{"id":11309,"date":"2026-05-23T19:56:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T19:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=11309"},"modified":"2026-05-23T19:56:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T19:56:00","slug":"britain-gains-a-mobile-artillery-edge-with-the-rch-155","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=11309","title":{"rendered":"Britain Gains a Mobile Artillery Edge with the RCH 155"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/23092917\/british-army-uk-knds-rch-155-order.jpg\" alt=\"British Army UK KNDS RCH 155 Order\" width=\"960\" height=\"961\"\/><br \/>British officials announced an order for 72 units of the RCH 155 howitzer mounted on Boxer armored vehicles. The deal carries a value near one billion pounds and marks a major step in restoring the army\u2019s long-range fire support after earlier systems went to Ukraine. Deliveries start in 2028 with full operations expected around 2030.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-244159\"\/><br \/><iframe title=\"RCH 155: The world\u2019s most advanced wheeled barrelled artillery systems\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nUQNxSl-ylk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>Engineers installed a fully automatic 155-millimeter gun module on an eight-wheeled Boxer chassis. That means the two crew members may stay in their shielded cab the entire time, out of harm\u2019s way, while controlling everything from a safe distance. They never have to expose themselves when firing because the entire process takes place within the cab. They\u2019re using tried-and-true technology from earlier tracked howitzers, but this time they have the added benefit of being mobile. The gun is completely automated; a robotic arm handles the shells and propellant charges while the crew sits back and loads the fuses from the comfort of their cab. They can fire up to eight shots per minute, and the technology even allows them to drop numerous rounds at once, sending projectiles along different courses so that they all land in the same place at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/23101049\/british-army-uk-knds-rch-155-order-1.jpg\" alt=\"British Army UK KNDS RCH 155 Order\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/><br \/>\nWith the appropriate guided shells, the cannon can fire at a range of 70 kilometers, and this will only improve as they complete testing of rocket aided and ramjet options. The elevation ranges from nearly level to a whopping 65 degrees, and the turret can turn a complete 360. It means that the crew can aim, load, and shoot while the vehicle is still moving. This continual motion makes the howitzer far more difficult to strike, as enemy fire cannot identify it. The Boxer design also allows it to travel like a sports car, with a top speed of 100 kph on the highway and a range of more than 700 kilometers on a single tank. There is no need for huge trucks or rail carriages to move it throughout Europe. Anyone who has had to handle maintenance on a military vehicle will appreciate the modular design; the drive section simply takes off the mission module, making repairs much faster in the field.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/23101055\/british-army-uk-knds-rch-155-order-2.jpg\" alt=\"British Army UK KNDS RCH 155 Order\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/><br \/>It\u2019s also rather well armored, as the hull and floor satisfy all military specifications, and the overpressure mechanism keeps chemical or biological threats at bay. The crew compartment is separate from the gun, which is a useful safety precaution when the thing starts firing off a number of shots. The prior tracked howitzers were difficult to put up and not particularly adaptable. The RCH 155 changes all of that because it provides immense firepower while also allowing you to drive in, drop a few rounds, and roll before the opposition even notices you\u2019re there. It has enough ammunition on board to continue battling without needing to restock.<br \/><span>[Source]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> Britain Gains a Mobile Artillery Edge with the RCH 155<br \/>\n<br \/>#Britain #Gains #Mobile #Artillery #Edge #RCH<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British officials announced an order for 72 units of the RCH 155 howitzer mounted on&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11310,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[9006,9005,1132,3293,2123,9007],"class_list":["post-11309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech","tag-artillery","tag-britain","tag-edge","tag-gains","tag-mobile","tag-rch"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/british-army-uk-knds-rch-155-order.jpg",960,961,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/british-army-uk-knds-rch-155-order-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/british-army-uk-knds-rch-155-order-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/british-army-uk-knds-rch-155-order-768x769.jpg",640,641,true],"large":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/british-army-uk-knds-rch-155-order.jpg",640,641,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/british-army-uk-knds-rch-155-order.jpg",960,961,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/british-army-uk-knds-rch-155-order.jpg",960,961,false],"covernews-featured":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/british-army-uk-knds-rch-155-order.jpg",960,961,false],"covernews-medium":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/british-army-uk-knds-rch-155-order-540x340.jpg",540,340,true]},"author_info":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?author=1"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/news678.top\/?cat=8\" rel=\"category\">Tech<\/a>","tag_info":"Tech","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11309"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11309\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}