Canada - Snow Mission

Source:    Matsimus

Every year since 1961, Canadian Armed Forces’ (CAF) gunners from all over Canada come together during Operation PALACI in Rogers Pass, British Columbia. Their job is to trigger avalanches using C3 105mm Howitzers in this vital choke-point in Canada’s transportation corridor.

These carefully planned artillery strikes are conducted to support the Parks Canada’s avalanche control program, which keeps the Trans-Canada Highway and the Canadian Pacific Railway safe from large, natural avalanches.

The C3 Howitzers have been modified and are positioned on one of the 16 specialized rings that line the narrow highway. Space is at a premium, with gun positions just large enough for the howitzers and their transport, surrounded by deep ravines and tall cedar and hemlock trees.


The tight space is why the C3 Howitzer is the weapon of choice in Rogers Pass. With two highly mobile detachments, the guns can be deployed at a moment’s notice, traffic halted, the guns put in place, rounds fired at any of the 300 predetermined avalanche trigger points, the roads cleared of snow and the pass re-opened in mere hours.


While safety is always paramount, speed and efficiency also rule this operation. With over 4,000 vehicles and up to 40 trains using Rogers Pass daily in the winter, traffic quickly builds up on either side of the pass in the designated holding areas that keep vehicles out of the 134 known slide areas.
Such a complex dance of vehicles, weapons, ammunition and military and civilian personnel would not be possible without great communication and coordination.

UK / France - Ex Gallic Marauder

Source: British Army



British and French airborne gunners have opened fire together, showing their readiness to deploy side-by-side on operations. Exercise Gallic Marauder saw 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery (7 Para RHA) and 35e Régiment d'Artillerie Parachutiste (35e RAP) put through their paces at the Castlemartin ranges in Wales.

The training cemented links between 7 Para RHA and 35e RAP as part of the Airborne Combined Joint Expeditionary Force (A-CJEF), a partnership between 16 Air Assault Brigade and 11e Brigade

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Serbia - Sumadija MLRS

Sumadija is a Serbian multi launch rocket system mounted on an eight wheel drive truck which has two launch comigrations, Jerina 1 and Jerina 2

Source: Sumadija MLRS Multiple launch Rocket System

The Jerina 1 is guided ammunition using a inertial navigation system INS/GPS and a guidance system to control the fly of the missile. This missile can be fire from a range of 70 km to 285 km. The front of the missile is fitted with an HE fragmentation warhead which has a weight of 20 kg.

The Jerina 2 is unguided rocket with a caliber of 267mm and an HE/fragmentation warhead with a weight of 110 kg.

At the front of the vehicle, there is a crew cab and a cabin to operate the launcher station. The crew can and the cabin provides a protection against firing of small arms and shell splinters.

Turkey - Firepower

Source: Super technology Turkish Army

Turkish Army is the 2nd strongest Army in NATO after the US Army

Indigenous military project makes Turkish Army more advanced and superior to European Armies

Turkish Army has more Howitzers , MLRS , Tactical Ballistic Missiles , UCAVs than British+French+German+Italian Armies combined


MPT-76 Battle Rifle
OMTAS Anti Tank Missile
UKAP Unmanned armed ground Vehicle
ALTAY Tank
T-155 Howitzer
YAVUZ Truck mounted Howitzer
260 PARS and KAPLAN Anti Tank Vehicles
TRG-122 guided MLRS ... ( only TURKEY in NATO )
TRG-300 guided MLRS ...( only The US and Turkey in NATO )
J600T Tactical Ballistic Missile
ATACMS Tactical Ballistic Missile
KHAN Tactical Ballistic Missile .( only The US and Turkey in NATO )
KORAL Radar Electronic Warfare System ..( only The US and Turkey in NATO )

212 Sikorsky Blackhawk Helicopters
28 Eurocopter AS532 Cougar Helicopters
10 Boeing CH-47F Chinook Helicopters
-- TAI T-625 utility Helicopter
118 TAI T-129 Attack Helicopter 83+35 optional ...( The best fleet in Europe )
92 Bayraktar TB-2 Tactical UAV-UCAV ... ( The best fleet in Europe )
6 ANKA-S UCAVs ( General Command of Gendarmerie )



Russia - 2S38 Derivaciya

The 2S38 'Derivaciya'is a new Russian Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun (SPAAG). The cutting-edge artillery unit features a fully automated turret which is operated remotely by the machine’s three-man crew. While the 57mm gun is essentially an anti-aircraft piece, it’s also able to strike land targets with high precision.

2S38 Derivaciya PVO

 

 Mounted on the BMP-3 amphibious armored vehicle, the 2S38 is designed to shoot down UAVs, cruise missiles, air-to-surface missiles, tactical warplanes and air support helicopters.



2S38 Derivaciya

  

UK - Military Helicopters Perform Gun Lift Display On Salisbury Plain

UK - Maximising the UK’s Tactical and Operational Firepower

Royal United Services Institute
The Future of Fires: Maximising the UK’s Tactical and Operational Firepower
Jack Watling
Occasional Papers, 27 November 2019

https://www.forces.net/news/warning-british-forces-would-be-outgunned-against-russia




 Video Source: British Forces Broadcasting

The UK’S 2015 National Security Strategy made clear that there was a risk that Russia would undertake offensive operations against NATO, and that the UK should maintain a credible deterrence posture. The ground forces’ contribution to this posture was framed as a warfighting division. Critical to any divisional formation are its fires, which shape the battlespace, protect Allied forces by eliminating enemy guns, break up enemy force concentrations, and enable friendly ground manoeuvre by destroying adversary enablers and suppressing their manoeuvre elements. The UK currently possesses a critical shortage of artillery, and the army lacks the transportation capacity to deploy and sustain a credible divisional fires group. If conventional deterrence is to remain a key component of the UK’s National Security Strategy, then the modernisation of its fires capabilities should be a top priority.

Modernisation should not simply replicate existing platforms. There are four capability trends that are transforming the delivery of fires. The first is range, which may be expected to increase by 50% to 100% across most platforms by 2040. The second is the maturation of active seeker munitions able to autonomously course correct, which is simplifying kill chains, and improving the probability of kill (PK) of fires systems. The third is the ability to rapidly fuse sensor data to centrally coordinate large numbers of guns. Finally, there are an increasing array of effective defensive measures which, though small in number and with a limited range, can produce protected nodes on the battlefield.

These capabilities are reshaping the modern battlefield. The higher fidelity of sensors and PK of munitions are liable to reduce viable force densities, while the extended range of fires systems must hold combat service support (CSS) at risk over greater distances. This is likely to create a battlefield that is fragmented, with small, dispersed force elements entangled in a zone of contestation, rather than confronting one another across opposing front lines of control. The side likely to prevail will be the one best able to rapidly bring firepower to bear in frenetic engagements. Operationally, however, warfare is liable to return to positional fighting between CSS nodes protected by defensive systems.

Despite these technological advances, precision will remain expensive. The UK must either retain a sufficient stockpile of anti-armour area-effect munitions and enough mass to suppress infantry with high explosive, or must reconsider its commitments to the Oslo Treaty, and procure cluster munitions. It should be noted that the moral objections to the use of cluster munitions can be mitigated. It is possible to significantly reduce the dud-rate of munitions compared with those employed when the Oslo Treaty was signed. Furthermore the moral objections to their use become somewhat moot in a high intensity conflict in Eastern Europe, where Russian and US forces will employ cluster munitions liberally. Without appropriate munitions, British forces will simply be outranged, outgunned and thereby defeated in detail by Russian formations.

A further critical element of future capabilities must be deployability. It is not simply a question of having a credible artillery compliment on the Order of Battle. The force must have an executable plan for getting a sufficient number of platforms into theatre within an operationally relevant timeframe. Deployability must therefore be a critical criterion for all newly procured fires platforms.

The exact structure of a credible divisional fires group to support warfighting is dependent on a number of trade-offs. However, an indicative minimum set of capabilities would comprise:

• A battery of anti-tank guided missiles per battlegroup.
• A battery of self propelled 120-mm mortars per battlegroup.
• 72 155-mm 52-calibre self-propelled howitzers with anti-armour area-effect munitions.
• A regiment of multiple-launch rocket systems with a compliment of anti-armour area-effect munitions, and long-range precision fires (LRPF).
• Support for these capabilities from a robust data-centric command and control system, and logistics.

It is important to note that these capabilities are not only relevant to warfighting. The ability to deploy a credible warfighting force increases the risk for adversaries escalating to direct armed conflict, and thereby allows the UK to maximise its efforts in the competitive space. Conversely, forces designed for competition, but unable to fight credibly, can be deterred by the threat of escalation.

UK - AS90

Source: Matsimus

AS90 Braveheart is a British Army 155mm self-propelled howitzer which entered service with the British Army in 1992. It is manufactured by BAE Systems Land Systems (RO Defence and formerly the Armaments Division of Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd) at Barrow-in-Furness, in Cumbria. 179 have been built for the British Army.

The AS90 was deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in March 2003. In July 2004, the UK Ministry of Defence announced plans to reduce the number of AS90 artillery batteries by six. Three batteries were drawn down and one AS90 regiment of three batteries was re-configured to a light gun regiment, to support a new light brigade. The changes were brought into effect in 2007.

An enhanced version of the Howitzer, the Desert AS90, has been built to provide high capability in arduous desert conditions. The Desert AS90 underwent successful trials in the Arizona Desert in 1994 and in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia in 1996. This version, with the 52-calibre barrel, is called the AS90 Braveheart. BAE Systems signed a license manufacturing agreement with HSW (Huta Stalowa Wola) of Poland for the production of the AS90 Braveheart. Two AS90 turrets were fitted to vehicles built by OBRUM of Poland.

The crew consists of the driver plus four or three operators in the cupola, a commander, a gun layer and an ammunition loader.

US - M119

Digital upgrade version M119A3 howitzer of the United States Army 105mm howitzer M119 (M119A2).

Improvements include software and hardware component upgrades, Global Positioning System for navigation, a digital gunner's display, and inertial navigation system for self location, and digital communication between each gun and the Fire Direction Centre, entered service in 2013.

US - M119

1st Section, B 2/2, 428th FA, Fort Sill OK. April 2012 Digital M119A2 Rate of fire test.  

Russia - Armed Forces 2019

Russia - Uragan 1M

The Uragan-1M is a multi-calibre multiple launch rocket system developed by JSC NPO Splav, part of the Rostec Corporation. The Uragan-1M which was developed from 2012 through 2015, is capable of firing 220mm and 300m rockets, depending on which rocket container is mounted on the MZKT-7930 chassis.

The system is designed for striking troops, armour, artillery units, air defence systems, helicopters on helipads, destroying fortifications, communications and other infrastructure.

Belarus - Polonez MLRS

Source: Military Weapons

The Polonez Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) is a Belarusian 300 mm rocket artillery system of a launcher unit comprising 8 rockets packaged in two four-rocket pods mounted on a MZKT-7930 vehicle. In 2018, it was exported to Azerbaijan.

MLRS was designed by the Belarusian Plant of Precision Electromechanics in cooperation with a foreign country, probably China. The first combat missile launches were carried out in China. The Belarussian army is armed with it. The upgraded Polonez-M has passed all trials and has been accepted into service by the Belarusian army as of May 2019. Its supplies have already begun.

Type: Multiple rocket launcher
Place of origin: Belarus
In service: 2016 – present
Designed: 2014
Produced: 2014 – present
Caliber: 300 mm (12 in)
Barrels: 8
Maximum firing range: 200 km (120 mi)

Guidance System:
global navigation satellite system (GNSS) / inertial navigation system (INS)

US - M982 Excalibur Ammuntion

155mm Satellite-Guided Artillery Shells

M982 Excalibur satellite-guided heavy artillery shells. Excalibur first was fielded in Iraq in 2007 for urban or complex-terrain engagements in which collateral damage must be kept to a minimum.

Excalibur has a ruggedized Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite navigation receiver and uses satellite signals to help guide itself to its intended targets. The 155-millimeter artillery shell can hit targets as far away as 25 miles, or detect and attack moving targets in cities and other complex terrain after being fired at high angles and high altitudes.

Russia - TOS-1 Buratino

The TOS-1 Buratino is a unique Russian self-propelled multiple rocket launcher system.

Russia Has One Weapon the U.S. Army Fears (And Has No Way to Match)

The United States was the first to use fuel-air explosives in the Vietnam War, dropping them by air to clear helicopter landing zones and minefields, and later deploying them as offensive weapons. In 2002, attempting to hunt down Osama bin Laden in the rugged mountains of Tora Bora, U.S. aircraft deployed thermobaric warheads on precision-guided missiles. The warheads would suck the oxygen out of the caves that Taliban fighters were hiding in.

The TOS-1 Buratino is a unique Russian self-propelled multiple rocket launcher system (MRLS) that has seen action in global hotspots like Afghanistan, Chechnya, Iraq and Syria. Like the enormous 240-millimeter 2S4 self-propelled mortar, the TOS-1’s specialty is obliterating heavily fortified positions. Although some of these may be found in rural rebel strongholds and fortified caves, they have often been employed in heavily urbanized environments. It’s gained a uniquely nasty reputation because of the horrifying effects of its fuel-air explosive warheads.

Fuel-Air Explosives

TOS stands for “heavy flame thrower,” which is only accurate in a literal sense: instead of projecting a stream of jellied gasoline, the TOS-1 launches a rocket carrying a fuel-air explosive (FAE).

These were first employed by the United States in the Vietnam War because napalm wasn’t destructive enough. Napalm munitions disperse a sticky, flaming liquid over a wide area. By contrast, a fuel-air explosive detonates the very air itself: a small explosive inside the FAE munition spreads a chemical cloud in the air through an aerosol effect. The gaseous cloud seeps effortlessly into buildings and caves, and down into slit trenches. A secondary explosive then ignites the cloud, causing a massive and long-lasting explosion.

The pressure generated by a TOS-1 blast amounts to 427 pounds per square-inch—for comparison, most conventional bomb blasts create roughly half that amount, and regular air pressure is fourteen pounds per square inch. Victims near the center of a TOS-1 blast radius are crushed to death. Further out, the overpressure can break bones, dislocate eyes, cause internal hemorrhaging, and rupture eardrums, bowels and other internal organs. It also sucks the air out of victims’ lungs, possibly causing them to collapse, leading to death by suffocation.

Germany - Donar Artillery Gun Module

Donar Artillery Gun Module (AGM)155 mm self-propelled howitzer

The Donar 155 mm self-propelled howitzer was jointly developed by Kraus-Maffei Wegmann and General Dynamics. It was revealed in 2008. This artillery system is named after Germanic pagan god of thunder. His more well-known Scandinavian name is Thor.

This artillery system was designed as faster, lighter, more powerful and more efficient artillery system than the PzH 2000 SPH. The Donar is a further development of the Artillery Gun Module (AGM). The Donar has already completed a series of trials. Unlike the AGM this new system is aimed at the export market. The Donar is fitted with rotating turret, armed with a 155 mm/L52  howitzer, fitted with a fully-automatic ammunition loading and handling system.

This SPH is fitted with new automatic breech-block drive. Vehicle has a crew of only two men. It has similar performance to the PzH 2000, however it significantly lighter and is cheaper to build. Ammunition load of the Donar was reduced to 30 rounds. Maximum range of fire depends on projectile and charge combination. It is 30 km with standard and 40 km with base bleed projectile. Using a South African VLAP rocket-assisted projectile a range of 56 km can be achieved. Maximum rate of fire is 6 rounds per minute, however this might be increased to 8 in production systems. The Donar is capable of Multiple Round Simultaneous Impact (MRSI) firing. This artillery system can fire four rounds that hit one target simultaneously. Vehicle is fitted with modern fire control system. Prototype of the Donar lacks defensive weapons, however It is claimed that production variant will be fitted with secondary armament. 

    Armored crew cabin provides protection against small arms fire and artillery shell splinters. Protection can be enhanced by add-on armor kit. Mine protection kit is optional. Vehicle is fitted with NBC protection and automatic fire suppression systems. This artillery system uses modified chassis of the General Dynamics ASCOD 2 IFV. Vehicle is fitted with an MTU diesel engine, developing 720 hp and auxiliary power unit. This artillery system can be airlifted by the Airbus A400M, however it is too large for current C-130 Hercules and TRANSALL C-160. The AGM turret can be mounted on a variety of wheeled and tracked vehicles. There is another RCH 155 self-propelled howitzer, which is a combination of Boxer 8x8 armored personnel carrier and AGM unmanned turret. This turret can be even used as a stationary stand-alone unit for defense of forward operating bases.

The 10 most effective self propelled artillery

Source: Army Technology - The 10 most effective self propelled artillery

Modern self propelled howitzers such as the 2S35 Koalitsiya-SV, Archer, Donar and PzH 2000 offer high lethality and manoeuvrability and are the backbone of the artillery corps.  

2S35 Koalitsiya-SV

  

The 2S35 Koalitsiya-SV is a 152mm new-generation self-propelled howitzer (SPH) developed by JSC Central Research Institute Burevestnik (Petrel), a division of Uralvagonzavod based in Nizhny Novgorod. The first batch of the 2S35 Koalitsiya-SV howitzers was delivered to the Russian Armed Forces in 2015. The tracked chassis such as the T-72/90 or T-14 Armata main battle tanks and 8×8 wheeled platforms can be used to integrate the 2S35 Koalitsiya-SV system. The howitzer can fire high-explosive precision-guided munitions, jammer carrying projectiles, anti-tank submunitions, as well as standard and rocket-assisted high explosive-fragmentation (HE-FRAG) projectiles. The rate of fire is eight rounds a minute while the maximum firing range is 70km. The vehicle has a maximum speed of 60km/h and an operational range of 500km.
 

ARCHER FH 77 BW L52 Howitzer

 

The Archer 155mm, 52 calibre self-propelled howitzer developed by BAE Systems can strike stationary and mobile targets at land and sea. The capability to meet the present and future requirements of ground troops makes it one of the best howitzers in the world.

The wheeled artillery system features a fully automated 155mm/L52 gun and a remotely controlled weapon station (RCWS) based on a 6×6 Volvo commercial articulated vehicle. The main gun delivers an intensive rate of fire of 21 rounds per 3.5 minutes and can fire all types of 155mm projectiles, including advanced sensor-fused and precision-guided munitions. The Archer system operates in conjugation with current command and control systems and delivers outstanding tracking capability to fire rounds for a maximum range of 50km. Its cabin is designed to protect the crew from artillery fragments and mines, as well as nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) threats. The system completes the firing sequence and leaves the place of action in just 40 seconds. The highly mobile vehicle provides a maximum speed of 70km/h and a cruising range of 500km.
 

DONAR Artillery Gun Module (AGM)

The DONAR artillery gun module from Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) is a highly advanced 155mm howitzer based on the ASCOD 2 infantry fighting vehicle chassis supplied by General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS). The DONAR system takes the traditional artillery doctrine to a new level by incorporating a fully automatic firing module on a highly mobile platform. The 35t system carries a combat load of up to 30 projectiles and 145 charges. It can fire six rounds a minute for a maximum range of more than 40km, which can be increased to over 56km with the use of higher range munitions. The armoured cabin protects the two-man crew against small arms, artillery splinters, mortar munitions and NBC threats.
The module is equipped with hybrid inertial navigation and GPS, automatic fire control system, as well as auto tracking and correction features. The DONAR system can travel at a top speed of over 60km/h for a maximum range of 500km.
 

PzH 2000

 

The PzH 2000 is a highly mobile 155mm/L52 artillery system developed by KMW for the German Army. The capability to support both conventional and asymmetric missions makes the PzH 2000 one of the most effective howitzers in the world. More than 330 PzH 2000 systems have been delivered to four Nato member countries to date. The howitzer weighs 57t and can carry five crew members, as well as a combat load of 60 projectiles and 288 charges. A fully automatic loading system, navigation system and fire control computer ensure the engagement of targets over the range of 56km at a rate of fire of eight to ten rounds a minute. The PzH 2000 integrates the built-in test equipment (BITE) system and can fire in multiple rounds simultaneous impact (MRSI) mode. The self-propelled artillery system has a maximum range of 420km.
 

CAESAR 155mm Howitzer

 

CAESAR is an effective self-propelled artillery system produced by Nexter Systems to deliver direct fire, counter-battery fire and coastal defence in support of motorised, mechanised and armoured units. It is capable of firing all standard Nato 155mm ammunition. The CAESAR artillery system is currently operated by the armies of France, Saudi Arabia, Thailand and Indonesia. The French Army successfully deployed CAESAR howitzers in Afghanistan and Lebanon. The system has a rate of fire of six rounds a minute and can fire extended range full bore (ERFB) ammunition for 42km and rocket shells for a maximum distance of over 50km. The armoured cab of the CAESAR offers level 2 STANAG 4569 protection while a new cab with levels 2a and 2b mine and improvised explosive device (IED) protection is also available. The artillery is mounted on a 6×6 truck chassis and can be airlifted by a C130 aircraft in a single load.
 

K9 Thunder

The K9 Thunder is a 155mm self-propelled artillery system developed by Samsung Techwin to meet the requirements of the Republic of Korea Army (ROKA). It is also produced under licence in Turkey as ‘T-155 Firtina’ (Storm). The South Korean Army received its first K9 systems in 1999 and is expected to induct more than 1,000 systems by 2016. The 155mm/52-calibre gun fitted to the K9 offers great firepower by firing projectiles at a rate of six rounds per minute for a maximum range of 41km. The howitzer is complemented by K10 fully automatic ammunition resupply vehicle (ARV). The K9 Thunder is powered by an MTU MT 881 Ka-500 eight-cylinder water-cooled diesel engine, developing 1,000hp. The propulsion system ensures a top speed of 67km/h and an operational range of 480km.
 

NORA-B/52 SP Gun-Howitzer

The Nora-B/52 is a new generation 155mm/L52 self-propelled howitzer produced by Yugoimport SDPR to replace the ageing artillery systems in service with the Serbian Army. The open architecture of the system ensures the integration of subsystems according to the requirements of the customers. The Serbian Army received its first 12 NORA-B/52 systems in 2007. The artillery was also delivered to the armed forces of Myanmar, Kenya, and Bangladesh. The howitzer is capable of firing all standard Nato 155mm ammunition at a rate of six rounds per minute. It can strike targets within the range of 42km using extended range full-bore – base bleed (ERFB-BB) projectile. The NORA-B/52 is equipped with an automatic gun loader. The armoured version offers protection against small arms fire, artillery shell splinters and mines. The system, mounted on FAP 8×8 cross-country chassis, attains a maximum speed of 80km/h to 100km/h.
 

KRAB 155mm SPH

The KRAB 155mm self-propelled howitzer was developed by Huta Stalowa Wola for the Polish Armed Forces. The howitzer is intended to destroy batteries of artillery and anti-aircraft missiles, command posts, as well as enemy fortifications and mechanised detachments. The artillery system integrates a 155mm/L52 howitzer firing all standard Nato 155mm ammunition. It is also fitted with ZZKO TOPAZ fire-control system, 12.7mm machine gun, and smoke grenade launchers. The KRAB can destroy the targets within the range of 40km with an intense rate of fire of six rounds per minute. The artillery system is powered by an S12-U water-cooled, turbocharged diesel engine, developing up to 625kW at 2,000rpm. The maximum speed of the howitzer is 60km/h while the range is 650km with full fuel tanks.
 

ATMOS 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzer

The ATMOS (Autonomous Truck Mounted howitzer System) is a computerised 155mm self-propelled artillery system produced by Elbit Systems. It is a light, long-range, highly mobile artillery system addressing the critical requirements of today’s land forces. The modular design of the ATMOS allows for integration on a variety of qualified in-service trucks. The system integrates the most advanced 52-calibre Nato standard gun system with a range of 41km. It can fire at an intense rate of five rounds per minute when fed by an autoloader. The ATMOS artillery system is equipped with an in-built electronic suite, offering increased firepower and accuracy. It can be mounted on any 6×6 or 8×8 in-service high-mobility trucks with a modified protected cabin and special layout.
 

Singapore Self Propelled Howitzer 1 (SSPH 1) Primus

 

The Singapore Self Propelled Howitzer 1 (SSPH 1) Primus is a 155mm artillery system developed collectively by the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), the Defence Science & Technology Agency (DSTA) and Singapore Technologies Kinetics (ST Kinetics). It is the most lightsome 39 calibre self-propelled artillery system in the world. The SSPH 1 Primus was cleared to enter the SAF’s service in 2002 and is operated by the 21st Battalion Singapore Artillery. The system has a maximum rate of fire of six rounds per minute and can achieve a range of 30km with extended range projectile. The howitzer integrates patented ammunition handling system, automatic fire control system, and a 7.62mm machine gun. The 550hp Detroit diesel engine coupled to GD HMPT-500-3EC provides the Primus with a top speed of 50km/h and range of 350km.

US - HIMARS - Shoot & Scoot

A live-fire of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and setup of the RBS 70 Air Defense System during Exercise Talisman Saber 2019. Units - U.S. Army, U.S. Marines, and Australian Defense Force.

US - HIMARS

Marines with Q Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment conduct High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) rapid-infiltration training and live-fire of the M142 HIMARS in Queensland Australia, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 19 on July 6, 2019.

US - Airborne Drop and Live Fire 105 mm

U.S. Airborne elements of the 25th Infantry Division conduct a heavy-drop of paratroopers and 105mm howitzers followed by a live-fire exercise. The operation was part of Exercise Spartan Valkyrie at Malemute Drop Zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska. Filmed on March 20, 2015. Units - Spartan Steel Battalion, 377th Field Artillery, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team

US - M177 Howitzers Iraq

U.S Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Strike, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) fire M777 howitzers in northern Iraq, during an operation in support of the Iraqi Army, Aug 14-16, 2016

US - Air Assault Artillery

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division conduct an air assault with field artillery dropped from Black Hawk helicopters from the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade. Sling load operations at Fort Campbell, KY with the M119 howitzer, a lightweight British 105mm howitzer used by the United States Army.

UK - Air Assault Artillery

 

Soldiers of 7 Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery (7 PARA RHA) – aka ‘The Airborne Gunners’ practising their air assault skills on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire.

Troops deploying into the field, by RAF Chinook helicopter, with their 105mm Light Guns, Pinzgauer vehicles and ammunition before conducting fire missions.

NATO - Exercise Dynamic Front 18

NATO Artillery In Germany - Exercise Dynamic Front 18

France, United Kingdom, Germany, and United States artillery units fire various artillery systems during Exercise Dynamic Front 18 at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany in March 2018. Dynamic Front is an annual exercise focused on the interoperability of U.S. Army, joint service and allied nation artillery units in a multinational environment for field artillery gun crews.

Australia - M177

 

 

The M777 is the latest artillery piece to be employed by the Australian Army. The M777 replaces the L119 105mm light gun and the M198 155mm medium gun in Royal Australian Artillery units. This new equipment is a significant advance in Army's capabilities as the gun has a much higher level of digital connectivity allowing more rapid, safe and accurate application of effects across the battlespace. The M777 can link with Australian and coalition networks providing accurate and timely responses as required to support ground forces in all weather conditions, day or night.

The M777 provides direct support to combat troops through offensive and defensive fires with conventional and precision-guided projectiles. It can also employ illuminating and smoke projectiles. 

The M777 will be towed behind the Mack gun tractor and the Mack replacement procured under Project Land 121. It can also be lifted by the Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter and carried in the Air Force C-17A Globemaster III and C-130J Hercules aircraft. The M777 is deployable by Navy watercraft and amphibious vessels.

Calibre - 155mm
Weight - 4100kg
Length - 10.7 metres in deployed configuration or 9.5 metres in towed configuration
Rate of fire - 2 x rounds per minute (sustained) or 5 x rounds per minute (rapid)
Effective range - 24km for conventional rounds or 30km for improved rounds

UK - Starstreak

STARStreak High Velocity Missile was designed to provide close air defence against conventional air threats such as fixed wing fighters and late unmasking helicopter targets.

The STARStreak configuration is based on the proven principles of high velocity to defeat targets with short unmasking times. The three dart payload maximises levels of lethality and accurate line of sight; laser beam riding guidance enables engagement of the smallest signature targets, which are extremely difficult to defeat and lock onto by traditional fire and forget missiles.

The STARStreak missile is capable of being launched from lightweight land, sea and air platforms, from either automatic fire control systems such as the RAPIDRanger or the STARStreak Lightweight Multiple Launcher.

Effective firing range	Starstreak 0.3–7 km (0.19–4.35 miles) Starstreak II 7+km (4.35+ miles)
Warhead	Three explosive sub-munitions ("darts")
Warhead weight	3x2.0 lb (0.90 kg) tungsten alloy darts, 16 oz (450 g) PBX-98 per dart
Detonation mechanism	Impact Delay

Russia - Heavy Artillery Military Exercise

The planned joint tactical exercise with motorized rifle and artillery formations of the army corps of the Baltic Fleet in the Kaliningrad region. Sep 3, 2018

US - Airborne Field Artillery - M119

Airborne Field Artillery - M119 Howitzer Heavy Drop/Live Fire  

Heavy Drop into live fire mission of the M119A3 Howitzer. 
82nd Airborne Division

France - Firepower

French Artillery - Caesar / MLRS / Canon AUF1 /Canon TRF1 / Mortars.

Caesar - Self propelled 155mm Artillery mounted on a wheeled vehicle

MLRS - Multi Launch Rocket System Canon

AUF1 - Self propelled 155mm Artillery mounted on a tracked vehicle

Canon TRF1 - Towed 155mm Artillery

Serbia - Nora B-52

The Nora B-52 is a 155 mm self-propelled howitzer weapon system developed by Military Technical Institute Belgrade for export and domestic use.

The gun can fire out to a range  of  56km (35 miles) depending upon the ammunition. It has a rate of fire of 6 to 12 rounds per minute.

Israel - Iron Dome

Iron Dome is a mobile all-weather air defense system developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries.

The system is designed to intercept and destroy short-range rockets and artillery shells fired from distances of 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to 70 kilometres (43 mi) away and whose trajectory would take them to an Israeli populated area.

Iron Dome was declared operational and initially deployed on 27 March 2011 near Beersheba. On 7 April 2011, the system successfully intercepted a BM-21 Grad launched from Gaza for the first time On 10 March 2012, The Jerusalem Post reported that the system shot down 90% of rockets launched from Gaza that would have landed in populated areas. By November 2012, official statements indicated that it had intercepted over 400 rockets By late October 2014, the Iron Dome systems had intercepted over 1,200 rockets.

In addition to their land-based deployment, Iron Dome batteries will in the future be deployed at sea, where they will protect off-shore gas platforms in conjunction with Israel's Barak 8 missile system. Iron Dome is part of a future multi-tiered missile defense system that Israel is developing, which includes Arrow 2, Arrow 3, Iron Beam, Barak 8 and David's Sling.

Russia - Artillery Capabilities

Russia's Artillery Capabilities: On target!

BM-30 Smerch 9K58 Tornado-S
Tornado-G
 TOS1-A
BM-27 Uragan
BM-21 Grad...

Germany - PzH2000

The Panzerhaubitze 2000 ("armoured howitzer 2000"), abbreviated PzH2000, is a German 155mm self-propelled Howitzer developed by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and Rheinmetall for the German Army. 

It is particularly notable for a very high rate of fire; in burst mode it can fire three rounds in 9 seconds, ten rounds in 56 seconds, and can—depending on barrel heating—fire between 10 and 13 rounds per minute continuously.

The PzH 2000 has automatic support for up to 5 rounds of Multiple Rounds Simultaneous Impact (MRSI). The replenishment of shells is automated. Two operators can load 60 shells and propelling charges in less than 12 minutes. PzH 2000 has also been selected by the armies of Italy, Netherlands, Greece, Lithuania and Croatia, and more orders are probable as many NATO forces replace their M109 howitzers.

The maximum range of the gun is 30 km with the standard L15A2 round (a UK design for FH-70 and stockpiled by Germany for M109G and FH70), about 35 km with base bleed rounds, and at least 40 km with assisted projectiles.

Sweden - Archer Artilley System

The FH77 BW L52 Archer is a modern artillery gun system that can be utilised across the full spectrum of conflict. Its reliability, high degree of survivability, significant range of effects and precision engagement provides the users with an entirely new type of indirect fire capability. Archer, together with an extensive ammunition portfolio, brings the artillery onto the international arena.

An autonomous gun like Archer can operate independently on the fragmented battlefield and cope with a variety of threats.

The system requires minimum manpower operation. One person can do the work alone, but in order to achieve the maximum effect of the system, three operators are recommended. When sitting inside the cabin the gun crew is protected from splinter, mines, NBC and the guns emergent properties like noise and pressure. Unlike many other artillery gun systems the Archer crew is separated entirely from the armament and the ammunition. They do not have to leave the protected cabin when operating the system except for maintenance - considerably increasing crew survivability.

UAE - Jobaria Multi Launch Roacket System

The Jobaria (monster) is the most powerful 122 mm artillery rocket system ever built. This multiple launch rocket system has been developed in by United Arab Emirates in cooperation with Roketsan of Turkey to meet the UAE requirement. However final assembly of this system takes place in the UAE. The main goal was to put one battery of rocket launchers on one vehicle. This new multiple launch rocket system was first revealed in 2013 during IDEX exhibition held in Abu Dhabi. United Arab Emirates have received an undisclosed number of these artillery systems already.

The Jobaria MLRS consists of Oshkosh Global HET 6x6 heavy equipment transporter, towing a 10-wheel semi-trailer with 4 power-operated rocket launchers. Each launcher has three pods with 20 rockets each. So this artillery rocket system carries a total of 240 122 mm rockets. A single Jobaria system replaces a full battery of rocket launchers mounted on 6 trucks with a crew of 30 men. Rockets have a maximum range of 37 km. A full salvo of the Jobaria covers an area of 4 km².

Rockets are stored and launched from pods for rapid reloading and interchangeability of various calibers. Some sources claim that Jobaria is also capable of launching a total of 240 107 mm rockets, with a maximum range of about 11 km. Alternatively it can launch 16 TR-300 300 mm rockets with a maximum range of up to 100 km.

This artillery system is operated by a crew of three. Crew members are seated inside and operate from protected cab. It's armor provides protection from small arms fire and artillery shell splinters. The cab also has NBC protection system. This artillery system is aimed and launches all it's rockets without crew leaving the vehicle.

North Korea - Firepower Demo 2016

US - Firepower Demo South Korea - 2016

United States Armed Forces CAMP CASEY, South Korea

Soldiers from the 210th Field Artillery Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division, trained alongside their joint and combined partners for their debut participation in the Republic of Korea Army’s Integrated Firepower demonstrations Aug. 7-28 2016 near Pocheon, South Korea.

In addition to the tanks, helicopters and jets previously seen in the 2012 event, this year’s lineup showcased the brigade’s Multiple Launch Rocket Systems and Paladin self-propelled howitzers.

Global - Anti Aircraft

Top 10 anti-aircraft missile systems in the world of medium and long-range.

Chu-SAM,
S-350
Barak 8
HQ-9
Patriot
SAMP/T
S-300PMU-2
MEADS
S-300В4
S-400

Global - Multi Launch Rocket Systems

TOP 10 Best Multiple-Launch-Rocket-Systems (MLRS) In The World 2017/ 2020

Rocket artillery:

10. SR-5 CHINA
9. Pinaka Mk II INDIA
8. ASTROS II BRAZIL

7. M142 HIMARS | M270 MLRS Lockheed Martin Missiles UNITED STATES
The HIMARS is loaded with six rockets or 1 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missiles 270 km, which is very bad compared to the Russian Iskander missile with a range of 500km-5500km
6. T-300 Kasirga TURKEY\CHINA Roketsan
5. Tornado-G\S РСЗО RUSSIA
4. Lynx-EXTRA ISRAEL
3. Polonaise (MLRS) BELARUS
2. AR3 BRE6 CHINA
1. WS-2D (MLRS) CHINA

Global - SP Artillery

Top Ten Best Self-Propelled Howitzer in the World 2017 - 2020

M109A6 (PALADIN)
NORA B-52K1-K2
Type 99 Japan - タイプ99
2S19М1-М2 Msta-S
Archer PLZ-0
5 PzH 2000
K9 Thunder - k-9 천둥
Koalitsiya SV

Russia - Multi Launch Rocket Systems

Russian Multiple launch rocket system ( MLRS ) Smerch, Uragan, Tornado, Grad, Tos 1

France - Caesar

Source:   AirSource Military

French soldiers conduct a live fire mission with Camion Equipé d'un Système d'Artillerie (CAESAR) self-propelled 155 mm howitzers.

French Troops Firing CAESAR 155mm Artillery System.

USA - M109A6 Paladins

US Army Military

 M109A6 Paladins Artillery Fires in Action, Paladin M109A6 is a cannon artillery gadget developed by the Ground System Division of United Defense LP (now BAE Systems Land and Armaments) and manufactured at the Paladin Production Operation centre at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.

Paladin was first fielded in 1994 and is operational with the United States Army and the Israeli Army, and has been selected by using the Kuwait and Taiwan.

In June 1999, the US Army received the closing of 950 Paladin M109A6 ordered. Seven systems have been ordered in July 2000 for the US Army National Guard and a further 18 systems in January 2002.

Paladin artillery gadget operation
The Paladin artillery system is operated with the aid of a crew of four, a commander, driver, gunner and loader. Paladin is able to operate independently with no external technical assistance. The crew are able to acquire mission facts with the aid of a impervious voice and digital communications system, compute the firing data, routinely unencumber the cannon from the travel lock, factor the cannon and fire, and go to a new area barring external technical assistance. Paladin M109A6 fires the first round from the move in beneath 60 seconds. The ‘shoot and scoot’ capability protects the crew from the counterbattery fire.

Paladin was once used in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in March / April 2003 and in the continuing operations in Iraq, such as Operation Al Fajr in Fallujah in November 2004.

BAE Systems Land and Armaments supplied 219 modification kits for US Army Paladins which enable the use of the modular artillery cost machine (MACS) and the 155mm precision-guided extended-range XM92 Excalibur projectile being developed by using Raytheon and Bofors Defense of Sweden (a BAE Systems subsidiary). Deliveries began in 2005.

UK - L118 Light Gun

Royal School of Artillery

Field regiments of the Royal Artillery are equipped with the versatile 105 mm light gun, including the parachute and commando artillery regiments. The light gun can be towed by a medium-weight vehicle or carried around the battlefield underslung by a Chinook helicopter. Royal Artillery L118 light guns are fitted with an automatic pointing system (APS), which enables the gun to be unlimbered and in action in 30 seconds. APS is based on an inertial navigation system, operated via a touch screen, it replaces the traditional dial sight.

UK - GMLRS

Royal School of Artillery

The Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS), nicknamed the ‘70 km Sniper’, provides pinpoint accuracy delivering a 200 lb high explosive, blast effect warhead to its target, with twice the range of other artillery systems used by the British Army. The launcher, which is mounted on a stretched Bradley chassis, is a highly automated self-loading and self-aiming system. It contains a fire control computer that integrates the vehicle and rocket-launching operations. The system is suitable for use against a range of targets from heavily fortified bunkers to mounted and dismounted troops.

UK - AS90

Royal School of Artillery

The AS90 is a 155mm self-propelled gun that equips three field regiments of the Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Artillery. The AS90 is fitted with a 155 mm, 39-calibre gun barrel and is compatible with all standard NATO 155 mm ammunition. In trials, two AS90 guns were able to deliver a total payload of 261 kg onto a single target in less than ten seconds. An automated loading system enables the gun to fire with a burst rate of three rounds in fewer than ten seconds, an intense rate of six rounds per minute for three minutes and a sustained rate of two rounds per minute.