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Gun-howitzer
Finland
1998–
Finnish Army Egyptian Army
Patria
Patria Abu Zaabal Engineering Industries (licensed production)
500,000 €
1998–2005
73+
155 GH 52 155 GH 52 APU 155 K 98 155GH52-SP-T55
13,500 kg (29,800 lb) (without equipment) 14,580 kg (32,140 lb) (fully equipped)
8,060 mm (317 in) L/52
1+7
155 mm NATO, separate caseless charge bags
43 kg (95 lb) to 47 kg (104 lb)
155 millimetres (6.1 in)
Horizontal semi-automatic sliding block
Hydro-pneumatic
Split trail , sole plate, auxiliary power unit and hydraulics
−5° to +70°
±35° from centreline
6–10 rounds/min 3 rounds in 12 seconds
over 900 m/s (3,000 ft/s)
28 kilometres (17 mi) (standard ammunition) 40 kilometres (25 mi) (base bleed ammunition)
41 kilometres (25 mi)
Optical panoramic periscopic dial sight Telescopic direct fire sight
Deutz 78 kW (105 bhp)
15 km/h (9.3 mph) 8 km/h (5.0 mph) (terrain)
Egypt
Finland
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 8.06 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
155 GH 52 APU equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
EgyptArmy exact named equipment holdings: GH-52. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARTILLERY / 155mm. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Reported count for GH 52. Service scope: Egyptian Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): number: 16. Origin: Finland Egypt. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2024), not the article revision. 2024 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
FinlandNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Towed field guns and howitzers". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
