Description:
NORICUM GHN-45 is a 155mm 45-caliber towed field howitzer featuring longer range than competition. Produced in Austria it was introduced in the early 1980s. GHN-45 gun howitzer can hit targets at ranges of up to 40 kilometers. It was widely used by Iraq during the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s. Afterwards it was employed by Iraq against the coalition forces during the Gulf War in 1991.
Specifications Guns: Main Gun Caliber 155 mm
Dimensions: Height 2 m, Length 14 m, Width 2.5 m
Weights: Max Weight 11,000 kg (24,250 lb)
Performance: Main Gun Max Range 39,600 m (129,921 ft)
Other: Max Rate of Fire 7 rounds per minute, Sustained Rate of Fire 2 rounds per minute