AUF1 - 155- mm self-propelled artillery system , designed and manufactured by the French company Nexter (formerly called "GIAT Industries") in the late 1970s .
| AMX-30 AuF.1 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Auf1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Self-propelled guns | ||||||||||||||||
| Combat weight, t | 46.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Crew | four | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years of production | 1977 - 1993 [1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Years of operation | since 1979 | ||||||||||||||||
| The number of issued, pcs. | ~ 400 | ||||||||||||||||
| Key Operators |  | ||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | |||||||||||||||||
| Length with gun forward, mm | 10 300 | ||||||||||||||||
| Width mm | 3200 | ||||||||||||||||
| Height mm | 3300 | ||||||||||||||||
| Armament | |||||||||||||||||
| Caliber and brand of guns | 155 mm | ||||||||||||||||
| Barrel length, calibres | 39 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gun ammunition | 42 | ||||||||||||||||
| Angles VN, deg. | -4 ... + 66 ° | ||||||||||||||||
| Firing range, km | OFS : 23.5 AR OFS : 30.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Machine guns | 1 x 12.7 mm | ||||||||||||||||
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| Engine type |
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| Engine power, l with. | 720 | ||||||||||||||||
| Speed on the highway, km / h | 60 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cruising on the highway , km | 450 | ||||||||||||||||
| The overcome wall, m | 0.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| The overcome ditch, m | 2.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fording , m | 1.3 | ||||||||||||||||
In 1972, a prototype of the 155 mm GCT self-propelled howitzer (Grande Cadence de Tir) was developed. In 1979, the system was adopted by the French army under the designation 155 AUF1.
Content
Design Description
Self-propelled artillery mount on the tracked chassis of the AMX-30 tank with a rotating turret.
Armament: 155 mm howitzer (barrel length 39 calibers). The gun is equipped with a two-chamber muzzle brake. The unit is equipped with a semi-automatic loading system, providing a maximum rate of 8 rds / min. The initial velocity of the projectile is 810 m / s. Auxiliary weapons - 12.7 mm machine gun.
Used high-explosive, active-reactive, smoke and lighting shells, as well as shells with an adjustable trajectory "Bonus".
Additional equipment: system of protection against weapons of mass destruction, auxiliary gasoline engine with a power of 6.5 kW.
The calculation consists of four people: the gun commander, gunner, loader and driver.
Modifications
AUF1T
1988 modernization. Instead of an auxiliary gas engine, a gas turbine power of 10.5 kW was installed . Improved charging system. Released 97 units.
AUF1TA, AUF2
Experienced options designed to replace AuF1. Made on the basis of the tank AMX-30B2 . Equipped with a modernized automatic fire control system and automatic guidance system. An AUF2 installation was equipped with a 52-gauge gun, providing a range of up to 42 km with an active-rocket projectile. The maximum rate of fire is brought up to 10 rds / min.
In 2003, in connection with the adoption of the 155-mm CAESAR self-propelled howitzer, it was decided not to upgrade the AUF1 self-propelled howitzer to AUF2 level.
Operators
Modern Operators
- France : 37 units for 2016. [2] A total of 179 AUF1 units and 97 AUF1T units were delivered.
- Saudi Arabia : 60 for 2016. [2]
Former Operators
- Kuwait : 18 in storage for 2016. [2]
- Iraq : 85 units were delivered in 1983-1985. [3]
See also
| 2S19M2 "Msta-S" [4] | M109A7 [5] | PzH 2000 [6] [7] | AMX AuF1T [8] [9] | AS90 Braveheart [10] [11] |
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| Palmaria [12] | K9 Thunder [13] [14] | SSPH Primus [15] | PLZ-45 [16] | PLZ-05 [17] [18] | Type 99 [19] |
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Footnotes
- ↑ XM982 projectile range is up to 40 km
- ↑ V-LAP projectile range is up to 56 km
Notes
Footnotes
Sources
- ↑ AU-F1 GCT
- ↑ 1 2 3 The Military Balance 2016 / International Institute for Strategic Studies . - Abingdon: Taylor & Francis, 2016 .-- 511 p. - ISBN 978978-1857438352.
- ↑ Esoteric Armor: Iraq - AMX-30 AuF1 / GCT 155mm
- ↑ PRODUCT 2C19. Technical description and operating instructions for calculation 2C19TO. - Ufa: Goskomizdat, 1990.
- ↑ M109A7 datasheet (English) (pdf). baesystems.com . BAE Systems (September 2014). Date of treatment February 21, 2017. Archived February 21, 2017.
- ↑ PzH 2000 on the Oto Melara Società Consortile website
- ↑ PzH 2000 on the manufacturer’s website
- ↑ Foss JC Giat Industries 155 mm GCT self-propelled gun // Jane's Armor and Artillery 2001-2002. - Jane's Information Group, Inc., 2001. - 938 p. - ISBN 9780710623096 .
- ↑ AMX AuF1 on the French Armed Forces website
- ↑ Foss JC BAE Systems, RO Defense AS90 (Braveheart) 155 mm self-propelled gun // Jane's Armor and Artillery 2001-2002. - Jane's Information Group, Inc., 2001. - 938 p. - ISBN 9780710623096 .
- ↑ AS-90 on the UK Air Force website
- ↑ Palmaria 155mm self-propelled howitzer
- ↑ K9 on the website military-today.com
- ↑ K9 on army-technology.com
- ↑ SSPH Primus on the manufacturer’s website
- ↑ PLZ45 155mm Self-Propelled Gun-Howitzer
- ↑ PLZ-05 155mm Self-propelled tracked howitzer armored vehicle
- ↑ PLZ-52 / Type 05 / PLZ-05
- ↑ Type 99 SPH
Links
- GCT AUF2
- “Foreign Military Review”, 2009, No. 3, p. 38.