List of Self Propelled Artillery

Self-propelled artillery vehicle are mobile artillery platforms. Within the term are covered self-propelled guns (or howitzers) and rocket artillery. Self-propelled artillery vehicle are high mobility vehicles, usually based on caterpillar track carrying either a large howitzer or other field gun or alternatively a mortar or some form of rocket or missile launcher. They are usually used for long-range indirect bombardment support on the battlefield.

Modern self-propelled artillery vehicles may superficially resemble tanks, but they are generally lightly armoured, too lightly to survive in direct-fire combat. However, they protect their crews against shrapnel and small arms and are therefore usually included as armoured fighting vehicles. Many are equipped with machine guns for defense against enemy infantry.

The key advantage of self-propelled over towed artillery is that it can be brought into action much faster. Before the towed artillery can be used, it has to stop, unlimber and set up the guns. To move position, the guns must be limbered up again and brought — usually towed — to the new location. By comparison self-propelled artillery can stop at a chosen location and begin firing almost immediately, then quickly move on to a new position. This ability is very useful in a mobile conflict and particularly on the advance.

The list of Self Propelled Artillery:

SPA	Picture	Spesifications	Country	Year
XM1203		Cannon: 155mm Engine:LV100-5 turbine engine 1500 hp (1119 kW) Speed:39-48 km/h	US	2009 prototype
SSPH Primus		Cannon: 155mm Engine: 550 hp Speed: 50 km/h Op. Range: 350km	Singapore	2002
K9 Thunder		Shot Range: 30-56 km Rate of Fire: 3 rounds in 15.0 seconds (Burst) 6~8 round/min (Maximum) 2 rounds/min (Sustained) Cannon: 155mm Engine: 1000 hp Speed: 67 km/h Unit Cost: $3.1 million	South Korea	1999
Raad-2		Shot Range: 30 km Rate of Fire: 5 rounds/min Cannon: 155mm Engine: 330 hp Speed: 70 km/h Op. Ranget: 500km	Iran	1997
PzH 2000		Cannon: 155mm Engine: 986 hp Speed: 45-67 km/h Unit Cost: $4.5 million	Germany	1996
Raad-1		Shot Range: 15.2 km Cannon: 122mm Engine: 330 hp Speed: 65 km/h Op. Ranget: 500km	Iran	1996
ARCHER Artillery System		Cannon: 155mm Engine: 340 hp Speed: 70 km/h Op. Range: 500km	Sweden	1995
AS-90		Cannon: 155mm Engine: 660 hp Speed: 53 km/h Op. Range: 420km	UK	1993
2S19 MSTA		Cannon: 152mm Engine: 840 hp Speed: 60 km/h Op. Range: 500km	Soviet Union	1989
G6 howitzer		Cannon: 155mm Engine: 525 hp Speed: 30-85 km/h Op. Range: 350-700 km Rate of Fire: G6-52: 8 rpm G6 M1A3: 6 rpm Sustained: 2 rpm Shoot Range: Standard: 30 km Base bleed: 39 km (24 mi) V-LAP: 52.5 km (32.6 mi) M9703A1: 67 km (42 mi)	South Africa	1987
Palmaria (artillery)			Italy	1981
2S9 Nona			Soviet Union	1981
2S5 Giatsint-S			Soviet Union	1978
2S4 Tyulpan			Soviet Union	1975
2S7 Pion			Soviet Union	1975
SO-152			Soviet Union	1971
2S1 Gvozdika			Soviet Union	1970
Bandkanon 1			Sweden	1967
FV433 Abbot SPG			UK	1965
M110 howitzer			US	1963
M109 howitzer			US	1960
ASU-85			Soviet Union	1951
Yeramba			Australia	1950
Sexton			Canada	1943
43M Zrínyi			Hungary	1943
Type 4 Ha-To			Japan	1943
Wespe			Germany	1943
Grille (artillery)			Germany	1943
Heuschrecke 10			Germany	1943
SU-85			Soviet Union	1943
SU-152			Soviet Union	1943
17pdr SP Achilles			UK	1943
Hummel (vehicle)			Germany	1942
SU-76			Soviet Union	1942
SU-122			Soviet Union	1942
Alecto (SPG)			UK	1942
Bishop (artillery)			UK	1942
Deacon (artillery)			UK	1942
SU-100Y Self-Propelled Gun			Soviet Union	1940
Type 4 Ho-Ro			Japan	1939
Birch gun			UK	1925
Gun Carrier Mark I			UK	1917
AMX30 AUF1		Cannon: 155mm Engine: 680 hp Speed: 60 km/h Op. Range: 500km	France