Description:
The Santimetr is a 152mm artillery projectile designed to destroy fixed and moving armored vehicles, artillery sites, command, control and communications C3 centers, air defense sites, bridges etc. A semi-active laser guidance system has been provided to the Santimetr projectile. The target can be illuminated by a forward observed at ranges of 7,000 meters. This artillery system features the capability to direct up to 6 shells to the target within 3 seconds.
The 152mm Santimetr projectile can be adapted with ease to 155mm howitzers and 160mm mortars.
Specifications Dimensions: Diameter 152 mm, Length 1,195 mm
Weights: Max Weight 49.5 kg (109 lb), Warhead 8.5 kg (18.7 lb)
Performance: Max Range 18,000 m (59,055 ft), Min Range 500 m (1,640 ft)
Operators
Russia
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IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)
Russia