Tuesday, December 02, 2008

Pegasus

Origin
Singapore

Contractor/s
ST Kinetics

Description: The ST Kinetics Pegasus is a lightweight 39-caliber 155mm towed howitzer with self-propelled capability using an auxiliary power unit (APU). It has been designed to deliver high firepower at ranges of up to 30 kilometers and can be towed by medium weight trucks. The Pegasus howitzer can be airlifted by a C-130 fixed-wing aircraft or CH-53 helicopter. In burst mode, the howitzer can fire three rounds in 24 seconds.

Specifications
Guns: Caliber 155 mm39-caliber

Dimensions: Height 2.4 m, Length 10 m, Width 2.8 m

Weights: Weight 5.4 t

Performance: Max Range 19 m (62 ft) using M107 projectile, Max Range firing RAP 30 km (16 nm) using ERFB BB projectiles, SetUp Time 3 min 30 sec, Top Speed 50 kph (31 mph) towed or 12 kph self-propelled

Power: Power 21 kW APU

Other: Max Rate of Fire 4 rounds per minute, Sustained Rate of Fire 2 rounds per minute for 30 minutes, Wheels 4

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Pegasus

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, November 22, 2008

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