Compare Self-propelled artillery

AS-90 and PLZ-45 (Type 88)

Name:	AS-90	PLZ-45 (Type 88)
Origin:	United Kingdom	China
Produced:	1992	1997
Unit cost:	-	-

Full description:	Description, operators	Description, operators

Specifications

Main armament:	155 mm L31 39 calibre gun	155 mm howitzer
Firing range:	30 km	24 km - 39 km

Engine:	Cummins VTA903T V8 diesel 660 hp (493 kW)	Deutz turbocharged air-cooled diesel engine 525 hp (386 kW)
Speed:	53 km/h (33 mph)	55 km/h (34 mph)
Weight:	45.0 t	33 t

Crew:	5	5

Firing range

Caliber

Speed

Weight

Dimensions

Length:	9.07 m	10.5 m
Width:	3.5 m	3.3 m
Height:	2.49 m	2.6 m

Images

AS-90

Author: "AS-90 self-propelled artillery" by Pfc. Rhonda J. Roth-Cameron, U.S. Army - http://www.defenselink.mil; VIRIN: 080828-A-8243R-021. Licensed under Public Domain via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AS-90_self-propelled_artillery.JPG#/media/File:AS-90_self-propelled_artillery.JPG License

PLZ-45 (Type 88)

Author: By Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from Washington D.C, United States - 110226-N-TT977-267; alternative source, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14539724 License