"The Czech Vzor 77 SP Gun-Howitzer" Topic
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| Tango01 | 25 Sep 2021 8:08 p.m. PST |
"In the late 1970s, Czechoslovakia began development of a wheeled 152mm self-propelled gun-howitzer. The result was the vzor 77 Dana, which entered service with the Czech army in 1981. It had an eight-wheeled chassis based on components of the Tatra 813 8×8 lorry, rather than the more usual tracked chassis. The Tatra 813 had been shown to have a good cross-country capability, but its wheeled chassis was much cheaper and easier to maintain than a comparable tracked system. Since the Dana operated some distance behind the lines, tactical mobility was less important than on front-line vehicles. The driver sat in the front compartment on the left, with the commander to his right. A large, fully enclosed turret was in the centre, with the engine at the rear. Armour was sufficient to provide protection against small arms and shell splinters. The vehicle had a central tyre pressure regulation system and power steering…"
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 Legion 4  | 26 Sep 2021 10:35 a.m. PST |
Reminds me of the French Caesar wheeled SPFA … link Did South Africa have something similar too ?  |
| Mad Mecha Guy | 26 Sep 2021 11:24 a.m. PST |
south african G6, 6 wheeled 155mm SPG. |
| Tango01 | 26 Sep 2021 3:53 p.m. PST |
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| Legion 4 | 27 Sep 2021 9:41 a.m. PST |
Yep ! That's it, the G6 … IIRC Saddam even had some during GWI/Desert Storm. |
| Tango01 | 14 Oct 2021 9:28 p.m. PST |
New Artillery Round Promises Higher Speed, Extended Range link
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examines another pre-painted building for WWII.
