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The French Army’s Caesar truck-mounted 155mm gun has a 52-calibre barrel, and has been fired in combat in Afghanistan at ranges of over 29 kilometers. (French MoD photo)The French Army’s CAESAR (CAmion Equipé d’un Système d’ARtillerie) truck-mounted self-propelled artillery gun has fired its 52 caliber gun for the first time in combat. Indeed, after initial fire-support firings from the Forward Operating Base (FOB) where they are deployed, and from where they can target the entire zone where French troops operate, a long-range shot was attempted on Sept. 29 by the fire-support element of GTIA (Groupement Tactique Inter-Armes, combined tactical group) Kapisa, consisting of the 2nd battery of the 11th Marine Artillery Regiment. At a range of more than 29 kilometers, this firing supported the withdrawal of the 2nd Company of the 3rd Marine Infantry Regiment (3ème RIMA) as part of Operation "Camel Trophy," an offensive reconnaissance operation along Main Supply Road Vermont, between FOB Tagab and Lake Naghlu. At this range, duration of the shell’s flight was 57 seconds at a velocity of 954 meters per second. In total, 12 rounds of 155mm caliber were fired with high accuracy. Having arrived in theater on Saturday, August 1, the first four guns belonging to the 11th RAMA were deployed in Kapisa on Friday, August 14. They are operated by gunners of the 11th RAMa, which also currently operate 120mm mortars. The initial feedback allowed the evaluation of the complementarity of the Caesar and the 120 RTF1 mortar, and their operational constraints. On balance, both weapons were found to have a role to play in indirect fire support of counter-insurgency missions like those in Afghanistan.The French Army’s Caesar truck-mounted 155mm gun has a 52-calibre barrel, and has been fired in combat in Afghanistan at ranges of over 29 kilometers. The French Army’s CAESAR truck-mounted self-propelled artillery gun has fired its 52 caliber gun for the first time in combat.

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