled howitzer: 6 (+ option for more) 60+ km 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.
Israel design, stopgap until the G5 cannon entered service: G5 Gun/Howitzer: 155mm, high explosive, Samil 100 Gun tractor South Africa design: G6 Gun/Howitzer: 155mm, high explosive, Self driven South Africa design: Vulture UAV: Vulture Forward Observation South Africa design. Used for target acquisition, fall-of-shot detection and fire ...
155 mm Self-propelled howitzer 60+ km 6 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 ...
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]
FH70 howitzer Germany, Italy, United Kingdom: Cold War, modern 155: Obusier de 155 mm Modèle 50 France: Cold War: 155: Fälthaubits 77 Sweden: Cold War, modern 155: FH-88 howitzer Singapore: Modern 155: FH-2000 howitzer Singapore: Modern 155: SLWH Pegasus (Singapore light weight howitzer) Singapore: Modern 155: G5 howitzer South Africa: Cold ...
"The South African Defence Force and Operation Hooper, Southeast Angola, December 1987 to March 1988". Scientia Militaria: South African Journal of Military Studies. 42 (2). doi: 10.5787/42-2-1095. ISSN 2224-0020; Davies, R. Mark. South African Forces in the Border War (Angola and South West Africa) 1980 to 1989 (PDF)
The resulting G5 howitzer was vital to South African campaigns against Cuban expeditionary forces in Angola, allowing them to target infrastructure and personnel with phenomenal accuracy. [28] In addition, the urgent shipments were also meant to address the acute shortage of artillery shells due to their incursion into Angola. [26]