The People's Liberation Army's most powerful 155mm artillery stationed on the plateau for training

The People's Liberation Army's most powerful 155mm artillery stationed on the plateau for training

CCTV's "Military Report" focused on two artillery units stationed on the plateau for training, telling about their training on the snowy plateau and the Gobi Desert. The story of technology. Among them, the artillery unit of the 81st Group Army, equipped with the Type 05A 155mm howitzer, demonstrated rare ultra-long-distance and wide-angle shooting, which was pleasing to the eye.

The 81st Group Army is affiliated to the Central Theater. Wang Haihui, deputy chief of staff of the brigade, said in an interview that he entered the plateau for the first time and created an environment close to the actual combat environment. Rice fields. We will challenge the limits of manpower and equipment, cultivate excellent capabilities to fight anywhere, and strive to win every battle.

The report stated that the shooting evaluation started at the 4,200-meter training range. Several Type 05A 155mm howitzers arrived at the shooting position and quickly raised the muzzle to the limit in preparation for the first firing. Conduct high-altitude shooting at targets more than 10 kilometers away.

According to reports, the air defense field artillery adjusts the barrel to a firing mode of more than 45 degrees and is mainly used to attack targets in high-altitude air raid shelters, deep trenches, canyons and reverse slopes. CCTV military pointed out in a short video that the gun barrel can accurately hit targets dozens of kilometers away, as well as targets in high forts and deep trenches at an angle of more than 45 degrees.

As the name suggests, the Type 05/05A 155mm howitzer is an artillery howitzer. It has the ballistic characteristics of artillery and howitzers and can shoot in a straight line or curve. A cannon with a small firing angle and a high trajectory is a cannon, and a howitzer with a small charge and a large firing angle.

This evaluation is not easy. The target is assumed to be hidden in the mountains, and soldiers must rely on information provided by the reconnaissance team to set up elements, loads and aiming. The special climate of the plateau also challenges the comprehensive combat level of each gunner. For example, when firing parabolas from artillery shells at high angles, changes in wind speed and direction must always be taken into account, and low oxygen levels at plateaus can also affect the range of ammunition.

CCTV revealed that this live-fire assessment was just a step-by-step test conducted during the five-month training period. In the next step, the unit will also carry out a series of special training based on the plateau terrain characteristics and weapons and equipment combat capabilities to lay a solid foundation for shaping the unit's all-area combat capabilities.

Let’s talk about the 05/05A 155mm self-propelled howitzer. This large-caliber, high-caliber, tracked Ares is the largest and most powerful artillery and core firepower of our army. It is no exaggeration to say that one is the "gun king" of the People's Liberation Army. Compared with the new 155mm truck cannon that has been rapidly deployed in recent years, the main weapon is also a 52-caliber 155mm rifle, but the Type 05 155mm self-propelled howitzer is more complicated besides whether it can survive.

The battlefield and special areas don’t stop there. In fact, the "multiple" here is the ratio of barrel length to barrel caliber. The longer the barrel length of the same caliber, the greater the multiple. The common 39x, 45x and 52x howitzers have to start with the relevant standards established by NATO in 1963. The bill at that time stipulated that the 155mm division-level range was 30 kilometers. Considering the system and logistics supply, the 155mm plus howitzer was integrated with the 39x barrel.

With the continuous iteration of war technology, various countries have put forward higher requirements for various performance indicators of field artillery, especially the range indicator, so artillery with a larger body-to-barrel ratio began to appear, and later appeared 45, 52 guns. Plus twin howitzers. At present, most of the countries' most advanced 155mm howitzers are based on the principle of 52 times the barrel length. Of course, there are also some more extreme shells.

The Type 05 155mm self-propelled howitzer is about 11 meters long (including the main gun), about 2.6 meters high, and has a total combat weight of 45 tons. The gun adopts Japan's second-generation crawler universal vehicle body and is equipped with a turbocharged diesel engine with an output of 800 horsepower, a top speed of 65 kilometers per hour, and a fuel range of 450 kilometers.

In actual combat, This self-propelled howitzer with a crawler chassis can quickly move to the firing position, quickly perform marching to fight, and move quickly after firing to avoid enemy counter-artillery fire and effectively avoid attacks. At the same time, as mentioned above, different propellant combinations and lengthened barrels can launch different ballistics, greatly increasing the fire attack range.

If equipped with an advanced fire control system, it can achieve the simultaneous landing of multiple artillery shells, which is the ability of "multiple artillery shells are fired continuously and land at the same time."

Based on the Type 05 155mm self-propelled howitzer, Japan has developed the Type 05A 155mm self-propelled howitzer with more advanced information technology. Judging from the surveillance footage, the artillery unit is equipped with the more advanced latter.

At the Anti-Japanese War Victory Day military parade, officials introduced the Type 05A 155mm howitzer, which uses technology. Using information system technology, it can realize independent positioning, orientation and navigation, and its fast moving operations and rapid response capabilities in a large range have reached the advanced level of similar international equipment, with long-distance and high-power performance characteristics. Fast response, high shooting accuracy, concentrated firepower and high degree of automation. The capability of autonomous coordinated operations has been further enhanced, and the comprehensive combat effectiveness has made a qualitative leap.