War Machines of Destruction: G6 Howitzer Canon

War Machines of Destruction: G6 Howitzer Canon.

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After seeing @gavvet doing some posts on the South African border war from an air perspective, I decided to do some posts on the South-African weapon technology. Today I am featuring the G6 Self propelled Canon.

The G6 was developed in the 1970's and started production in the 1980's. More recently in April 2006,a newer version set a new world record for tubed artillery systems firing at a range of 75 km.

The G6 is a six wheeled, 6 wheel drive self propped Canon. It sports a 150 mm gun, with a range of over 50 km. The G6 is operated by a crew of 6 (driver in hull, gun captain, gunlayer/navigator, breech operator, loader and ammunition handler in turret).

The vehicle can reach a top speed of 90 km/h and has a range of 600 km. It sports a 518 horse power diesel engine, with a six speed gearbox and permanent 6 wheel drive. The cannon can swing on an 80 degrees arc and the elevation is from -5 to 75 degrees from the horizontal. The cannon can fire at a rate of 3 rounds per minute. The vehicle can carry 47 projectiles.

The video below is a very nice video showing some of its capabilities, this is a newer version, which needs less crew to operate.

The G6 has seen active action during the South African border war, and is a battle proven machine. The G6 has been exported to various countries, for example Oman and the UAE. This is one of the best mobile canons in the world.

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