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Oerlikon KBAlarger figure on 0 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source2,806 mm (110.5 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Oerlikon KBA | Santa Bárbara Sistemas 155/52 |
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| Type | Autocannon[source] | Howitzer[source] |
| Place of origin | Switzerland[source] | Spain[source] |
| In service | 1975–present[source] | 2002–present[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | Colombia Spain El Salvador |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
10.3 m (33 ft 10 in)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source18 km/h (11 mph)[source]
Diesel APU
Single sourceDiesel APU 106 hp (79 kW )[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] | 111[source] |
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| Shell | NATO 25×137mm[source] | Separate loading charge and projectiles[source] |
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| Action | Gas operated[source] | Hydraulic loader[source] |
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| Breech | Rotating bolt (two-piece snaplock)[source] | Interrupted screw[source] |
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| Recoil | Hydromechanical[source] | Hydro-pneumatic[source] |
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| Feed system | Dual Feed[source] | — |
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| Carriage | — | Split trail[source] |
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| Elevation | — | −3° to +72°[source] |
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| Traverse | — | 40°[source] |
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