AS-90 turret

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The AS-90 turret is the main armored, rotating weapon mount of the British AS-90 self-propelled howitzer, housing its gun, loading systems, and fire-control equipment.

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AS-90 turret canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armoured vehicle component
artillery turret
weapon mount
armourType steel armour
calibre 155 mm
compatibleWith AS-90 Braveheart upgrade programme
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
crewPosition commander
gunner
loader
designedBy Vickers-Armstrongs
surface form: Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Limited (VSEL)
designedForRole self-propelled artillery fire support
designedToHouse crew
fire-control equipment
gun system
loading systems
designedToMeetStandard NATO artillery requirements of late Cold War era
designedToProvide armoured protection for gun crew
hasFeature NBC protection for crew
armoured protection
automatic shell handling system
electronic navigation and laying aids
gun-laying computer
integrated fire-control system
powered elevation
powered traverse
semi-automatic loading system
hasSubsystem ammunition racks
communications equipment
gun mount
power drives for traverse and elevation
sighting systems
introducedWith AS-90 artillery system in the early 1990s
located rear of AS-90 chassis
mountedOnChassis AS-90 tracked chassis
mountsGun 39-calibre 155 mm gun
52-calibre 155 mm gun (AS-90 Braveheart configuration)
partOf AS-90 self-propelled howitzer
primaryArmament 155 mm howitzer
supportsAmmunitionType NATO standard 155 mm ammunition
separate-loading ammunition
supportsFiringMode direct fire (limited)
indirect fire
turretType fully enclosed
rotating
usedBy British Army

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