ARCHER Artillery System
| ARCHER Artillery System | |
|---|---|
| 300px A deployed Archer | |
| Type | Self-propelled artillery |
| Place of origin |  Sweden
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| Production history | |
| Designed | 1995 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 30.0 tonnes (29.5 long tons; 33.1 short tons) |
| Length | 14.1 metres (46 ft 3 in) |
| Width | 3 m (9 ft 10 in) |
| Height | 3.3-3.9 meters |
| Crew | 4 (1 driver, 3 operators) |
| | |
| Main armament |
1× FH 77 derived 155 mm/52-calibre howitzer |
| Secondary armament |
1× BAE Systems AB Remote weapon system |
| Engine | Diesel 340 hp (250 kW) |
| Suspension | 6x6 Independent suspension |
| Operational range |
500 kilometres (310 mi) |
| Speed | 70 km/h (43 mph) |
The ARCHER Artillery System is an international project aimed at developing a next-generation self-propelled artillery system for Sweden and Norway.[1] The heart of the system is a fully automated 155 mm/L52 gun howitzer and a LEMUR Remote controlled weapon station mounted on a modified 6x6 chassis of the Volvo A30D articulated dump truck. Aside from this, the system consists of an ammunition resupply vehicle, a support vehicle, BONUS Sensor-fuzed Artillery Shell and the M982 Excalibur guided projectile.
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Development
The project began its life in 1995 as earlier studies for a self-propelled system based on the FH 77. Further test systems received the designation FH 77BD and FH 77BW. By 2004, two prototypes had been ordered based on a lengthened version of the FH 77B mounted on a modified Volvo Construction Equipment A30D dump truck (6×6 Volvo chassis). In 2008, Sweden ordered a first batch of seven units, while Norway ordered one.[2][3][dead link] In August 2009, Sweden and Norway ordered 24 Archers each, in a cooperative deal.[4][dead link]
General characteristics
- Length: 14.1 metres
- Width: 3.0 metres
- Height: 3.3 - 3.9 metres
- Weight: 30 tonnes
- Speed: 70 km/h
- Range: ~50 km
- Crew: 4 (1 driver, 3 operators) or 2 (1 driver and 1 operator) in case of emergencies
- Armament: 155 mm/L52 gun howitzer
- Rate of fire: 8-9 rounds/min with MRSI (Multiple Round Simultaneous Impact) capability, which means that several shells are released in succession but hit the target simultaneously.
- Range (of artillery fire): 30 km with standard shells, 40 km with base-bleed, 60 km with Excalibur
- Protection level: 7.62 AP, Mines 6 kg (Level 2 STANAG 4569)
- Emergency driving: all wheels - emergency driving equipment (Hutchinson AMVFI) makes it possible to drive with all wheels punctured; it also provides greater protection if the vehicle hits a blast-pressure mine - the same system is used on the all-terrain vehicle Sisu.
Operators
- Swedish Army - 24 ordered[5] for Royal Swedish Artillery Regiment (9th Artillery regiment, abbreviated as A 9)[4]
Norwegian Army - 24 ordered[5]
Under evaluation
Australian Army : is one of the final short listed contenders for the Land 17 artillery replacement program.- 23x15px Croatian Army
Canadian Army
See also
References
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- Swedish Defence Materiel Administration: ARCHER - Artillery system
- Template:Swe icon Swedish Artillery Regiment
- BAE Systems in Sweden
- BAE Systems page about ARCHER
- A unique Forestry carrier conversion Article in mil.se
- ARCHER Self-Propelled Howitzer at ArmyTechnology.com
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