Saudi Arabia's military company will display 8x8 caliber 155 mm cannons at the "International Defense Expo" in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 2024, claiming that this move has played a significant role in strengthening its defense capabilities and countering European defense giants, comparable to the French Caesar cannon and the German RCH155 self-propelled howitzer, so that Saudi Arabia has its own modern artillery system. Interestingly, the reloading of this shell is very similar to the French Caesar 8x8, or it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a copy.
Affiliated with the Saudi Armed Forces, the Saudi Army and National Guard are currently equipped with French-made Caesar 155mm 6x4 cannons, which were developed by the French Nexter (now KNDS) and are divided into two chassis, the Renault 6x46, the military"Sheppa"and U2450L6X6 Unimog, for the "National Guard". In December last year, Nexter signed a contract with Saudi Arabia called Artis, which included 45 Caesar automatic cannons and 105 LG1 light**, and from the satellite**, 10 Caesars arrived at the port of Jeddah on October 18 last year, which means that the order has already begun to be delivered. This ** is from the "National Guard" of Saudi Arabia, *shown on a heavy ** produced by Kaiser Company. The French side said that Saudi Arabia received at least 129 Caesar self-propelled guns. Therefore, it is not difficult for Saudi Arabia to develop some advanced artillery, or to imitate it.
The name of the new self-propelled gun has not been disclosed, but a spokeswoman for Sami said the move is the result of a collaboration between Sami and the Saudi military, which has already undergone intensive testing. The new artillery is based on the Czech Tatra 8x8 type wagon, with the T815-7MOR 448X8 of the TaitorThe Model 1 R tank was very similar, with only 4 cockpits, probably for retrofits. Total length 985 meters, width 255 meters, height 380 mm, dead weight 1858 tons, load mass 1942 tons, *W 38 tons, with Cummins ISM425 direct injection engine, a top speed of 90 km h, a trench width of 2 meters, can cross 05 meters, maximum depth 12 m, endurance 650 km, operating conditions -5 +45 . Given that the Saudis spend a lot of money, they will definitely pick the best, for example, T815-7T3RC1, T815-7T3RC1, T815-7T3RC1 are good equipment, this type of armor can defend against 762*51mm armor-piercing bullet with 6 kg TNT equivalent. Crew 3-5 people.
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According to the information from the Saudi side, this artillery is equipped with advanced computer-controlled firepower, which can accurately lock the target, so it needs to be equipped with inertial navigation, VHF broadcasting, control computer and the direction information terminal of the gun commander and driver in the cab, and then install a touch screen in the rear, so that the shooter can obtain the orientation information from his own side by connecting the C4I device, and then control the direction of the gun through the button, so as to achieve rapid evacuation, multi-directional launch, temporary suspension of firing and other functions. When firing, the muzzle muzzle velocity radar is used to transmit the muzzle velocity information of the projectile body to the control equipment to achieve the purpose of ground strike. From the outside, it seems that this gun carriage should be almost finished, but I don't know how effective it will be.
The rear of the combat vehicle is equipped with a 155-mm gun, a set of semi-automatic loading devices, a large integrated shovel with a powder bag and ammunition. The top is for man, and below is a hoe inserted into the ground, which is powered by water. The ammunition and component cartridges are transported by manpower and loaded into the automatic bomb dropper and automatic bomb dropping device respectively, and then the mechanical arm is aimed at the gun body to complete the loading. But what's interesting is that the Saudis don't use the ammunition that Caesar wears around his arms, whether it's the feeding mechanism or the launch canister, it's all curved, and I even guess that they will also add a grappling arm. The capacity is also very large, and I think we can add a miniature retractable device to it.
You know, the gun uses a bolt gun, so it is equipped with a set of NATO standard bullets, including 155 mm, PGK guide, American M982M982. According to reports, Saudi Wahaj will form a joint venture with KNDS's Nextermunitions to form a 155mm artillery joint venture for the Saudi army's ** 155mm artillery at the end of next year, and reach a long-term agreement with the company. The company "Wahaj Nexter Industries" will produce modular artillery shells for 155 mm caliber artillery in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia will work with Nexter Machinery to forge and manufacture large-diameter shells for Wahaj, as well as provide professional technical support to Wahaj. The ship's task was to deliver shells from Caesar's chariots to the Saudis. The Saudi Arabian military also presented American companies with the "Sword of God" missile and the "Sword of God" precision-guided bomb produced by the PGK company.
On the basis of borrowing from Caesar's cannon, the Saudis combined with the shape of Caesar's 8x8 fighter to make a cannon like a chariot. If Saudi Arabia wants to become bigger, they can't do it on their own, so they can only spend money to find, like Nexter, South Korea's Kia, which has reached a strategic cooperation with SAMI, and an Asian powerhouse. And this time, the time came to test the artillery of Saudi tanks.