TECHNICAL PARAMETERS OF 155MM/45 CAL ‘DHANUSH’

1. CALIBRE :         155MM/45 CAL

2. CHAMBER CAPACITY :         23 LITERS

3. RANGE :         > 36 KMS

4. AMMUNITION :         ERFB BB, ERFB BT, HEER,

HE 77B, SMOKE (ER), ILLUMINATION (ER)

5. CHARGE SYSTEM :         BI-MODULAR CHARGE SYSTEM,

BAG CHARGE SYSTEM

6. DIRECT FIRING :         DAY AND NIGHT CAPABILITY WITH A

UNIFIED DIRECT AIMING SIGHT COMPRISING OF DAY CAMERA, T.I. SIGHT & EYE-SAFE L.R.F.

7. RATE OF FIRING
   1. BURST :         3 RDS IN 30 SECONDS
   2. INTENSE :         12 RDS IN 3 MINS

8. ACCURACY AND CONSISTENCY OF FIRING
   1. INDIRECT FIRE
      1. ACCURACY :         ≤ 1.0%
      2. CONSISTENCY :         (AA) RANGE        :         ≤ 0.8%

(AB) LINE             :         ≤ 0.2%

1. DIRECT FIRE :         TO ACHIEVE FIRST OR SECOND

ROUND HIT ON TANK SIZE TARGET

OF 3M X 3M

9. MAX SPEED

• TOWED : 70 KMPH
• SELF PROPELLED : > 5 KMPH

STATE OF THE ART GUN SYSTEM “DHANUSH” – SALIENT FEATURES

• INDIGENOUS CONTENT OF 81% LEADING TO EASE OF MAINTENANCE & SPARES AVAILABILITY

• ALL TERRAIN AUTONOMOUS GUN SYSTEM

• PRECISE TARGETING AT LONGER RANGE

• WIDE RANGE OF AMMUNITION AND CHARGE SYSTEM

• BURST AND INTENSE RATE OF FIRE

• SHOOT AND SCOOT CAPABILITY

• HIGH MANEOUVERABILITY

• EQUIPPED WITH ‘ADVANCED GUN SIGHTING SYSTEM (AGSS)’

• EQUIPPED WITH ‘ARTY GUN AIMING AND POSITIONING SYSTEM’ (AGAPS)

• PRECISE ORIENTATION AND FIXATION BY GPS AIDED INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM

• MUZZLE VELOCITY DATA MANAGEMENT FOR ACCURATE TARGET ENGAGEMENT
• AUTO LAYING OF GUN SYSTEM

• COMPATIBLE WITH ARTY COMMAND CONTROL & COMMUNICATION SYSTEM (ACCCS)