The Finnish armed forces officially have with the tests of the first copy of the national self -driving artillery system Bill Started that is equipped with a 155 mm cannon. The information was from the Logistics agency of Finnish defense published.
According to the notification, the first shooting tests were carried out with the participation of the Finnish explosives center carried out and mark an important step in the development of the new system.
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The prototype of the Billdeveloped by the company Patriawas public in March of this year during the Patria Arctic Event presented. The project combines the pulled cannon 155 GH 52 (155 K 98)which is widely used by the Finnish army, with the terrain military vehicle Content E13TP (8 × 8)which is also used in the armed forces.
The main goal of the project is to provide a mobile artillery solution that Efficient, inexpensive and easy to use is. In the initial phase, the original design of the fire control system was maintained in order to facilitate the introduction to the troops.
During the use, the platform is lowered to the level of the drawn version, which enables the standardized operational procedure to be preserved. Thereby is No additional training required for recruits and reservists who are already familiar with the 155 gh 52 shade.
The system maintains similar technical properties to the pulled cannon: Three shots within the first 15 seconds and a maximum range of up to 40 km. The store and unloading of the floors are manually, with a estimated time of 90 seconds Until the first shot after reaching the position and 45 seconds For the withdrawal after the last shot. The ammunition capacity is 24 floors.
Patria also announced that the Arve in the future with a automatic charging system could be equipped depending on the operational needs.
Source and pictures: x @pvlogl | Patria Group. This content was created with the help of AI and checked by the editorial team.
