The GC-45 (Gun, Canada, 45-calibre) is a 155 mm howitzer designed by Gerald Bull's Space Research Corporation (SRC) in the 1970s. Versions were produced by a number of companies during the 1980s, notably in Austria and South Africa. The most publicized use of the design was in Iraq, where the GHN-45 variant used by some Iraqi artillery units had a longer range than any coalition artillery. This initially caused considerable worry on the part of the allied forces in the Persian Gulf War.
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| - The GC-45 (Gun, Canada, 45-calibre) is a 155 mm howitzer designed by Gerald Bull's Space Research Corporation (SRC) in the 1970s. Versions were produced by a number of companies during the 1980s, notably in Austria and South Africa. The most publicized use of the design was in Iraq, where the GHN-45 variant used by some Iraqi artillery units had a longer range than any coalition artillery. This initially caused considerable worry on the part of the allied forces in the Persian Gulf War.
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| - maximum: 5 rpm sustained: 2 rpm
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| - An ex-Iraqi GHN-45 at the U.S. Army Field Artillery Museum, Ft. Sill, Oklahoma in travel mode
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| - Left 534 mils, Right 711 mils
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| - Space Research Corporation, Noricum, NORINCO
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| - China
- Iran
- Thailand
- Kuwait
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| - The GC-45 (Gun, Canada, 45-calibre) is a 155 mm howitzer designed by Gerald Bull's Space Research Corporation (SRC) in the 1970s. Versions were produced by a number of companies during the 1980s, notably in Austria and South Africa. The most publicized use of the design was in Iraq, where the GHN-45 variant used by some Iraqi artillery units had a longer range than any coalition artillery. This initially caused considerable worry on the part of the allied forces in the Persian Gulf War.
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