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AS90
IOC: 1993
Total Production: 179
Also Known As
AS90 Braveheart
Desert AS90
Origin
United Kingdom
Contractor/s
BAE Systems
Munitions:
SMArt 155
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Description:
The AS90 Braveheart is a 155mm self-propelled howitzer designed to perform indirect fire missions within the British Army units. It was first deployed in 1993 replacing aging M109 and Abbot howitzers. The AS90 howitzers have been delivered with 39 and 52 caliber guns. They provide high rates of fire through the use of highly automated systems, as well as highly accurate strikes. It can fire all NATO standard 155mm ammunition.
The AS90 howitzer was deployed for the first during the former Yugoslavia conflict in the 1990s. During operation Iraqi Freedom (operation Telic for the British Army) in 2003 the AS90 indirect fire platform was successful employed against Saddam Hussein's Army. Typically, it fires NATO L15 155mm (96-lb or 43.5 kg) unassisted projectile at ranges of up to 24.7 km. In addition to the 155mm main gun, AS90 features a roof-mounted 7.62mm machine gun.
The British Army procured 179 AS90s and plans to upgrade the entire fleet through the standardization of the more capable 52-caliber main gun. The AS90 will be available for the export market as the AS90 Braveheart and Desert AS90. Poland and Sweden could be the first and second export customers of the AS90 howitzer. As of June 2005, there were 146 AS90s in service with six regiments of the British Army's Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Artillery.
Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 5
Guns: Main Gun Caliber 155 mm
Number of Weapons: 48
Dimensions: Height 3 m, Length 9 m, Width 3.3 m
Weights: Max Weight 42,000 kg (92,593 lb)
Performance: Main Gun Max Range 30,000 m (98,425 ft), Max Range 420 km (227 nm), Top Speed 15 mps (29 kt)
Power: Power 660 shp
Other: Max Rate of Fire 6 rounds per minute, Sustained Rate of Fire 2 rounds per minute
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Notes
(*) lead contractor
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)
Last Updated: Saturday, October 25, 2008
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