T-155 Fırtına

Self-propelled artillery TürkiyeIn service since 2005

Key specs

Type: Self-propelled artillery
Origin: Türkiye
Manufacturer: Turkish Land Forces, Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation, BMC Defence
Designer: Agency for Defense Development, Samsung Techwin, Turkish Land Forces
Designed: 2000
Entered service: 2005
Production start: 2004
Units produced: 350
Status: In service
Crew: 5

Overview

T-155 Fırtına is a self-propelled artillery system from Türkiye, made by Turkish Land Forces, Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation and BMC Defence. It entered service in 2005; production began in 2004; 350 were built. It fires 155 mm shells up to 41 km. It is used or was used by Türkiye and Libya.

Armament

Main armament: MKE 155 mm 52 caliber
Caliber: 155 mm
Maximum range of fire: 41 km
Secondary armament: F1:12.7 mm machine gunF2:RCWS 12.7 mm

Dimensions and weights

Weight: 47 t
Length: 12.00 m
Width: 3.40 m
Height: 3.43 m

Mobility and protection

Engine: F1:MTU MT881Ka-500 8-cylinder water-cooled diesel engineF2a: Continental AV1790-9A 12-cylinder water-cooled…
Power: 735 kW
Road speed: 65 km/h
Operational range: 360 km
Suspension: hydropneumatic
Armour: POSCO MIL-12560H armor steel

Variants

K9 Thunderbased onT-155 Fırtına2005

Fırtına II

Users & conflicts

Operators

Türkiye

Libya

Sources

Figures from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article, completed from Wikidata and the article in other languages where it gives none; where there are several versions, the first one given. Operators include former ones; the side that used a vehicle in a war is derived from its operators.