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1 Specifications

• Introduced to Republic of Singapore Artillery in 2004.
• Designed and manufactured by Chartered Industries of Singapore
• Singapore Self-Propelled Howitzer (SSPH)
• 155mm, 39-calibre Self-propelled Howitzer
• Automatic loading system, enables operation with 4 men crew
• Automated targetting based on GPS and Datalink
• 28-ton, 7-road wheel chassis based on U.S. M-109 and Singapore's Bionix chassis
• Max road speed: 50km/h
• Datalink system for shared targetting within battalion and information feeding from forward observers.

2 External Links

• Other Singapore-designed weapons
  
  • Bionix - 28-ton AFV similar to Primus
    
  • SAR-21 - 5.56mm Assault Rifle
    
  • Ultimax - 5.56mm SAW
    
  • Metador - 80mm-calibre LAW