The Chinese People's Liberation Army is not going to abandon the most massive operation of howitzers in the history of the Chinese artillery – A type 66. weapon, entered service back in 1966 year, We learn how to shoot with precision missiles, transfers “Warspot” with reference to Chinese news channel CCTV.
152-mm gun-howitzer Type 66 D-20 is a Chinese licensed copy Soviet towed 152mm howitzer gun with manual loading of. The combat weight of the howitzer 5700 kg, payment 8 human. Maximum range is 24 km. The gun entered service in the PLA 1966 year and are still in use. However, their tactical and technical data howitzer began to keep up with modern artillery systems. In order to introduce a line of an instrument used new ammunition projectiles. in the PLA, it was decided to modernize the howitzer.
reportedly, upgraded howitzer can use high-precision laser-guided missiles with. Their correction can be carried out at all stages of the flight, and even allows you to hit moving targets. As Gunner is supposed to use unmanned aircraft, which not only will be able to direct missiles at the target, but also enjoy a full aerial surveys. Whether increased range of fire new missiles – not reported.
However, the modernization of howitzer Type 66 far from the first. AT 2018 year at the exhibition of military equipment in Zhuhai, China, modernized Type 66, which have installed motors and control mechanisms. As a result, the howitzer has acquired the capacity for independent travel as a short-distance, and at a distance of up to 80 km. As it was demonstrated by a variant version of the installation of such weapons on the chassis of an armored vehicle. Combat weight such wheel reaches SAU 18 t, the carriage includes 4 man.
