T-155 Fırtına
| T-155 Fırtına | |
|---|---|
| Type | Self-propelled artillery |
| Place of origin | Turkey / South Korea |
| Service history | |
| Wars | |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Agency for Defense Development Samsung Techwin Turkish Land Forces |
| Designed | 2000–2004 |
| Manufacturer |
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| Produced | Fırtına I: 2004–2014 Fırtına II: 2018–present |
| Variants | Poyraz ARV |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | Combat weight: 47 t (46 long tons; 52 short tons) |
| Length | 12 m (39 ft 4 in) |
| Width | 3.4 m (11 ft 2 in) |
| Height | 3.43 m (11 ft 3 in) |
| Crew | 5 (commander, driver, gunner, 2 loaders) |
| Maximum firing range | 18 km (M107, HE) 30 km (M549A1, RAP/HE) 39 km (MOD 274, HE/ER) 41 km (K307, BB/HE) |
| Armor | POSCO MIL-12560H armor steel |
Main armament | MKE 155 mm 52 caliber |
Secondary armament | 12.7 mm machine gun |
| Engine | STX Engine STX-MTU MT881Ka-500 8-cylinder water-cooled diesel engine 735 kW (1,000 hp) @ 2,700 rpm |
| Power/weight | 21 hp/t (15.44 kW/t) |
| Transmission | SNT Dynamics X1100-5A3 4 forward, 2 reverse |
| Suspension | hydropneumatic |
| Ground clearance | 420 mm (17 in) |
Operational range | 360 km (220 mi) |
| Maximum speed | 65 km/h (40 mph) |
T-155 Fırtına (Turkish for Storm) is a Turkish variant of K9 Thunder 155 mm self-propelled howitzer originally developed by South Korea. It is manufactured and assembled by Turkish Land Forces at the 1010th Army Equipment Repair Factory using imported subsystems from Korea. It has an ongoing upgrade project dubbed as T-155 Fırtına II, possibly changing its engine to Turkish origin to avoid Germany's restriction on Turkey's defence sales.