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    Pakistan might receive the first batch of SH-1 155mm self-propelled howitzer this yea

    Pakistan might receive the first batch of SH-1 155mm self-propelled howitzer this year

    ASIAN DEFENCE: Pakistan might receive the first batch of SH-1 155mm self-propelled howitzer this year


    The Pakistan Army will standardize its artillery capability to 155 mm. Pakistan army will procure a range of light, medium and heavy towed and self-propelled howitzer artillery from China and Turkey to replace all non-155 mm and older systems.

    Pakistan will receive the first batch of SH-1 155mm self-propelled howitzer this year. Although the exact number of Pakistan SH-1 155mm self-propelled howitzer under contract is not known but it is likely to be around 96. Army has already purchased two SLC-2 active phased-array weapons locating radars along with A-100 multi-rocket launch systems.

    SH-1 155mm 52-calibre self-propelled howitzer underwent extensive trials in Thar Desert and Northern Areas of Pakistan. The main armament of the SH-1 howitzer includes: Extended-Range, Full-Bore, Rocket-Assisted, High-Explosive (ERFB-RA/HE) and Extended-Range Full-Bore, Base-Bleed, High-Explosive (ERFB-BB/HE). When using, the ERFB-BB/HE round, the SH-1 howitzer can reach a maximum range of 53km and with base-bleed 155mm SH-1 howitzer can reach a maximum rounds out to 42.5km.

    The SH-1 self-propelled howitzer is mounted on a 6X6 wheeled chassis with a forward engine and an armour-protected driving cab. The vehicle can has a maximum road speed of 90km/h.Total combat weight of the SH-1 howitzer system is 22 tonnes and it will be operated by a crew of five. SH-1 howitzer system will employ scout vehicles and UAV to relay target information to automatic targeting systems on the artillery truck for rapid shoot and scoot operations. The howitzer can also fire the 155mm Red Mud laser-guided projectile developed by NORINCO. The vehicle carries 25 rounds onboard and carries a 12.7mm machine gun which is mounted on the roof.

    A complete SH-1 Regiment comprises 24 SH-1s, four Battery Command Post vehicles, one Battalion Command Post vehicle, one road-mobile CETC-built JY-30 C-band meteorological radar, four 6 x 6 wheeled reconnaissance vehicles, and an S-band CETC-built SLC-2 artillery locating and fire correction radar.

    Pakistan Army has already accepted initial 18-tonne T-155 Panter 155mm/52-calibrre towed howitzers from Turkey. Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) has signed contract with South Korea’s Poongsan. This was worth the minimum $176 million contract which supplies the ammunition plant, technical assistance, all the relevant technology and machine parts including 8,600 bullets. Poongsan plans not only to boost price competitiveness by getting a supply of low-priced parts from Pakistan, but also to promote marketing in association with neighboring Islamic countries by strengthening cooperation with Pakistan in ammunition field.
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    Seems like Pakistan is taking their SP artillery edge and running with it.
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    I'm sure that Maj. DCL will have some professional interest in this development. As for ourselves, just another country able to outrange us. Just one of the many disadvantages of always being the road team.

    Of course, there are one or two advantages as well...)
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    Out of curiosity, I wonder what the quality of the SH-1 system is?
    Has China's QA changed much to the reputation it had?
    How long is the barrel life of this gun?

    As for ourselves, just another country able to outrange us. Just one of the many disadvantages of always being the road team.
    S-2 as a 'Drop Short' do you feel the likes of the counter-battery/interdiction range and hitting power of the long phaseout M107 175mm SPG system still has merit???
    Especially with everyone going down the path of 52+ calibre type systems which give a quantum leap in range?

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    "...do you feel the likes of the counter-battery/interdiction range and hitting power of the long phaseout M107 175mm SPG system still has merit???"

    Not particularly. The M107 is a gun. As such, it's high velocity always generated an unusual amount of DRIFT (uniform rightward twist akin to a curve-ball in Baseball). This is exacerbated at range thus diminishing accuracy of fires. Secondly, the M107 only offered standard HE ammunition which isn't the case with the 155mm systems then or now so it lacked a high degree of versatility. Finally, it was a weapon that shot its barrel out rather quickly. Why, I'm unsure but I'd speculate that either the propellant was particularly hot and corrosive and/or the exceedingly high velocity rapidly wore the lands and grooves of the barrel. As such, you were restricted in its use to the counterbattery fight for which its role was near singular. I guess there's some ERFB ammo available out there for the weapon though I've no experience with it.

    Never saw the weapon fired either although I taught its ammo in the FAOBC class at Ft. Sill in 1979-80. At the time, the system was only in U.S. Army use with some 175mm battalions in Germany and was rapidly transitioned over to the M110A1/A2 in our Field Artillery Groups (very shortly to become brigades). Marines may have kept it slightly longer but it was gone, I think, from army inventory by 1980-81. M110A1 was the better weapon, IMV, by far offering 30km RAP range and also nuclear/chemical, and DPICM ammo.
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    "...do you feel the likes of the counter-battery/interdiction range and hitting power of the long phaseout M107 175mm SPG system still has merit???"

    M110A1 was the better weapon, IMV, by far offering 30km RAP range and also nuclear/chemical, and DPICM ammo.
    I have heard that the M110A1/2 was a very accurate and precise Howitzer. I guess MET couldnt do much to that big heavy bullet, at least moment to moment variations. Passed a whole load of them sitting all over the place out at Creech AFB where they are used as targets. It about brought the Smoke to tears as he saw the state of his beloved 110's.

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    Quote Originally Posted by S-2 View Post

    Never saw the weapon fired either although I taught its ammo in the FAOBC class at Ft. Sill in 1979-80. At the time, the system was only in U.S. Army use with some 175mm battalions in Germany and was rapidly transitioned over to the M110A1/A2 in our Field Artillery Groups (very shortly to become brigades). Marines may have kept it slightly longer but it was gone, I think, from army inventory by 1980-81. M110A1 was the better weapon, IMV, by far offering 30km RAP range and also nuclear/chemical, and DPICM ammo.
    The M107 was phased out of the Corps mid 1980s. (1986?) When we got the M110A2 tubes. When I went to Cannoneer school, at Camp Lejeune in 1981 we trained on them.

    When a battery went to the field, the Btry Cdr could chose to take, depending on ammo, either straight 8" or retube a few sections to shoot available 175 ammo. It also depended, at Camp Lejeune, on impact area availability. Only 1 impact area cleared for 175 on base. Those rounds tended to skip:(

    What I do remember is that the RoF was 1 round per 2 min. You could watch the tube flex after shooting. Freaked me out Shoot a round then watch the tube do "The wave". The tube also sagged. If your gunners quadrant was at 0mil at the breach, you would be at -2 or -3 mils at the end of the tube. Nice to know when doing FCAs

    When I went to Cannoneer school, at Camp Lejeune in Dec 1981, we trained on them.

    All said, I've shot somewhere around 5 rounds. There is also a funny story, I'll tell someday about a general firing off the last 175 round in the Corps.


    Ooh, just to show how old I am the weapons we trained on at School were the M-101A1, M-114, M-109A1 and M107/M110A1.

    They showed us a picture of the M-198 as said, we may get these in a few years. Sure enough started getting them in in 1983.

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    Thanks for the info gents
    Interesting!!

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    U.S. Delivers 48 Field Artillery Cannons to Pakistan's Army


    (Source: US Embassy in Pakistan; issued February 13, 2010)



    ISLAMABAD --- The United States government officially delivered 48 self-propelled field artillery cannons to the Pakistan Army today at the Malir Cantonment in Karachi.

    U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Michael Nagata, U.S. Office of the Defense Representative-Pakistan deputy commander, officially handed over the M1095A5 Howitzer self-propelled cannons to Pakistan Army Brigadier Farrukh Saeed, 25th Mechanized Division Artillery Commander, during a ceremony in Karachi. The event was attended by Mr. Steve Fakan, U.S. Consul General to Karachi, and more than a dozen U.S. and Pakistani military representatives.

    The delivery marks the completion of a total purchase of 115 field artillery cannons by Pakistan through the United States' foreign military sales/foreign military finance program. The FMS/FMF case was initiated by Pakistan in 2006 and enabled the Government of Pakistan to obtain the cannons from the United States at a greatly discounted rate.

    "These field artillery cannons are an important part of enhancing the capabilities of Pakistan's Army as it continues to wage its courageous fight against terrorists who seek to destroy Pakistan's people and way of life," said Brig. Gen. Nagata. "It is our hope that these weapons are ultimately able to play an important role in ending extremist violence and bringing peace once again to this great nation."

    During the last three years, U.S. civilian and security assistance to Pakistan has totaled more than $4 billion.

    Assistance provided and delivered has included support for medical aid, school refurbishment, bridge and well reconstruction, food distribution, agricultural and education projects, 14 F-16 fighter aircraft, 10 Mi-17 helicopters, more than 450 vehicles for Pakistan's Frontier Corps, hundreds of night vision goggles, day/night scopes, radios, and thousands of protective vests and first-aid items for Pakistan's security forces.

    In addition, the U.S. funded and provided training for more than 370 Pakistani military officers in a wide range of leadership and development programs covering topics such as counterterrorism, intelligence, logistics, medical, flight safety, and military law
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