Archer Artillery System
The Archer artillery system, or Archer – FH77BW L52, or Artillerisystem 08, is a Swedish self-propelled howitzer system. The main piece of the system is a fully automated 155 mm L52 (52-calibre-long) gun-howitzer and a M151 Protector remote-controlled weapon station mounted on a modified 6×6 chassis of the Volvo A30D all-terrain articulated hauler. The crew and engine compartment is armoured and the cab is fitted with bullet and fragmentation-resistant windows. The system also includes an ammunition resupply vehicle, a support vehicle, Bonus submunitions, and M982 Excalibur guided projectiles.[1]
- ^ "155 BONUS Strike and destroy up to 35 km" (PDF). BAE Systems- Bofors AB. 3 July 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2010.
This article may include material from Wikimedia licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Please comply with the license terms.