SPECIFICATIONS - CRUSADER 155MM SELF PROPELLED HOWITZER, USA
Lethality
rate of fire 10 rounds per minute
Gunpointing fully automated
ammunition handling fully automated
ready to fire 15 to 30 seconds
time on target 4 rounds from 5-30 km
minimum range 5 km
maximum range 40+ km
Mobility
road speed 67 km/hr
Cross-country speed 48 km/hr
Deployability
Footprint same as Paladin/ FAASV
air transport C-5 and C-17 transportable
predicted munitions effectiveness 2x Paladin
Survivability
Displace/move profile 750 meters/ 90 seconds
active defence system Integrated, remote controlled, active defence system
Sustainability
maintenance aids embedded diagnostics/prognostics
ammunition upload/transfer fully automated
crew size 3
Resupply 60 rounds of ammunition and fuel in 12 minutes
power pack
Engine crusader CV12 1500 engine provided by perkins and Caterpillar
Transmission hmpt 15O0-ec transmission from general Dynamics
power Takeoff full power, constant running
service and parking Brakes mechanically actuated, oil-cooled, multiple disc power
dynamic Steering full engine retarding torque/limited hydrostatic
Steering true pivot steering, continuously variable ratio hydromechanical, fully regenerative without
brakes/clutches
input disconnect hydraulically actuated clutch power train disconnect
Suspension external hydropneumatic
Track improved M1A2/tl 5bll track
control systems Drive-by wire/position navigation/movement planning decision aids

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