T-155 Fırtına

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T-155 Fırtına
Self-propelled howitzer T-155

Self-propelled howitzer T-155
General properties
crew 5
length 12 m
width 3.5 m
height 3.43 m
Dimensions 56 tons ( armed )
Armor and armament
Armor Armor steel
Main armament 155mm L / 52
Secondary armament 1 × 12.7 mm machine gun
agility
drive MTU MT 881 Ka-500 8-cylinder
735 kW (1000 PS)
suspension hydropneumatic
Top speed 65 km / h
Power / weight
Range 400 km

T-155 Fırtına is a Turkish license production of the South Korean K9 Thunder self- propelled howitzer . Compared to the K9, the T-155 has a fire control system developed in Turkey and a modified weapon turret.

The cadence of the main weapon 155 mm L / 52 is between six and eight rounds per minute thanks to the automatic loading system; she is able to shoot in the so-called MRSI method (short for Multiple Rounds Simultaneous Impact, German about several shots, simultaneous impact). The maximum range of the main weapon with the M107 (HE) ammunition is 18 kilometers, 30 kilometers with the M549A1 RAP (HE) and more than 40 kilometers with ERFB / BB (Base Bleed). The ammunition supply includes 48 155-mm shells and propellants.

The 155/52 mm weapon system is produced by MKEK , while the communication systems and the fire control system are produced by Aselsan . The platform, the turret and some subsystems are manufactured by the I. Maintenance Command in Arifiye / Adapazarı .

Since December 2017, the Turkish army has 250 T-155 Fırtına. The Azerbaijani armed forces originally wanted to buy 36 T-155 Fırtına, but due to the German trade embargo against Azerbaijan , the T-155 Fırtına with a German diesel engine from MTU Friedrichshafen could not be exported. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia's armed forces have shown interest in the T-155 Fırtına.

The first international deployment was from the end of 2007 to January 2008 in PKK positions in northern Iraq. Some of the guns have been used on the Syrian-Turkish border since February 2016 to fire on positions of the Kurdish PYD and the terrorist organization " IS ". The vehicles support the Turkish military offensive in Northern Syria in 2016/17 from the border area . Furthermore, howitzers of the type were used in the Battle of Mosul in Iraq.

Web links

Commons : T-155 FIRTINA  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k State Secretariat for the Defense Industry: Weapon systems & Ammunition ( Memento from March 31, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 1.8 MB) accessed on March 3, 2010
  2. ↑ Army-Guide.com: K9 THUNDER
  3. ↑ K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzer tracked armored Samsung South Korea Korean Army technical data. In: army-guide.com. Army Guide, accessed November 7, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Defense & Security News - Azerbaijan (English), accessed October 27, 2014
  5. ↑ Arabistan 'Fırtına'yı istedi (Turkish), accessed October 27, 2014
  6. ↑ Turkish artillery starts shelling PYD positions west of the Euphrates Daily Sabah November 17, 2016
  7. ↑ Turkish artillery is apparently attacking IS and Kurds at Spiegel.online August 22, 2016
  8. ↑ Turkey attacks with artillery in Mosul offensive a Spiegel.online October 24, 2016
  9. ^ Turkey plays game-changer role in Mosul operation Daily Sabah, October 17, 2016