The Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom intends to get rid of obsolete artillery systems, replacing them with American-made multiple launch rocket systems. British generals have long been pushing for such a replacement., Expressing, that cannon artillery no longer provides the necessary range of destruction.
According to The Telegraph, in plans to replace, first of all, British self-propelled artillery installations AS-90 caliber 155 mm. It is these howitzers that cause the most criticism from the military.. According to British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace, AS-90s are hopelessly outdated and proved to be ineffective in the course of use in the conflict in Ukraine after the transfer of the Armed Forces. The main claim to the ACS – too small firing range compared to analogues. Instead of decommissioned self-propelled guns, the British intend to purchase American MLRS M270 MLRS.
The rearmament program provides for the replacement of AS-90, which is very important. If I get a chance to do it sooner, I will do it- Wallace said.
In April of this year, the UK delivered about twenty AS-90 self-propelled guns to Ukraine. The British also trained Ukrainian crews for the operation of these installations.. Kyiv does not provide any information about the use of ACS data.
155-mm ACS AS-90 is in service with the armies of Great Britain and Poland, total issued 179 units, apart from prototypes. Not widely adopted. firing range – 24 km in the base case and up to 30 km with an extended barrel. Rate of fire – 3 shots per minute, can use all 155 mm NATO ammunition.
