77th Group Army Artillery brigade LX41
Self Propelled Gun/Rocket Launcher
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The new 155mm(?) Tracked howitzer that we have known about. The chassis seems to be based on Type 15 light tank, extended by 1 roadwheel and running backwards.
by78
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That Twitter user Fergus McKeown (That_OOM9) doesn't know what he's talking about. It's not based on the Type-15 chassis. Identifying chassis based on such minor and easily reusable components as lights and hatches is simply strange. Type-15's road wheels are less substantial, not to mention its layout is completely different: powerpack and sprockets in the back. Also I doubt this new howitzer has a semi-active suspension, as it's simply unnecessary.
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Point taken but you really need to work on your tone. If you read my tweet I said it COULD be based on a type 15 hull I never said it definitely was. Why don't we wait to hear from an official source rather than insulting other people's intelligence because you believe you know best.That Twitter user Fergus McKeown (That_OOM9) doesn't know what he's talking about. It's not based on the Type-15 chassis. Identifying chassis based on such minor and easily reusable components as lights and hatches is simply strange. Type-15's road wheels are less substantial, not to mention its layout is completely different: powerpack and sprockets in the back. Also I doubt this new howitzer has a semi-active suspension, as it's simply unnecessary.
by78
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Since you've taken offense to the tone of my message, which wasn't addressed to you, let me rephrase it. You didn't know what you were talking about. The new SPH is highly unlikely to be sharing the same hull as the Type-15 based on the simple fact that the layout is completely different: front-engined vs rear, different running wheels, suspension system, etc. In other words, lights and green paint the same hull they do not make. Just because the VW Passat shares some steering wheel buttons with the Bentley Continental GT, it doesn't mean the latter is based on the former.
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How credible is this? It states that it uses a modified Type 04A hull(I assume ZBD04A), but it doesn't look like it. It also goes into detail about the improvements(automation, protection etc)