jknaus
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All I can say is its big, looks pretty nice. Grey plastic, typical Takom construction with the hull being multi piece. It should go together nicely as most Takom kits do, but I will be extra carefull with the alignment. Colour callouts are in Tamiya and Ammo of Mig. The PE is very flimsy feeling and I have had issues on other kits where it is super easy to kink it if not paying attention. Two colour schemes with a sand and a multi colour cam.
The South African Defence Force, UAE and Oman. It has the same type of multi round simultanious delivery as the Panzer Haubitz 2000. The newest version with rocket assist rounds can reach out 67Kms although it has been able to reach 73Kms.
From Wikipedia:
"Ammunition characteristics G5/G6 ammunition
Maximum range:
30,000 m with standard HE rounds,
39,000 m with HE base bleed rounds, and
42,000 m with HE base bleed rounds (BB—fired from G6-52)
50,000 m with HE base bleed rounds (BB—fired from G6-52 extended range)
52,500 m with a special velocity-enhanced long range projectile (V-LAP—fired from G6).
58,000 m with a special velocity-enhanced long range projectile (V-LAP—fired from G6-52).
67,450 m M9703A1 V-LAP round (tested successfully to 73,000 m by Denel in G6-52 extended range platform)
Minimum range: 3,000 m.
Rate of fire: 4 round/min, 2 round/min sustained.
Ammunition: 155 mm ERFB. 47 rounds, 50 charges, 64 primers and fuzes
Accuracy: 0.1% of range in azimuth, 0.48% of range in range
In 2012 four rounds of M982 Excalibur precision guided munitions were fired to a range of 38 km, all landing within 5 m of the target.[3]
Variants
G6
G6 Rhino
G6 M1A3: exported UAE version
G6-52 (23 litre chamber)
G6-52 extended range (25 litre chamber)
Reduced crew to 3–5;
can fire projectile up to 67 km at a rate of fire of eight rounds/minute;
increased off-road speeds to nearly 70 km/h;
implemented multiple rounds simultaneous impact (MRSI) technology and can land six (G6-52L variant) or five (G6-52) rounds simultaneously at targets up to 25 km away; and
is currently undergoing extensive trials.
G6 Marksman: a British SPAAG version, combining the G6's base vehicle with the Marksman turret."
It was used in the Angolan war even before full production started.
James
The South African Defence Force, UAE and Oman. It has the same type of multi round simultanious delivery as the Panzer Haubitz 2000. The newest version with rocket assist rounds can reach out 67Kms although it has been able to reach 73Kms.
From Wikipedia:
"Ammunition characteristics G5/G6 ammunition
Maximum range:
30,000 m with standard HE rounds,
39,000 m with HE base bleed rounds, and
42,000 m with HE base bleed rounds (BB—fired from G6-52)
50,000 m with HE base bleed rounds (BB—fired from G6-52 extended range)
52,500 m with a special velocity-enhanced long range projectile (V-LAP—fired from G6).
58,000 m with a special velocity-enhanced long range projectile (V-LAP—fired from G6-52).
67,450 m M9703A1 V-LAP round (tested successfully to 73,000 m by Denel in G6-52 extended range platform)
Minimum range: 3,000 m.
Rate of fire: 4 round/min, 2 round/min sustained.
Ammunition: 155 mm ERFB. 47 rounds, 50 charges, 64 primers and fuzes
Accuracy: 0.1% of range in azimuth, 0.48% of range in range
In 2012 four rounds of M982 Excalibur precision guided munitions were fired to a range of 38 km, all landing within 5 m of the target.[3]
Variants
G6
G6 Rhino
G6 M1A3: exported UAE version
G6-52 (23 litre chamber)
G6-52 extended range (25 litre chamber)
Reduced crew to 3–5;
can fire projectile up to 67 km at a rate of fire of eight rounds/minute;
increased off-road speeds to nearly 70 km/h;
implemented multiple rounds simultaneous impact (MRSI) technology and can land six (G6-52L variant) or five (G6-52) rounds simultaneously at targets up to 25 km away; and
is currently undergoing extensive trials.
G6 Marksman: a British SPAAG version, combining the G6's base vehicle with the Marksman turret."
It was used in the Angolan war even before full production started.
James