Palmaria | |
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![]() VCA-155, TAM mated with a Palmaria turret | |
Type | Self-propelled howitzer |
Place of origin | Italy |
Service history | |
Used by | See Operators |
Wars | Chadian–Libyan War First Libyan Civil War Second Libyan Civil War[1] |
Production history | |
Produced | 1977–1986 |
No. built | 235 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 46,632 kg (102,590 lb) |
Length | 11.474 m (37 ft 8 in) |
Width | 2.35 m (7 ft 8 in) |
Height | 2.874 m (9 ft 5 in) |
Crew | 5 |
Main armament | 155 mm L/41 howitzer (30 rounds) |
Secondary armament | 1x 7.62 mm or 12.7 mm machine gun in pintle mount |
Engine | MTU MB 837 8-cylinder diesel engine 750 PS (740 hp, 552 kW) |
Power/weight | 16.1 PS/tonne |
Suspension | torsion bar |
Operational range | 400 km (250 miles) |
Maximum speed | 60 km/h (37 mph) |
The Palmaria is an Italian self-propelled howitzer using the 155 mm (6.1″) NATO-standard artillery calibre.[2]