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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | 75/24 Pack Howitzer | Oerlikon KBA |
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| Type | Howitzer[source] | Autocannon[source] |
| Place of origin | India[source] | Switzerland[source] |
| Used by | India[source] | See operators[source] |
| Designer | ARDE[source] | TRW Inc. Oerlikon-Bührle |
Width
Single source263 mm (10.4 in)[source]
Barrel length
Single source2,173 mm (85.6 in)[source]
Burst
Single sourceSingle shot; Rapid single shot
Single sourceSingle shot; Rapid single shot: 175 rpm; Burst: 600 rpm[source]
Muzzle velocity · source measurement 1
Single sourceMuzzle velocity · source measurement 2
Single source1,100 m/s (3,600 ft/s) 1,400 m/s (4,600 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | Ordnance Factory Board[source] | Oerlikon-Bührle (1973–1989) Oerlikon Contraves AG (1989–1999) Rheinmetall Air Defence AG (1999–2004) Rheinmetall Italia S.p.A (2004–present) Licence manufacturers: Nihon Seiko Jyo[source] |
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| In service | — | 1975–present[source] |
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| Designed | — | TRW model 6425: designed in 1964–66, programme bought by Oerlikon-Bührle in 1967 KBA design: 1967–73[source] |
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| Developed from | — | TRW model 6425[source] |
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| Produced | — | Since 1973[source] |
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| No. built | — | >6,000 (3,084 were made as of January 2003)[source] |
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| Shell | — | NATO 25×137mm[source] |
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| Action | — | Gas operated[source] |
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| Breech | — | Rotating bolt (two-piece snaplock)[source] |
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| Recoil | — | Hydromechanical[source] |
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| Feed system | — | Dual Feed[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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