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Military Industry Corporation's Khalifa-1 self-propelled howitzer displayed for the first time at IDEX.
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IDEX 2015 International Defence Exhibition & Conference 22 - 26 February 2015 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
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Once again, Sudan's Military Industry Corporation came to IDEX 2015, which is held in Abu Dhabi until tommorow, with a large range of novel weapons and military vehicles. Among them, Sudanese corporation MIC decided to display for the first time a full-scale model of the Khalifa-1 GHY02 122mm self-propelled howitzer.
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 Military Industry Corporation's Khalifa-1 GHY02 122mm self-propelled howitzer showcased at IDEX 2015 |
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The Khalifa-1 GHY-02 is a 6x6 122mm self-propelled howitzer developed, designed and manufactured by the Military Industry Corporation of Sudan. The Khalifa GHY02 is armed with Russian-made 122mm D-30 refurbished towed howitzer mounted on a turntable at the rear of 6x6 truck chassis. The howitzer retained the distinctive multi-baffle muzzle brake and recoil-recuperator mechanism mounted above the gun barrel on the original D-30. The howitzer barrel is electric-operated, with an elevation in the firing arc outside the vehicle cabin from -5° to +70°, or firing above cabin from +15° to +70°. The vehicle can fire at a maximum rate of 8 rounds/min, with a maximum range of 17 km.
The Khalifa GHY02 D-30 122mm is based on a modified Kamaz 43118 6x6 redesigned chassis that has a demonstrated high level of cross-country mobility especially in all-terrain conditions in Africa. A fully enclosed cab has been mounted at the front of the vehicle and has seats for the crew of five. |
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 Military Industry Corporation's Khalifa-1 GHY02 122mm self-propelled howitzer showcased at IDEX 2015 |
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| Khalifa-1 howitzer can be fitted with a fire control system, the Karary IGZ01 artillery fire control system composed of an observation point and a fire command post. The observation post features a gonionmeter, a laser range finder, a military standard laptop with built-in GPS, and a man-back telecommunication device. The command point is fitted with telecommunication device, military standard laptop with built-in GPS, a distribution box, and display devices. | |||||
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