ARCHER Artillery System

ARCHER Artillery System

The ARCHER Artillery System is an international project aimed at developing a next-generation self-propelled artillery system for Sweden, Denmark [http://www.fmv.se/WmTemplates/Page.aspx?id=1373 Swedish Defence Materiel Administration] ] and Norway [ [http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/fd/pressesenter/pressemeldinger/2007/Norsk-svensk-samarbeid-om-fremtidens-art.html?id=468611 Norsk-svensk samarbeid om fremtidens artilleri – invitasjon til signering av avtalen - regjeringen.no ] ] . The heart of the system is a fully automated 155 mm/L52 gun howitzer mounted on a 6x6 chassis. Aside from this, the system consists of an ammunition resupply vehicle, a support vehicle and the Excalibur guided projectile.

Development

The project began its life in 1995 as earlier studies for a self-propelled system based on the FH 77. Further test systems received the designation FH 77BD and FH 77BW. By 2004, two prototypes had been ordered based on a lengthened version of the FH 77B mounted on a modified Volvo Construction Equipment A30D dump truck (6x6 Volvo chassis).

General characteristics

* Length: 14+ metres
* Width: 2.74 metres
* Height: 2.89 metres
* Weight: 13.1 tonnes (gun only excluding truck cab)
* Speed: 70 km/h
* Range: 500 km
* Crew: 4 (1 driver, 3 operators) or 2 (1 driver and 1 operator) in case of emergencies
* Armament: 155 mm/L52 gun howitzer
* Rate of fire: 8-9 rounds/min
* Range (of artillery fire): 30 km with standard shells, 40 km with base-bleed, 60 km with Excalibur
* Protection level: 7.62 AP, Mines 6 kg (Level 2 STANAG 4569)

Operators

A list of military units considering the systems:

* Swedish Army flagicon|Sweden
* Norwegian Army flagicon|Norway
* Royal Danish Army flagicon|Denmark
* Australian Army flagicon|Australia
* Croatian Army flagicon|Croatia
* Canadian Army flagicon|Canada
* Indian Army flagicon|India

References

See also

* Haubits FH77/A
* Panzerhaubitze 2000

External links

* [http://www.fmv.se/ Swedish Defence Materiel Administration]
* [http://www.artreg.mil.se/ Swedish Artillery Regiment (Swedish)]
* [http://www.baesystems.se/ BAE Systems in Sweden]
* [http://www.baesystems.com/ProductsServices/l_and_a_bof_fh77_bwl_52_Arch.html BAE Systems page about ARCHER]


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