PCL-09

The PCL-09, exported as CS/SH1, is a Chinese truck-mounted self-propelled howitzer used by the People's Liberation Army Ground Force. The armoured fighting vehicle is developed by Norinco and was first commissioned in 2009 with a 122 mm gun-howitzer using projectiles with a range of 27 km (17 mi) and a firing rate of 6–8 rounds per minute. Mounted on a Shaanxi SX2150 6×6 truck,[1] it is also equipped with the satellite navigation system BeiDou.[2][3] It was used for the first time during a military exercise of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in 2010.[4]

Operators

 People's Republic of China

 Rwanda

 Cambodia

See also

  • PCL-161 – the successor of PCL-09

References

  1. ^ "Rwanda unveils new Chinese weaponry". defenceWeb. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  2. ^ Liu, Zhen (17 December 2018). "Rwanda shows off new military hardware amid rising African demand for Chinese arms". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  3. ^ "PCL-09 SH2-type 122 mm howitzer". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  4. ^ "PCL-09 CS/SH1 122 mm 6x6 wheeled self-propelled howitzer data". Army Recognition. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  5. ^ a b International Institute for Strategic Studies (2023). Hackett, James (ed.). The Military Balance 2023. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-032-50895-5.