The method of arming coastal artillery items with missile-launching capabilities is underway by the Army, as strengthened by Colonel Rafael de Felipe, Director of the Artillery Academy, throughout his typical Arms vacation speech, in Santa Barbara.
Colonel de Felipe elaborated that the Headquarters for Artillery Coaching and Doctrine [Jadart] is presently immersed in acquiring a new path of fireplace and missiles. That is required to equip the Coastal Artillery Regiment [Racta] No. 4 with floor missile capabilities.
It had lengthy been acknowledged by the Subject Artillery Command [MACA] – the authority governing the aforementioned regiment – that such wants exist. Colonel de Felipe verified throughout his handle that the operational necessity doc outlining the necessities for the brand new missile system for Most cancers No. 4 has already been submitted to MACA. Nonetheless, the report doesn’t clearly specific the stage of this system or whether or not a viable resolution for the system has already been discovered.
The Coastal Artillery Regiment [Racta] No. 4, unfold between Camposoto barracks in San Fernando and El Bujeo and Punta Camarinal within the municipality of Tarifa, is the only real Army unit geared up and skilled to determine protection and coastal management at any level inside Spanish territories, or wherever worldwide obligations demand it, as underscored by the Land Army.
V07 howitzers
The first power of the regiment lies in its towed 155/52 mm mannequin V07 howitzer, a land variant of the SIAC. Boasting 16 items, these units will endure updates based on a current settlement between the military and Santa Bárbara Sistemas, the producer of the tools.
Along with the howitzer, key older techniques contribute to its capabilities, together with the Radar Acquisition and Reconnaissance [RAE], the 9KA Cellular Coastal Hearth Path System, the Hercules Command and Management System, and cell remark posts. The most recent superior items arrived within the early a part of the twenty first century.
As a unit specializing in coastal artillery, the Army’s intention is to play a function, inside the collaborative army community, in managing and defending the nation’s coasts, with a particular deal with the Strait of Gibraltar. The Army additional clarifies that cell coastal artillery items may be deployed according to operational plans for coastal protection in areas past the Strait of Gibraltar.
Santa Bárbara Sistemas 155/52
The 155/52 artillery system from Santa Bárbara Sistemas boasts a slew of cutting-edge options, together with a cut up path carriage, hydro-pneumatic recoil mechanism, autofretted rifled barrel, and a refined muzzle brake. Its barrel is the product of German engineering powerhouse Rheinmetall, whereas SBS meticulously crafts the gun carriage.
In terms of transportation, the revolutionary design permits the cut up path carriage to fold up, whereas the barrel spins 180°, able to be towed by an IVECO Pegaso 6×6 artillery tractor. The system additionally incorporates a 106 hp [79 kW] diesel Auxiliary Energy Unit [APU], located in the direction of the entrance of the carriage, accommodating a sensible driver’s station. This configuration allows the gun to proceed at 18 km/h [11 mph] over brief distances. As well as, the APU feeds the hydraulic Computerized Gun Laying System [AGLS], guaranteeing clean management over elevation, traverse, spreading, and retraction. When the gun is in movement powered by the APU, two retractable wheels positioned on the gun carriage’s tail could be prolonged for added stability.
The howitzer is able to firing a big range of separate loading projectiles, conforming to NATO requirements, equivalent to prolonged vary base bleed and rocket-assisted projectiles, and protecting distances as much as 40 km [25 mi]. Moreover, it sports activities a extremely environment friendly hydraulic ammunition loader, which permits loading at any angle, thereby guaranteeing a excessive firing fee.
155/52 APU-SIAC
The Santa Bárbara Sistemas 155/52 APU-SIAC, a prestigious mannequin embraced by the Spanish Army, boasts a manufacturing run of 66 items out of the 70 that have been initially ordered. Every highly effective howitzer is outfitted with state-of-the-art Thales PR4G radios and makes use of the extremely environment friendly Digital Navigation Aiming and Pointing System [DINAPS]—the identical system employed by the L118 and M109A5E fashions.
The DINAPS represents a revolutionary leap in army expertise. As a modular hybrid system, it seamlessly blends the capabilities of inertial navigation, a world positioning system [GPS], and a muzzle velocity radar [MVR]. The consequence? A complete communication hyperlink to the Spanish Army’s command and management system [C2]. Producing this high-tech system required an funding of round 181 million Euros, underpinning the dedication to excellence and cutting-edge expertise inside the Spanish armed forces.
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