What are the characteristics of wheeled self-propelled artillery in China?

The development of wheeled self-propelled artillery in China started relatively late, which was mainly restricted by the development of the chassis of domestic wheeled general armored vehicles. Since 198, the first generation of domestic 6×6 wheeled armored vehicles chassis WZ551 armored vehicles have been developed, and China has also begun to explore the technology of wheeled self-propelled artillery.

among them, the early developed test prototype vehicles include WZ554 double 23mm self-propelled antiaircraft guns and other small caliber self-propelled guns. At the end of 198s, WZ551 wheeled chariot was finalized, and China began to develop the first generation of large and medium caliber wheeled self-propelled guns based on it, which is PTL2 wheeled 1mm assault gun.

the p>PTL2 1mm wheeled assault gun adopts polygonal welded armored turret and is equipped with a 1mm sliding chamber anti-tank gun with low recoil and high bore pressure. The muzzle velocity of the gun is 148m/s, and the direct distance is more than 15m, so it can launch new powerful ammunition such as armor-piercing projectile with stable tail, Grenade with stable tail and armor-piercing projectile.

The fire control system of this gun is very advanced. It adopts the first fire control system developed in China, which combines aiming and guiding with anti-image stabilization. It can choose thermal camera or second-generation low-light-level night vision device as night vision observation equipment, which has the ability of all-weather image stabilization observation. The gun can track the target with high accuracy, short stop and rapid fire design, and has a high hit rate. The gun also has the ability to launch 1mm gun-launched missiles.

the chassis of p>PTL2 assault gun is the chassis of the first generation wheeled armored vehicle made in China. BF8L413F series air-cooled diesel engine is adopted, with a power of 235KW. The mechanical gearbox has nine forward gears and one reverse gear. The chassis suspension system is independently suspended by double wishbone spiral springs, and 14: r-2 radial bullet-proof tires are adopted. The maximum speed of the gun is 88km/h, and the maximum stroke exceeds 8km. PTL2 assault artillery has strong firepower and advanced fire control performance, but the comprehensive performance of the chassis is still far behind that of foreign advanced wheeled armored vehicles.

in 199s, China developed a variety of 1mm and 15mm wheeled assault guns, 122mm wheeled howitzers, 2× 3mm "Gaster" self-propelled antiaircraft guns and other experimental wheeled self-propelled guns on the basis of WZ551 series 6×6 and 8×8 wheeled chassis.

At the same time, BK197-type 15mm wheeled assault gun, BK199-type 15mm wheeled assault gun and new 122mm wheeled howitzer prototype were developed by using the technical verification chassis of the second-generation domestic wheeled general site, BK series 6×6 and 8×8 wheeled armored vehicles, which further expanded the technical space for the development of new domestic wheeled self-propelled guns.

after p>2, PPL5 type 12mm wheeled howitzer with WZ551 chassis became the second domestic advanced wheeled self-propelled gun mounted by our army, and the foreign trade 15mm wheeled assault gun based on PTL2 assault gun was also developed and successfully exported.

China also closely followed the development trend of advanced wheeled self-propelled artillery technology abroad, and timely developed domestic large and medium caliber vehicle-mounted self-propelled artillery in 199s. In 26, SH-1 155mm vehicle-mounted howitzer and SH-2 122mm vehicle-mounted howitzer were successfully developed. These two advanced vehicle-mounted guns not only have long range, great power and strong maneuverability, but also have perfect vehicle-mounted fire control, communication, positioning and orientation systems, high digital combat capability and advanced technology level in the world, which have attracted great attention from potential users abroad.

in p>29, China developed the SH-5 type 15mm vehicle-mounted howitzer with the same chassis as SH-2, which fully surpassed the Dutch MOBAT light vehicle-mounted 15mm artillery. SH-1, SH-2 and SH-5 were isomorphic together to form a complete series of large, medium and small caliber of foreign trade vehicle-mounted howitzers in China.

In addition, China has further expanded the application prospect of vehicle-mounted guns, and is developing new vehicle-mounted guns such as double 35mm vehicle-mounted antiaircraft guns and "Lu Dun" 2 7-tube 3mm near-defense weapon system.

in addition to the military departments, the relevant units of our army have also actively used the existing artillery equipment to refit and equip the W99 type 82mm high vehicle-borne automatic mortar, double 25mm vehicle-borne anti-aircraft guns and double 25mm high vehicle-borne anti-aircraft guns and other light medium and small caliber vehicle-borne artillery weapon systems, thus enhancing the combat effectiveness.

In short, although the development of domestic wheeled self-propelled artillery started late, after more than 2 years of rapid development, it has shown a benign development pattern of a hundred flowers and maintained a high technical level, becoming one of the world's largest wheeled self-propelled artillery equipment and development countries.

western developed countries, led by the United States, will pay more and more attention to the construction of medium-sized troops, mainly wheeled armored vehicles, in order to make up for the heavy structure of traditional heavy troops and the lack of firepower of light troops, and wheeled self-propelled guns will have a broader development space in the future. In the foreseeable future, all kinds of new wheeled self-propelled guns will become one of the core firepower in the modern battlefield with stable, accurate and ruthless powerful firepower.