01.08.2024, 22:07
Zitat:MKE GÜRHAN Hybrid SPH Completes Firing Tests
01 Aug 2024, 11:07 2 mins
Land Weapon / Missile
MKE GÜRHAN Hybrid SPH Completes Firing Tests
MKE's GÜRHAN (formerly named E-FIRTINA) 155 mm tracked SPH has performed its firing tests successfully. GÜRHAN is an experimental FIRTINA 155 mm SPH development to explore the hybrid-drive option. The prototype has been in development at least since 2021. GÜRHAN features an electric engine with batteries charged by a diesel engine. The electric engine has an output of 1300 hp compared to the diesel engine's 1000 hp. Alternatively, the batteries can be charged separately for four hours.
This propulsion arrangement is similar to the submarines' diesel-electric systems, where diesel engines act as generators for the electric drive that turns the propeller. Besides the hybrid drive, GÜRHAN's other specifications are identical to the baseline FIRTINA. FIRTINA's prioritised upgrade, FIRTINA-NG, was first delivered in 2023 and used in EFES 2024 exercises.
The new variant features important upgrades like a revised fire control system and mast-mounted RCWS, which can double as an optic. Additionally, ROKETSAN's inertial guidance kit MDK with brake-based correction and multi-mode fuse was tested from the SPH in 2024
https://turdef.com/article/mke-guerhan-h...ring-tests