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G6 howitzer
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| G6 | |
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| Type | Self-propelled artillery |
| Place of origin | South Africa |
| Service history | |
| Used by | South Africa, Oman, United Arab Emirates |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Denel |
| Produced | 1987— |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 48,000 kg (48 t) |
| Length | 10.4 m |
| Width | 3.4 m |
| Height | 3.5 m |
| Crew | 6 3-5 (G6-52L) |
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| Caliber | 155 mm |
| Rate of fire | 8 round/min (G6-52) 4 round/min 2 round/min sustained |
| Effective range | 30 km (standard HE) 39 km (base bleed rounds) 53 km (V-LAP rounds) 67 km M9703A1 V-LAP round |
| Maximum range | ~70 km |
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| Primary armament |
155 mm howitzer (47 rounds) |
| Engine | air-cooled diesel 525-hp |
| Suspension | 6 x 6 |
| Speed | 85 km/h (road) 30 km/h (off-road) |
The G6 self propelled howitzer was developed around the ordnance of the G5 howitzer. It is one of the most powerful self-propelled equipment on a wheeled chassis.
In addition to the logistical mobility afforded by a wheeled chassis, the G6 is protected against counter battery fire and is able to defend itself in an unsecured area.
The chassis is mine protected.
Main armament characteristics:
- Maximum range:
- 30,000 m with standard HE rounds,
- 39,000 m with HE base bleed rounds, and
- 53,000 m with a special Velocity enhanced Long Range Projectile (V-LAP).
- 67,450 m M9703A1 V-LAP round (tested successfully to 73,000 m by Denel in G6-52 platform)
- Minimum range: 3,000 m.
- Rate of fire: 4 round/min, 2 round/min sustained.
- Ammunition: 155 mm ERFB. 47 rounds, 50 charges, 64 primers and fuzes.
- Accuracy: 0.1 % of range in azimuth, 0.48 % of range in range.
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- Manufacturer: LIW division of DENEL Corporation in South Africa.
- Date entered production: 1987.
- G6
- G6-52 (23L chamber)
- G6-52L (25L chamber)
- Reduced crew to 3-5,
- can fire projectile up to 67 km at a rate of fire of eight rounds/minute,
- increased off-road speeds to nearly 70 km/h,
- implemented MRSI (Multiple Rounds Simultaneous Impact) technology and can land six (G6-52L variant) or five (G6-52) rounds simultaneously at targets up to 25 km away, and is
- currently undergoing extensive trials.
South Africa (43 systems)
United Arab Emirates (78 systems)
Oman (24 systems)
The G6 saw limited action in 1987/88 during the South African Border War.
- G5 howitzer, towed howitzer from Denel using similar gun and ammunition.
- Self-propelled artillery
- List of artillery