The G6 self-propelled howitzer is a South African artillery piece, developed around the ordnance of the G5 howitzer. It is one of the most powerful self-propelled guns on a wheeled chassis. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1280 × 960 pixel, file size: 126 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... A U.S. M109A6 Paladin self-propelled howitzer Self-propelled artillery (also called mobile artillery or locomotive artillery) vehicles are a way of giving mobility to artillery. ... Combatants Republic of Angola, Republic of Cuba, SWAPO, USSR, East Germany, Republic of Zambia Republic of South Africa, UNITA Scope of operations Operational Area: The South African Border War The South African Border War refers to the conflict that took place from 1966 to 1989 in South-West Africa (now... Category: Possible copyright violations ... “Kg” redirects here. ... Look up ton in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... “Calibre” redirects here. ... (for paintball markers also)Rate of fire is the frequency at which a specific weapon can fire or launch its projectiles. ... For other uses, see Artillery (disambiguation). ... Boxes of ammunition clog a warehouse in Baghdad Ammunition is a generic military term meaning (the assembly of) a projectile and its propellant. ... The G5 is a South African towed howitzer produced by Denel. ... A U.S. M109A6 Paladin self-propelled howitzer Self-propelled artillery (also called mobile artillery or locomotive artillery) vehicles are a way of giving mobility to artillery. ...

In addition to the logistical mobility afforded by a wheeled chassis, the G6 is protected against counter battery fire and is able to defend itself in an unsecured area. The term counter-battery fire refers to the concept of detecting the source of artillery (shells or rockets) landing on friendly forces and firing back at them with artillery, suppressing or destroying them in order to protect the friendly forces and reduce enemy artillery strength. ...

The chassis is mine-protected. The G6 is produced by the LIW division of DENEL Corporation in South Africa. It entered production in 1987. Denel Aerospace Systems is a division of Denel, the South African armaments production company. ...

Ammunition characteristics

• Maximum range:
  • 30,000 m with standard HE rounds,
  • 39,000 m with HE base bleed rounds, and
  • 42,000 m with HE base bleed rounds (BB—fired from G6-52)
  • 50,000 m with HE base bleed rounds (BB—fired from G6-52 Extended Range)
  • 53,000 m with a special velocity-enhanced Long Range Projectile (V-LAP—fired from G6).
  • 58,000 m with a special velocity-enhanced Long Range Projectile (V-LAP—fired from G6-52).
  • 67,450 m M9703A1 V-LAP round (tested successfully to 73,000 m by Denel in G6-52 Extended Range platform)
• Minimum range: 3,000 m.
• Rate of fire: 4 round/min, 2 round/min sustained.
• Ammunition: 155 mm ERFB. 47 rounds, 50 charges, 64 primers and fuzes.
• Accuracy: 0.1 % of range in azimuth, 0.48 % of range in range.

Variants

• G6
• G6 M1A3: Exported UAE version
• G6-52 (23 liter chamber)
• G6-52 Extended Range (25 liter chamber)
  • Reduced crew to 3–5;
  • can fire projectile up to 67 km at a rate of fire of eight rounds/minute;
  • increased off-road speeds to nearly 70 km/h;
  • implemented Multiple Rounds Simultaneous Impact (MRSI) technology and can land six (G6-52L variant) or five (G6-52) rounds simultaneously at targets up to 25 km away; and
  • is currently undergoing extensive trials.
• G6 Marksman: a British SPAAG version, equipped with the Marksman turret.

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Operators

South Africa (43 systems)

United Arab Emirates (78 systems)

Oman (24 systems)

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Combat history

The G6 saw limited action in 1987/88 during the South African Border War, notably in the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale. Combatants Republic of Angola, Republic of Cuba, SWAPO, USSR, East Germany, Republic of Zambia Republic of South Africa, UNITA Scope of operations Operational Area: The South African Border War The South African Border War refers to the conflict that took place from 1966 to 1989 in South-West Africa (now... Combatants FAPLA, Military of Cuba, SWAPO SADF, UNITA Commanders Cuba: Leopoldo Cintra SADF: Col. ...

See also

• List of artillery
• G5 howitzer

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External links

• G6 profile from FAS
• G6 profile from army-technology.com
• G6-52 Press Overview
• Denel VLAP ammunition system overview
• Denel G6 system overview
• G5 and G6 are battle ready

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