Army TechnologyNews and commentary for the Army Technology community.Archer FH77 BW L52- May 29, 2008 BAE Systems Bofors in Karlskoga, Sweden, has developed the FH77 BW L52 self-propelled howitzer, a 155mm howitzer on a 66 chassis. The howitzer has a range of 40km using current standard ammunition and 60km with the M982 Excalibur rounds. The howitzer can also fire the Bonus top attack rounds developed by Bofors and Giat (now Nexter). Archer is the name of the complete system with the 77BW L52 self-propelled howitzer and ammunition resupply and support vehicles. The self-propelled howitzer is..http://www.army-technology.com/projects/archerhowitzer/ |