155MM Mobile Artillery Concept
MOBILITY
SURVIVABILITY
LETHALITY
MAINTAINABILITY
REDUCED MANPOWER
155 mm Mobile Hybrid
Soft Recoil Howitzer
CALIBER:
155 mm (6.10 in.)
LENGTH:
25 ft. (7.6 m)
WIDTH:
8 ft. (2.44 m)
HEIGHT:
11 ft 6 in. (3.5 m)
TOTAL SYSTEM WEIGHT W/WEAPON (NO AMMUNITION), STABILIZERS:
29,620 lb.
M776 CANNON W/BREECH:
3,700 lb.
CRADLE/RECOIL MECHANISM:
1,170 lb.
TOTAL TIPPING PARTS:
4,870 lb.
TOP CARRIAGE GROUP:
1,500 lb.
TOTAL W/O FIRE CONTROL:
6,370 lb.
M171A1 TELESCOPE MOUNT:
75 lb.
M171A1 FIRE CONTROL QUADRANT:
8.5 lb.
M137A2 PANORAMIC TELESCOPE:
24 lb.
MG9000 DIGITAL FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM:
13 lb.
CANNON:
155 mm, M776
PROJECTILE TRAVEL:
200 in.
CALIBER:
39
NO. OF GROVES:
48
MUZZEL BRAKE DOUBLE BAFFLE:
250 lb.
BREECH BLOCK:
SCREW BLOCK
RECOIL MECHANISM:
HYDRO-PNEUMATIC, SOFT RECOIL
NORMAL CONDITIONS:
5-7 PERSONNEL
EXTREME CONDITIONS:
5 PERSONNEL
Lower Limit -40°F (-40°C)
Upper Limit +125°F (+52°C)
M1372A Panoramic Telescope
M171 Telescope Mount
Pointing and Aiming System
Inertial Navigation System
GPS Antenna
Muzzle Velocity Radar System
Direct Fire Sight with Laser Range Finder
Gunners Display Unit
Uses all ammunition currently
fired by M776 Cannon
MAXIMUM:
5 ROUNDS PER MINUTE
SUSTAINED:
2 ROUNDS PER MINUTE
CHARGE 5:
15.5 mi. (25 km)
RAP:
6,400 mils (360°)
CARRIAGE:
ALUMINUM ALLOY
TRAVERSE LIMITS:
6,400 mils (360°)
ELEVATING LIMITS:
89 to 1,173 mils
( -5° to +72°)