The Macabees
04-09-2005, 00:26
Corbulo Self-Propelled 155mm Field Gun
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The Corbulo 155mm Field Gun was designed to give the Empire a long range field artillery piece that could move on it's own around the field, without necessity of towing it. In other words, it would be a design which would be mounted on a heavy transport truck, but instead of being able to disattach it, and then attach it once again, it would fixed onto the bed of the truck, and would be one hundred percent automated and controlled from within the truck. In that way, it would provide more range than a self-propelled howitzer, and would be able to move on its own, unlike other field gun artillery pieces.
The primary weapon of the Corbulo is her 155mm 52 calibre L/15 artillery piece, with electro-magnetic rifling, allowing for greater velocity, greater force, and consequently, greater range. The gun is capable of firing Extended Range Full Bore Base Bleed (ERFB-BB) rounds, Explosively Formed Penetrator (EFP) rounds, rocket assisted projectiles (RAP), Velocity enhanced long range artillery projectile (VLAP), as well as other standard NATO munitions. The projectile most commonly used by the Golden Throne remains the VLAP round for its extended range, and it's cheaper production cost as opposed to the RAP round.
The maximum range of the Corbulo, given the round, is seventy-five kilometers. This can be considerably shorter, however, using a standard NATO munition, which gives around thirty-five kilometers range.
The Corbulo uses an array of systems for fire and control. It's primary system is a global positioning system - survey (GPS-S), which consists of receivers, antennas, software, and hardware that collectively process data from the orbiting satellite. The GPS-S works on selective Availability (SA) and Anti-Spoofing (AS) modes (Y-Code).
The piece has an additional set of hydraulics in the rear to allow elevating the gun centered around the back, positioning it over the cabin of the truck, allowing it to engage ground targets selectively, making it the perfect heavy anti-tank weapon. Moreover, it's fitted with a hydraulic power pack for operation of the load assist systems, for aiming and for operation of the spades.
The recoil length is expected at 900mm to 1,100m length. The system uses a horizontal sliding breech opening to the right and is fitted with a self-sealing metal obturating ring. The system is fitted with two pneumatic equilibrators, single cylinder hydraulic buffer and hydro-pneumatic recuperator.
The first mode of firing allows three rounds per twenty seconds, and sustained firing is around seventy rounds every sixty minutes. This is substantially higher than most field artillery pieces.
The advanced fire and control system (AFCS) gives target information, automatic elevation angles and traverse. It uses advance computing technology, including heavy memory sizes and high RAM numbers, in order to compute as fast as possible. It also can work hand in hand with ground and sky based RADAR systems, as well as down-looking LIDAR systems, for positioning. The gun is considered to be highly accurate.
The reloading system is semi-automated, although it does allow for a smaller crew for the gun. The truck holds a total of thirty-five rounds, but a secondary transport truck can continously supply the Corbulo.
It's fitted onto a 8x8 Ebro Heavy Towing Truck, rated at 335 horsepower, and 2,200 RPM, with a V12 diesel engine. The truck's cabin is armored and protected against small arms fire. The truck uses a two stick transmission, with a hydraulically operated brake and steering system. It focuses more on par than on horsepower, but it has been rated to go a maximum of sixty-five kilometers per hour.
Crew: 2
Maximum Range: 75 kilometers
Cost: 650,000 USD
http://www.army-technology.com/projects/atmos/images/Atmos_1.jpg
The Corbulo 155mm Field Gun was designed to give the Empire a long range field artillery piece that could move on it's own around the field, without necessity of towing it. In other words, it would be a design which would be mounted on a heavy transport truck, but instead of being able to disattach it, and then attach it once again, it would fixed onto the bed of the truck, and would be one hundred percent automated and controlled from within the truck. In that way, it would provide more range than a self-propelled howitzer, and would be able to move on its own, unlike other field gun artillery pieces.
The primary weapon of the Corbulo is her 155mm 52 calibre L/15 artillery piece, with electro-magnetic rifling, allowing for greater velocity, greater force, and consequently, greater range. The gun is capable of firing Extended Range Full Bore Base Bleed (ERFB-BB) rounds, Explosively Formed Penetrator (EFP) rounds, rocket assisted projectiles (RAP), Velocity enhanced long range artillery projectile (VLAP), as well as other standard NATO munitions. The projectile most commonly used by the Golden Throne remains the VLAP round for its extended range, and it's cheaper production cost as opposed to the RAP round.
The maximum range of the Corbulo, given the round, is seventy-five kilometers. This can be considerably shorter, however, using a standard NATO munition, which gives around thirty-five kilometers range.
The Corbulo uses an array of systems for fire and control. It's primary system is a global positioning system - survey (GPS-S), which consists of receivers, antennas, software, and hardware that collectively process data from the orbiting satellite. The GPS-S works on selective Availability (SA) and Anti-Spoofing (AS) modes (Y-Code).
The piece has an additional set of hydraulics in the rear to allow elevating the gun centered around the back, positioning it over the cabin of the truck, allowing it to engage ground targets selectively, making it the perfect heavy anti-tank weapon. Moreover, it's fitted with a hydraulic power pack for operation of the load assist systems, for aiming and for operation of the spades.
The recoil length is expected at 900mm to 1,100m length. The system uses a horizontal sliding breech opening to the right and is fitted with a self-sealing metal obturating ring. The system is fitted with two pneumatic equilibrators, single cylinder hydraulic buffer and hydro-pneumatic recuperator.
The first mode of firing allows three rounds per twenty seconds, and sustained firing is around seventy rounds every sixty minutes. This is substantially higher than most field artillery pieces.
The advanced fire and control system (AFCS) gives target information, automatic elevation angles and traverse. It uses advance computing technology, including heavy memory sizes and high RAM numbers, in order to compute as fast as possible. It also can work hand in hand with ground and sky based RADAR systems, as well as down-looking LIDAR systems, for positioning. The gun is considered to be highly accurate.
The reloading system is semi-automated, although it does allow for a smaller crew for the gun. The truck holds a total of thirty-five rounds, but a secondary transport truck can continously supply the Corbulo.
It's fitted onto a 8x8 Ebro Heavy Towing Truck, rated at 335 horsepower, and 2,200 RPM, with a V12 diesel engine. The truck's cabin is armored and protected against small arms fire. The truck uses a two stick transmission, with a hydraulically operated brake and steering system. It focuses more on par than on horsepower, but it has been rated to go a maximum of sixty-five kilometers per hour.
Crew: 2
Maximum Range: 75 kilometers
Cost: 650,000 USD