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Haubits FH77/A with its vertical sliding block breech and a round visible. Fälthaubits 77 (transl. Field Howitzer 77) or FH77 is a Swedish 155 mm howitzer, developed and manufactured by Bofors. [4] It is also colloquially known as the Bofors gun in India. [5]
The Archer artillery system, or Archer – FH77BW L52, or Artillerisystem 08, is a Swedish self-propelled howitzer system. [3] [4] The main piece of the system is a fully automated 155 mm L52 (52-calibre-long) gun-howitzer and a M151 Protector remote-controlled weapon station mounted on a modified 6×6 chassis of the Volvo A30D all-terrain articulated hauler.
152 mm towed gun-howitzer M1955 (D-20) Soviet Union: Vietnam War, Six-day War, Iran-Iraq War, Syrian Civil War 152: 152 mm towed gun-howitzer M1955 (D-20), M84 NORA field gun Yugoslavia: 152: Type 66 howitzer People's Republic of China: Cold War, modern 152: Type 83 howitzer People's Republic of China: Modern 152: 152 H 88 Finland: Cold War 155
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.
Haubits FH77 howitzer, of the type around which the Bofors scandal centered.. The Bofors scandal was a major weapons-contract political scandal that occurred between India and Sweden during the 1980s and 1990s, initiated by Indian National Congress politicians and implicating the Indian prime minister, Rajiv Gandhi, and several other members of the Indian and Swedish governments.
Self-propelled howitzer: Volvo A30D 26 Artilleristystem 08, a Truck-mounted 155 mm gun-howitzer built using the older FH77 in their production. The Archer entered service in February 2016. [45] 24 ordered in 2009; 24 ordered in 2016 (this batch was initially intended for Norway)
A French artillery committee met on 2 February 1874 to discuss new models for French fortress and siege artillery, among which there was a weapon in the 14–16 cm (5.5–6.3 in) caliber range (later it became known as the De Bange 155 mm cannon). After several meetings, on 16 April 1874 the committee settled on the 155 mm (6.1 in) caliber (in ...
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