| Palmaria | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:TAM_VCA_155.jpg) 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) |
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The Palmaria is an Italian self-propelled howitzer using the 155 mm (6.1″) NATO-standard artillery calibre.[2]
- ^ @Mansourtalk (6 May 2019). "#LNA armored vehicles Southern #Tripoli: Palmaria 155 mm Self-Propelled Howitzer - @STREITGroupOFL Cougar APC - KAD…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Trewhitt, Philip (1999). Armoured Fighting Vehicles. Dempsey-Parr. ISBN 1-84084-328-4.