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Gestart door Ace1, 30/04/2015 | 20:57 uur

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Hawkeye 105mm Weapon System

We have discussed mortars across a number of posts but how about an alternative to the vehicle mounted 120mm mortars that seem to be in vogue.


A spot of sales blurb from the manufacturer, Mandus Group...

The Hawkeye 105mm Weapon System is a lightweight, modular, high-performance howitzer designed to be integrated with many types of combat transportation. By utilizing emerging technologies, it will set the standard for light artillery in the areas of firepower, tactical mobility, strategic deployability and command and control. The Hawkeye will be a superior alternative to existing weapon systems such as the 106mm Recoilless Rifle, 120mm Mortar, and other 105mm artillery systems due to its low cost precision strike capability.

The Hawkeye has incorporated a groundbreaking modular design. Due to its lightweight and low recoil forces it can be mounted to many types of military vehicles including wheeled, tracked, rail, watercraft, aircraft and towed systems.  This means that a performance based 105mm artillery system can be deployed to the land, sea, and air in ways that were never before possible. Additionally, the Hawkeye has been designed to accommodate a full spectrum of barrel lengths if range is a primary requirement.

The Hawkeye's modular, compact, and lightweight characteristics are attributed to the incorporation of soft recoil technology in its design. Soft recoil technology provides reduced carriage loads allowing carriage structures to be up to 50% lighter than conventional recoil systems. It provides an ergonomic advantage by keeping the breech rear of the carriage structure in all elevations and traversing conditions allowing for easy loading and firing of standard NATO 105mm Cartridges.

Automated digital fire control and semi-fixed 105mm cartridges allow rapid emplacement and minimal time to first round fire. Additionally, the Hawkeye Weapon System offers a 360 degree field of fire while mounted on very light weight tactical vehicles. The Hawkeye's battle logistics requirements are much less demanding when compared to conventional 105mm artillery. This is due to the simplicity of the system's design that reduces crew size and decreases maintenance times.

The Hawkeye is a game changing weapon system. Never before has a 105mm howitzer been able to offer the kind of firepower and mobility that the Hawkeye does while remaining lightweight and modular. Incorporate the Hawkeye into your order of battle and unlock your force's...

Not quite as long ranged as the L118 Light Gun but just over half the weight. Longer ranged than a vehicle mounted 12omm mortar like the Patria NEMO and loads of ammunition natutres as well.

Does it provide any advantage over a conventional towed artillery system, beyond the manufacturers claims of game changingness is this actually anything revolutionary and would one fit on the back of a Foxhound, Pinzgauer or Warthog for example?

Of course, more importantly is would one fit inside an ISO container!

http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2012/06/hawkeye-105mm-weapon-syst

Brochure

http://www.mandusgroup.com/downloads/Hawkeye_105mm_Brochure.pdf

Ace1

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Ik vindt het een mooi concept om een105mm kanon op een truck van 5 ton te zetten en dat je binnen 1 minuut operationeel.
Overigens is het idee niet nieuw het doet mij een beetje denken aan de T19 Howitzer Motor Carriage Self-Propelled Artillery Half-Track.
Oude wijn in nieuwe zakken?



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T19_Howitzer_Motor_Carriage

http://www.militaryfactory.com/armor/detail.asp?armor_id=739

Ace1

#1
Army of South Korea plans to purchase 800 EVO-105 105mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer.

According to Janes defense website, the South Korean Defense Company Samsung Techwin has confirmed that the South Korean army plans to purchase 800 EVO-105 105mm self-propelled truck howitzer. The first truck mounted 105mm howitzer was revealed to the media for the first time on 2011 at the Ministry of National Defense in Yongsan, Seoul.

Video EVO-105 105mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer


Samsung Techwin could start the development of the 105mm howitzer EVO-105 in 2014, with a first delivery to the South Korean army in 2017.

After being assigned as a project under advanced concept technology demonstration in 2009, Samsung Techwin started making the new wheeled howitzer from 2010 in an effort to enhance combat capabilities with other widely used artilleries.

"Since the 105-millimetre self-propelled artillery is being loaded on a five-ton truck, the cost of the weapon is relatively cheap and it shows more outstanding performance than existing towed artillery," said an executive at Samsung Techwin. "Shells have to be loaded manually. But firing control is operated automatically and radiation of heat can be selected either in automatic, manual and half automatic. The number of operating personnel can be reduced by three compared to existing towed artilleries."

The EVO-105 uses a M101A1 towed howitzer mounted on a on a South Korean five-ton truck chassis KM500. This new artillery system is equipped with automatic gun laying and fire control system.

The sides of the EVO-105 are protected with armour plates, and the crew compartment provides a protection against firing of small arms and artillery shell splinters. The EVO-105 is able to be quickly in firing position and the first round can be fired in less than 1 minute.

A 12.7mm machine gun can be mounted on the top crew cabin as secondary weapon.

http://www.armyrecognition.com/october_2013_defense_industry_military_news_uk/army_of_south_korea_plans_to_purchase_800_evo-105_105mm_wheeled_self-propelled_howitzer_2810131.html