The
12 155mm howitzers, being procured by the Department of National Defense (DND)
for the Philippine Army (PA) and Marines, will be one of the most powerful
weapons employed by the Filipino military.
The
project is worth P438,620,000 million.
The
money will be sourced from the Revised Armed Forces of the Philippines
Modernization Program Funds.
The
contract also includes 240 rounds of ammunition and integrated logistic
support.
Bidders
are required to be the manufacturers of the weapons themselves.
As
of this posting, the PA is known to operate 10 units of these heavy guns.
Army
officers said these field pieces have a maximum range of 14,600 meters.
These
guns have a "kill zone" of 50 meters and "casualty zone" of
100 meters.
The
former refers to a spot, once hit directly by a 155mm shell, will mean the
obliteration or death of living things in that spot.
While
latter refers to the place, once hit, will mean the wounding or incapacitating
of all living things in that particular area.
Having
these weapons at hand ensure that the PA has the capability to provide massive
fire support to its troops in the field if needed.
The
155mm field gun is the heaviest and most powerful weapon of the PA.
All
artillery weapons are placed under the supervision and control of the Army
Artillery Regiment.
The
PA, as of this writing, boast of operating 273 artillery pieces.
This
number does not include artillery pieces owned by the Philippine Marine Corps.
Around
10 of these weapons are the heavy 155mm howitzers with the remaining guns
consisting of various models of the 105mm howitzer, an artillery piece capable
of being towed or tracked into combat.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=643052
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