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  2. List of wheeled self-propelled howitzers - Wikipedia

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    Wheeled based self-propelled howitzer was a common option when motorised vehicles became a standard for armies, but this shifted to tracked based vehicles. Few wheeled solutions were used during the cold war, however, they have regained significance in recent years as a cheaper alternative to tracked platforms.

  3. RCH 155 - Wikipedia

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    The RCH 155 (Remote Controlled Howitzer 155 mm) is a wheeled self-propelled howitzer developed by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (now known as KNDS Deutschland), a German defence company. The RCH 155 Module takes the firepower and the range of the PzH 2000 by using its gun ( 155 mm L/52 ), and combines it with an automated and remotely controlled gun ...

  4. 38 cm Belagerungshaubitze M 16 - Wikipedia

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    The howitzer was transported in four loads, the barrel, mount and one for each half of the firing, or bedding, platform. Each load was carried by an eight-wheeled electric-powered trailer with the electricity provided by a Daimler Artillerie-Generatorzugwagen (Artillery Generator truck) M. 16, designed by Ferdinand Porsche. The 6-cylinder, 150 ...

  5. Type 19 155 mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer - Wikipedia

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    Compared to the towed FH70, the wheeled howitzer is designed to be mobile and networked to a Firing Command and Control System, which receives targeting information from artillery observers. [ 7 ] According to the FY 2013 defense budget request, the wheeled howitzer features the barrel part used on the Type 99 155 mm self-propelled howitzer and ...

  6. Category:Wheeled self-propelled howitzers - Wikipedia

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  7. Howitzer - Wikipedia

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    The howitzer (/ ˈ h aʊ. ɪ t s ər /) is an artillery weapon that falls between a cannon (or field gun) and a mortar.It is capable of both low angle fire like a field gun and high angle fire like a mortar, given the distinction between low and high angle fire breaks at 45 degrees or 1600 mils (NATO).

  8. List of howitzers - Wikipedia

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    Historically, howitzers fired a heavy shell in a high-trajectory from a relatively short barrel and their range was limited but they were slightly more mobile than similar size field guns. Since the end of World War II , howitzers have gained longer barrels and hence increased range to become gun-howitzers .

  9. M109 howitzer - Wikipedia

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    K-55 howitzers of Republic of Korea Marine Corps in 2013. The K55 is a South Korean license produced variant of the M109A2. In the 1960s, the South Korean Army received M107 and M110 from the United States. However, the number of these self-propelled guns was insufficient to counter rapidly-growing North Korean artillery capabilities.