AS-90 tracked chassis

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The AS-90 tracked chassis is a British self-propelled artillery platform that provides the armored, mobile base for the AS-90 family of howitzers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armoured fighting vehicle chassis ⓘ
self-propelled artillery chassis ⓘ
armourType steel armour ⓘ
category self-propelled howitzer chassis ⓘ
tracked military vehicle chassis ⓘ
combatWeightApprox about 45 tonnes (vehicle overall) ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
crewCapacity 5 ⓘ
crewPositions additional crew ⓘ
commander ⓘ
driver ⓘ
gunner ⓘ
loader ⓘ
designedBy Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Limited ⓘ
linked to: Vickers-Armstrongs
designedFor 155 mm howitzer turret ⓘ
armoured protection for artillery crew ⓘ
cross-country mobility ⓘ
high tactical mobility ⓘ
integration of 155 mm ordnance ⓘ
rapid shoot-and-scoot operations ⓘ
designedToMount 155 mm 39-calibre gun ⓘ
155 mm 52-calibre gun (Braveheart) ⓘ
designedToProvide stable firing platform for 155 mm artillery ⓘ
enginePlacement front-mounted engine compartment ⓘ
enteredServiceWith British Army in the early 1990s ⓘ
hasConfiguration front engine, rear fighting compartment layout ⓘ
hasFeature NBC protection system (vehicle-level) ⓘ
automated ammunition handling interface ⓘ
auxiliary power unit integration capability ⓘ
power-assisted turret traverse interface ⓘ
hasInterface fire-control and navigation systems (turret integration) ⓘ
hasPowertrain diesel engine (vehicle-level) ⓘ
lengthApprox about 9.7 m with gun forward (vehicle overall) ⓘ
mobilityType tracked ⓘ
operator British Army ⓘ
partOf AS-90 artillery system ⓘ
platformFor AS-90 Braveheart variant ⓘ
AS-90 export and upgrade concepts ⓘ
role armoured mobile base for howitzer ⓘ
suspensionType torsion bar suspension ⓘ
turretPlacement rear-mounted turret ring ⓘ
usedBy United Kingdom armed forces ⓘ
usedFor AS-90 self-propelled howitzer ⓘ
self-propelled artillery ⓘ
usedIn land warfare ⓘ
widthApprox about 3.5 m (vehicle overall) ⓘ

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