As per sources, Pakistan may have acquired TOT to further build these self-propelled howitzers locally at Heavy Industries Taxila. Deliveries started in January 2022, and the SH-15s participated in the Pakistan Day parade on March 23, 2022. In 2019, Pakistan signed a contract for 236 SH-15s. In February 2021, it was reported that at least 18 PCL-181s had been inducted into the PLAGF's Xinjiang Military Command. In June 2020, it was reported that the PCL-181 had been deployed in the Tibet Autonomous Region amid tensions with India. Variants PCL-181 PLA designation SH-15 Export designation Deployment Īccording to state media reports, most of the country's five military jurisdictions, known as theater commands, have been equipped with PCL-181 155 mm vehicle-mounted howitzers. ĭue to its comparatively lighter weight of 25 tons, the PCL-181 can also be transported in a Shaanxi Y-9. The PCL-181 is based on Taian GM's 6×6 truck chassis. Following the operator's input of a target's azimuth data, the vehicle-mounted computer can calculate the trajectory of the artillery, and automatically lay the gun. The PCL-181 is equipped with an automatic fire-control system. The vehicle features semi-automatic ammo reload, where the operator places the shell on the loading arm and the loading arm loads the round into the breech. Each vehicle can carry 27 rounds of ammunition. The gun can also fire laser-guided munition which is capable of all-weather operation.
It has a maximum firing range of up to 40 km (25 mi) with conventional ammunition and 72 km (45 mi) with extended range ammunition. The gun has a 52-caliber barrel and is exactly the same as that of the PLZ-05 self-propelled howitzer. It was designed to replace the 152 mm PL-66 towed gun-howitzer and the 130 mm Type 59-1 towed field guns used by the PLAGF and will complement the PLZ-05, and improve upon its functionality in many ways. The PCL-181 made its first public appearance during the 70th Chinese National Day Parade on 1 October 2019. The designation "PCL" is an acronym derived from pinyin ( Chinese: 炮车榴弹炮 pinyin: Pào Chē Liúdànpào lit. The PCL-181 is a Chinese truck-mounted, 155 mm self-propelled howitzer used by the People's Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF).
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