M777 HOWITZER DEAL DONE

[Water Car Engineer]

With M777s, Mahindra will a plant that can assemble and test artillery systems. That in itself is a bonus. Originally, this was supposed to be off the shelf, the whole assembly line is shifted to India.

 

[AMCA]

Let them come up with a working model first,i personally wants IA stop ordering more m777 nd pursue for kalyanamoke guns.

Well it takes time to certify a weapon. It needs to undergo atleast an year of testing with setting of production lines which may take another year. Its been informed at the defex2016 that a prototype would be handed over to the military by the end of this year. So a production not gonna happen before 2019. M777 is a stop gap as I am sure 100 artillery units is just the tip of the iceberg.

 

[Basel]

Cheaper, lighter and more powerful

PS India should make its own guns under Modi's "Make in India" policy.

Please share details.

 

[Ankit Kumar]

Well it takes time to certify a weapon. It needs to undergo atleast an year of testing with setting of production lines which may take another year. Its been informed at the defex2016 that a prototype would be handed over to the military by the end of this year. So a production not gonna happen before 2019. M777 is a stop gap as I am sure 100 artillery units is just the tip of the iceberg.

Over 4500 155mm Towed guns are to be bought.

It will be fulfilled by
1. Atleast 645 M777s.
2. 155/45 OFB Dhanush guns, atleast 114.
3. DRDO ATAGS 155/52 guns , at least 400. ( Eventually ~1200 Guns)
4. A foreign 155/52 gun built under MII , atleast 1,200.

Then there is
1. 155/52 OFB upgraded Dhanush gun under trails ( this one is not linked to DRDO gun ). A good number of guns will be bought .

2. A plan to buy 105mm light field guns, maybe some ~300 will be bought. To replace pounders and Indian Light Field Gun.
OFB and Kalyani have concepts and plans ready for this.

Now coming to various products by Kalyani, I am not so excited about them in Indian service. Kalyani will get a big pie in DRDO ATAGS project. So the Bharat52 gun is eventually not going to come. Personally speaking , at least 200 Such guns should have been bought as at present we don't have a proven and ready to use new 155/52 gun.


As for Kalyani light gun, the closest competitor of M777 is 1,300 kgs heavier from Singapore , if Kalyani actually builds anything closer to that , a good portion of 500 ultra light guns with go to them.

@Water Car Engineer

 

[cirr]

The M777 is a piece of shit compared with China's AH4 with the latter beating the former over a recent export order from a rich Middle Eastern country.

 

[C130]

https://warisboring.com/the-u-s-army-is-about-to-double-its-howitzer-range-27f8418fc123#.f93phiitl


M777ER will double the range while only adding 1,000lbs in weight.


better get this version

 

[Nilgiri]

The M777 is a piece of shit compared with China's AH4 with the latter beating the former over a recent export order from a rich Middle Eastern country.

Wealth does not mean brains....esp in the Middle East.

 

[egodoc222]

https://warisboring.com/the-u-s-army-is-about-to-double-its-howitzer-range-27f8418fc123#.f93phiitl


M777ER will double the range while only adding 1,000lbs in weight.


better get this version

That's on the cards....will be ordered in second tranche!

 

[Echo_419]

Cheaper, lighter and more powerful

PS India should make its own guns under Modi's "Make in India" policy.

DO you have any specs to prove this brain fart of yours?

The M777 is a piece of shit compared with China's AH4 with the latter beating the former over a recent export order from a rich Middle Eastern country.

@mike2000 is back your thoughts ?

 

[spectribution]

The M777 is a piece of shit compared with China's AH4 with the latter beating the former over a recent export order from a rich Middle Eastern country.

Hey joker, even India can make such guns as we have

Difference is we need the best out there not some made in China crap till our products reach maturity.

 

[mike2000 is back]

DO you have any specs to prove this brain fart of yours?




@mike2000 is back your thoughts ?

Lol He's a joker. Everybody knows almost no Howitzer system in the world beats our M777. Period, he should do some research before talking. But i think he just wants to troll India. since you are both developing countries, neighbors and destined to be rivals this century.

The M777 is a piece of shit compared with China's AH4 with the latter beating the former over a recent export order from a rich Middle Eastern country.

 

[C130]

is China scared of M777+Excalibur?? I mean this beast can reach out and touch you from 40 miles away with pinpoint accuracy

next up HIMARS with SDB!!

think you are safe hiding behind a mountain, think again.

 

[Nilgiri]

Everybody knows almost no Howitzer system in the world beats our M777.

b-b-b-but a middle eastern country s-s-s-s-selected....oh nvm

 

[noksss]

Over 4500 155mm Towed guns are to be bought.

It will be fulfilled by
1. Atleast 645 M777s.
2. 155/45 OFB Dhanush guns, atleast 114.
3. DRDO ATAGS 155/52 guns , at least 400. ( Eventually ~1200 Guns)
4. A foreign 155/52 gun built under MII , atleast 1,200.

Then there is
1. 155/52 OFB upgraded Dhanush gun under trails ( this one is not linked to DRDO gun ). A good number of guns will be bought .

2. A plan to buy 105mm light field guns, maybe some ~300 will be bought. To replace pounders and Indian Light Field Gun.
OFB and Kalyani have concepts and plans ready for this.

Now coming to various products by Kalyani, I am not so excited about them in Indian service. Kalyani will get a big pie in DRDO ATAGS project. So the Bharat52 gun is eventually not going to come. Personally speaking , at least 200 Such guns should have been bought as at present we don't have a proven and ready to use new 155/52 gun.


As for Kalyani light gun, the closest competitor of M777 is 1,300 kgs heavier from Singapore , if Kalyani actually builds anything closer to that , a good portion of 500 ultra light guns with go to them.

@Water Car Engineer

If we are gonna go for M777 Ultra guns then how will Kalyani group get the order for 500 Ultra?

 

[kaykay]

If we are gonna go for M777 Ultra guns then how will Kalyani group get the order for 500 Ultra?

We are going for only 145 M777....while overall requirement is hugh and thats where Kalyani's gun come into play.