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GCT

IOC: 1980
Total Production: 400

GCT AUF2

Also Known As
155 AUF1
GCT AUF1
GTC 155

Origin
France

Contractor/s
NEXTER

Derived from:
AMX-30

Munitions:
BONUS
LU211

Description: GTC 155/GCT AUF1 is a self-propelled howitzer based on the AMX30 main battle tank chassis and equipped with a 155mm 39-caliber gun. The turret is fitted with an automatic loading system and a roof-mounted 12.7mm anti-aircraft gun. 155 AUF1 was provided to artillery regiments of the French Army and was sold to several international such as Saudi Arabia and Iraq. GTC production started in 1977 with the first self-propelled howitzer achieving Initial Operational Capability (IOC) in 1980.

AUF1 has a range of 23,500 meters firing conventional rounds or 28,000 meters using Rocket Assisted Projectiles (RAPs). It was deployed during Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s. GIAT AUF2 is a 155mm howitzer/turret designed for integration onto a wide range of armored chassis such as AMX30, Leopard 1, Arjun and T-72. It was developed for upgrading 155 AUF1 self-propelled howitzers in service with the French Army. The French Army procured approximately 70 AUF2 turrets mounted on the AMX30B2 chassis.

The AUF2 features an automatic round and charge feed system and a 52-caliber artillery tube. New charges and rounds are available for the AUF2. In addition, the AUF2 is equipped with a 7.62mm machine gun located at the roof of the turret. The turret including the gun and loading systems weighs near 19 tons. Compared with AUF1, the AUF2 offers an outstanding range of 42 km, higher rate of fire of 10 rounds minute and multiple rounds simultaneous impact as well as other benefits such as greater reliability, accuracy and ease of maintenance.

Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 4

Guns: Main Gun Caliber 155 mm

Number of Weapons: 42

Dimensions: Height 3.3 m, Length 10.3 m, Width 3.2 m

Weights: Max Weight 46,000 kg (101,411 lb)

Performance: Main Gun Max Range 42,000 m (137,795 ft), Max Range 450 km (243 nm), Min Range 4,500 m (14,764 ft), SetUp Time 45 sec, Top Speed 17 mps (32 kt)

Power: Power 720 shp

Other: Max Rate of Fire 8 rounds per minute, Sustained Rate of Fire 6 rounds per minute

News
Large Caliber Munitions Order for French Land Forces

Operators

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France

Iraq / 85

Saudi Arabia

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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)

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