![]() ![]() With an automated loading system, the gun is able to fire with a burst rate of three rounds in fewer than 10 seconds, an intense rate of six rounds a minute for three minutes and a sustained rate of two rounds a minute. It is fitted with a 155mm, 39-calibre gun barrel.Īccording to the Army, in trials, two AS90 guns were able to deliver a total payload of 261kg onto a single target in less than 10 seconds. ![]() It is a 155mm self-propelled gun that equips three field regiments of the Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Artillery. The AS90 entered service with the British Army in the 1990s. It said it has supplied more than 10,000 anti-tank missiles, 100,000 rounds of artillery ammunition, more than one hundred anti-aircraft guns, self-propelled artillery, and trained more than 15,000 recruits. The UK Government provided £2.3bn of military aid to Ukraine in 2022 and has promised a similar amount this year. Some of the newly-trained Ukrainian troops were experienced artillery soldiers while others had minimal or no military experience, it added.
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