Friday, November 21, 2008

MOBAT

IOC: 2004
Total Production: 18

Origin
Netherlands

Contractor/s
RDM Technology

Description: The MOBAT (MOBile ArTillery) is a highly mobile, shoot and scoot, truck-mounted 105mm howitzer specially designed for rapid deployment missions. It comprises a 105mm 33-caliber M101 howitzer and a 4-5 tons all-terrain military truck. The MOBAT gun has a maximum range of 14.4 km with unassisted shells and 19.6 km when firing assisted ammunition. The whole artillery system can be transported in a C-130-sized aircraft and by CH-47 and CH-53 helicopters as slung load.

The MOBAT artillery system has been selected by Jordan through a contract for 18 MOBATs with options for another 20 systems. Deliveries of the 18 MOBATs ordered by Jordan are due in 2004.

Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 4

Guns: Main Gun Caliber 105 mm

Weights: Max Weight 5,000 kg (11,023 lb)

Performance: Main Gun Max Range 19,600 m (64,304 ft), SetUp Time 90 sec

Other: Max Rate of Fire 12 rounds per minute, Wheels 4

Operators

Jordan / 18

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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