Santa Bárbara Sistemas 155/52
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Santa Bárbara Sistemas 155/52 (Spanish military designation: OBUS 155/52) is a 155 mm howitzer that was developed and manufactured by the Spanish arms manufacturer Santa Bárbara Sistemas (SBS).
Production and assembly took place from 2000 in the Spanish SBS plants in La Vega and Trubia . The gun barrel was manufactured by the German company Rheinmetall . A total of 97 SBS 155/52s had been built and delivered by the end of 2009.
Technical specifications
The SBS 155/52 is a further development of the Santa Barbara SB 155/39 .
- Caliber: 155 mm
- Weight: 13,500 kg
- Pipe length: 8.12 m
- Elevation range: −3 ° to + 72 °
- Side straightening range: ± 40 °
- Cadence : 10 per minute
- Maximum range: 40,000 m
- Carriage arrangement : on the front axle, with two spreader bars
- Drive: Diesel engine, 106 HP APU , for power supply radar, inertial navigation system and ballistic computer unit as well as transport aid when changing location with a maximum speed of 18 km / h.
Military users
- SBS 155/52 APU-SIAC (66 pieces)
- SBS 155/52 APU (V07) (16 pieces)
- SBS 155/52 APU-SBT (15 pieces)
Web links
Commons : Santa Bárbara Sistemas 155/52 - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Mando de Artillería de Campaña. Website Ministerio de Defensa de España (Spanish)
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- OBUS 155/52 Ministerio de Defensa de España (Spanish)
- Dirección General de Armamento y Material (DGAM), OBUS 155/52 (SIAC), Ministerio de Defensa de España, 2008