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Turkiye = Artillery

Turkish land forces are armed with nearly 1100 self-propelled artillery vehicles of various types. The duty of the artillery is to provide continuous fire support by suppressing, neutralizing or destroying/destroying the enemy at the required time and place on the battlefield, in order to ensure that the commander accomplishes his duty in all kinds of operations. In order to fulfill this duty of Artillery; obtains information and intelligence using surveillance and target detection systems; fire high priority targets out of the range of the barrel artillery and spread over wider areas with rockets/missiles; fires planned or sudden targets in order of priority; It adds depth to the battle by putting targets such as the enemy's command-control, computers, communications, intelligence, logistics systems, and reserve forces under fire.

The main equipment and weapon systems of the artillery class; They are various howitzer and self-propelled guns with diameters of 105, 155, 175 and 203 mm, and multi-barreled rocket launchers between 107-600 mm.

Self-propelled artillery systems, which are maneuverable on a wheeled or tracked chassis without the need for the pulling power of another vehicle, provide long-range firepower to the conflict zone. These weapons, which provide long-range indirect firepower to the conflict zone, look like tanks in appearance, but cannot support close combat due to their thin armor.

The main self-propelled artillery units used by the Turkish Armed Forces were:

• T-155 Firtina (Storm): This is a Turkish self-propelled howitzer. It was developed by the Turkish company ROKETSAN and Turkish Armed Forces. The design is based on the South Korean K9 Thunder.
• FIRTINA-II: ROKETSAN developed the FIRTINA-II, which is an advanced version of the T-155 Firtina with various improvements.
• M110: This is a self-propelled heavy artillery unit developed by the United States in the 1960s. The Turkish army is one of several NATO armies to deploy the M110.
• M107: This is another US-developed self-propelled artillery unit. It was first produced in the 1960s and has been used by the Turkish military, among other armed forces.

Development continues. These systems, which were initially on a chassis, were later equipped with turrets in order to continue working in the * NBC environment. 360 degree mobility was created for 100% field analysis. There are auxiliary power units in order to continue shooting after any malfunction or impact. A self-propelled artillery with a design based on the 'single gun battery' principle can send more explosives farther, in a shorter time and with a point-shooting capability than six gun batteries. In addition, ammunitions such as the GPS-assisted Excalibur increase firing accuracy and minimize side damage in the residential area . making it possible to hit a single building by holding

It is imperative that the counter battery, which is carried out with long-range artillery systems guided by air threat and advanced target detection systems, enters the position in a short time and leaves the position quickly after firing. Self-propelled artillery responds very well to this problem with their mobile structures. In addition, it provides a safe working environment for its crew with its armored protection.

The only shortcoming of self-propelled artillery on the battlefield is that they do not have as much armor as tanks. Although they are directly engaged in combat against tanks, they do not have ballistic protection suitable for combat. For this reason, self-propelled artillery is not used in close combat in NATO concepts. Unlike towed artillery units, they are not easily destroyed. Because self-propelled artillery can leave the area faster than towed howitzers. The fact that self-propelled artillery has a closed system ensures operation in the * NBC environment and increases its survivability.