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AS-90 and PLZ-45 (Type 88)

AS-90 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

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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
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)
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