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| aa. | Vehicle | G-6 155mm SP Gun/Howitzer |
| ab. | Weight | 46 t |
| ac. | Length | 9.2 m (hull); 10.4 m (gun forward) |
| ad. | Width | 3,3 m |
| ae. | Height | 3,25 m |
| af. | Crew | 6 |
| ag. | Armour | Steel; can withstand artillery shrapnel and up to 20mm MG fire; increased protection against land mines |
| ah. | Primary Armament | 155 mm 45 calibre gun |
| ai. | Secondary Armament | 7,62 mm or 12,7 mm machine gun;
eight 81 mm smoke grenade launchers |
| aj. | Engine | Air cooled diesel 386 kW |
| ak. | Power/Weight | |
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| al. | Suspension | Wheeled 6x6 |
| am. | Transmission | Auto or manual 6 speed with torque converter |
| an. | Brakes | Power assisted with drums on all wheels;
crawl brake, retarder, exhaust brake and parking brake |
| ao. | Tyres | 21 x 25 fitted with run flat elements |
| ap. | Track | 2,8 m |
| aq. | Wheelbase | |
| ar. | Driveline | Propshafts and differentials |
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| as. | Operating Range | 600 km (on road) |
| at. | Speed-Offroad | 30 km/h |
| au. | Speed-Road | 85 km/h |
| av. | Fuel Capacity | 700 litres |
| aw. | Fuel Consumption | |
| ax. | Fuel Type | Diesel |
| ay. | Clearance | 0.45 m |
| az | Gradient | 18° |
| ba. | Side Slope | 13.5°/30% (static) |
| bb. | Vertical Step | 0,5 m |
| bc. | Trench | 1,5 m |
| bd. | Fording | 1 m |
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| aa. | Weapon | BL 155mm G-6 SP Gun/Howitzer |
| ab | Description | The G6 is a South African self-propelled gun/howitzer of 155 mm calibre. |
| ac. | Type | Self-Propelled Gun/Howitzer |
| ad. | Calibre | 155 mm (6.10 in), fitted with a fume extractor |
| ae. | Overall Length | 9 m (29.53 ft) |
| af. | Overall Width | 3.3 m (10.83 ft) |
| ag. | OverallHeight | 3.25 m (10.66 ft) |
| ah. | Crew | 5 |
| ai. | Country of Origin | South Afreica |
| aj. | Ammunition | 47 projectiles (16 in vehicle front, 31 in fighting compartment); 50 charges
64 primers and fuses; HE: 45.5 kg with payload of 8.7 kg RDX/TNT; HE base bleed: 47 kg with payload of 8.7 kg RDX/TNT; Base-ejection smoke: 45.7 kg with a 10.9 kg payload of 4 smoke canisters in white, red, blue; Illumination: 45.2 kg - 1.65 million candela for at least 90 seconds: Red phosphorous: 47.7 kg 2ith a 7.6 kg payload; all projectiles of the ERFB type; The high-fragmentation steel casings of the HE projectiles have 23% more volume than other 155 mm projectiles and release between 3 032 and 4756 fragments. T |
| ak. | Effective Range (HE) | 30 600 m (33 465 yards) Std HE
39 000 m (42 651 yards) Base-bleed HE
53 000 m (57 962 yards) Special V-LAP; Minimum Range: 2 400 m (2 624 yards) |
| al. | Muzzle Velocity (HE) | |
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| ba. | Feed Mechanism | The loading system comprises a swing-out tray which elevates with the gun and a manually controlled pneumatic rammer, allow reloading at any elevation. |
| bb | Traverse | 80° |
| bc. | Elevation | -5° to +75° |
| bd. | Rate of Fire | 4 rpm maximum; 2 rpm sustained |
| be. | Sights | Optical-mechanical sight system mounted directly on the trunnion and is compensated for trunnion cant. An electronic gun display unit can be mounted on the gun and linked to the fire-control computer |
| bf. | Muzzle Energy | |
| bg. | Barrel Length | 6 975 mm (22.88 ft) 45 cals |
| bh. | Weight of Barrel | |
| bi. | Rifling | |
| bj. | Operation | Manual with pneumatic rammer |
| bk. | Recoil | Hydro-pneumatic; A mechanical/electrical gun monitor records Effective Full Charges (EFC) used, the recoil length, and number of rounds fired |
| bl. | Firing Support Base | |
| bm. | Breech | Cam-operated, interrupted-screw breech which opens automatically when the gun recoils, and closes semi-automatically when the pneumatic rammer has loaded the next round. |
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| bn. | Type of Breech Block | |
| bo | Weight of Breech Mechanism | |
| bp. | Trails | |
| bq. | Suspension System | |
| br. | Type of Firing Mechanism | |
| bs. | Carriage | |
| bt. | Mobility | Self-propelled by an air-cooled diesel engine of 410 kW with a road range of 600km, at road speeds of up to 90 km/h (30 - 40 km/h off road), on a 6 x 6 suspension with automatic transmission |
| bu. | Wheels | |
| bv. | Ground Clearance | |
| bw. | Axles | |
| bx. | Brakes | Hydro-pneumatic service and crawl brakes, mechanical parking brake |
| by. | Wheel Span | |
| bz. | Lubricants | Gun. Grease Molykote BR 2, SAE 10, SAE 90 and SAE 30 (diesel) oil and Tellus T46 hydraulic oil;
Recoil System. Aeroshell Fluid 4/41 and nitrogen (nitrogen are also used for pneumatic loader) |
| ca. | Propellant | The charge system consists of 6 zones optimised in 3 charges, giving maximum ranges of 17 900 m (zones 1 to 4), 25 300 m (zone 5) and 30 000 m (zone 6) respectively at sea level. Charge 3 gives a range of 39 000 m at sea level with base-bleed projectiles. Ranges of up to 45 000 m have been achieved at higher altitudes with base-bleed projectiles. The smaller number of charges than is usual in this category simplifies their use and logistic support. |
| cb. | Detonation Mechanism | PD-M572: point-detonating diect-action fuse which gives either super-quick action on impact or a 0.5 second delay; SA-M804: proximity fuse which triggers detonation at between 4 and 8 m above the target - unaffected by radar-reflectivity - and has an impact back-up; SA-M805: electronic time fuse with a range of 1 to 200 seconds in increments of 0.1 seconds, for use with illuminating and smoke projectiles |
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| ck | Designed | |
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| cm. | Produced | |
| cn. | Variants | |
| co. | In Service | 1987 |
| cp. | Proliferation | |
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