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Oerlikon KBAlarger figure on 0 of 4
PCL-171larger figure on 4 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source2,806 mm (110.5 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Oerlikon KBA | PCL-171 |
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| Type | Autocannon[source] | Self-propelled howitzer[source] |
| Place of origin | Switzerland[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 1975–present[source] | 2020–present[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | People's Liberation Army |
6.54–7 m (21.5–23.0 ft)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source120 km/h (75 mph)[source]
YC6DV1 V-type six-cylinder water-cooled supercharged inter-cooled diesel engine
Single sourceYC6DV1 V-type six-cylinder water-cooled supercharged inter-cooled diesel engine 295 hp (220 kW)[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.
| Designer | TRW Inc. Oerlikon-Bührle[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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| Manufacturer | 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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| 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] | 122 mm (4.8 in)[source] |
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| Action | Gas operated[source] | — |
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| Breech | Rotating bolt (two-piece snaplock)[source] | Semi-automatic vertical wedge type breech block[source] |
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| Recoil | Hydromechanical[source] | — |
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| Feed system | Dual Feed[source] | — |
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| Main armament | — | 122 mm howitzer gun[source] |
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| Suspension | — | hydropneumatic suspension[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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Operational; Operational range
Single source