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==Design==
==Design==
Some of the other vehicles are based on [[Dongfeng Mengshi]] CTL181A 4×4 armoured vehicles, of at least two variants. The command vehicle has mounted communications equipment.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/plagfs-72nd-group-army-conducts-live-fire-drills-with-new-light-122-mm-66-sph|title=PLAGF&#39;s 72nd Group Army conducts live-fire drills with new light 122 mm 6×6 SPH|website=Janes.com}}</ref>
Each battery consists of 6 PCL-171 guns, command vehicles, ammunition vehicles, reconnaissance vehicles and other equipment.<ref name="auto">{{cite web | title=The small and powerful PCL171 ultra-light self-propelled howitzer is a big killer for our army's rapid reaction forces - MINEWS | website=MP頭條 - 全網資訊一觸即達 | date=2021-05-02 | url=http://min.news/en/military/61aebf71351493e38c74f7197f4aafe1.html | access-date=2021-05-02}}</ref> Some of the non-gun vehicles are based on [[Dongfeng Mengshi]] CTL181A 4×4 armoured vehicles, with at least two variants in service. The command vehicle has communications equipment mounted on the vehicle while the reconnaissance vehicle is fitted with a counter-battery radar system, including a radar antenna and an opto-electronic sight mounted on an elevating mast.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/plagfs-72nd-group-army-conducts-live-fire-drills-with-new-light-122-mm-66-sph|title=PLAGF&#39;s 72nd Group Army conducts live-fire drills with new light 122 mm 6×6 SPH|website=Janes.com}}</ref>


=== Gun ===
=== Gun ===
The howitzer has a maximum firing range of 18- 22 km with conventional ammunition and up to 27 - 40 km with extended range ammunition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/china/pcl-171.htm|title=PCL-171 122 mm Truck Cannon (SPH)|website=www.globalsecurity.org}}</ref>
The howitzer has a maximum firing range of 18- 22 km with conventional ammunition and up to 27 - 40 km with extended range ammunition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/china/pcl-171.htm|title=PCL-171 122 mm Truck Cannon (SPH)|website=www.globalsecurity.org}}</ref> Each vehicle can carry 28 rounds of 122mm rounds, for a total of 168 rounds of rounds for a battery of 6 guns.<ref name="auto"/>


=== Vehicle ===
=== Vehicle ===
The PCL-171 is based on [[Dongfeng Mengshi]] 6X6 assault vehicle chassis, specifically the CTL181A variant.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://asianmilitaryreview.com/2021/01/chinas-new-high-mobility-truck-artillery/|title=China’s New High Mobility Truck Artillery|first=Stephen W.|last=Miller|date=January 11, 2021}}</ref>
The PCL-171 is based on [[Dongfeng Mengshi]] 6X6 assault vehicle chassis, specifically the CTL181A variant.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://asianmilitaryreview.com/2021/01/chinas-new-high-mobility-truck-artillery/|title=China’s New High Mobility Truck Artillery|first=Stephen W.|last=Miller|date=January 11, 2021}}</ref>

After the gun enters its firing position, 2 front hydraulic jacks and 2 back hoes can be automatically lowered to increase stability.<ref name="auto"/>


== Deployment ==
== Deployment ==

Revision as of 12:51, 14 July 2021

PCL-171
TypeSelf-propelled howitzer
Place of originChina
Service history
In service2020 - Present
Used byPeople's Liberation Army
Specifications
Length6.54 - 7 m
Width2.38 m
Height2.13 m
Shell122 mm
Breechsemi-automatic vertical wedge type breech block
Effective firing range18 - 22 km (conventional projectile)
Maximum firing range27 - 40 km (extended range projectile)
Main
armament
122 mm Howitzer gun
EngineYC6DV1 V-type six-cylinder water-cooled supercharged inter-cooled diesel engine
295 hp
Operational
range
700 km
Maximum speed 120 kmh

The PCL-171 is an assault vehicle-mounted 122 mm self-propelled howitzer used by the Chinese People's Liberation Army Ground Force.[1]

Development

The PCL-171 made its first public appearance during a CCTV report of an exercise in December 2020. According to the report, it entered service in the second half of 2020.[citation needed]

It was designed as an even more mobile and lightweight platform to complement the PCL-161, which is based on a larger truck chassis but also equipped with a 122 mm howitzer.

Design

Each battery consists of 6 PCL-171 guns, command vehicles, ammunition vehicles, reconnaissance vehicles and other equipment.[2] Some of the non-gun vehicles are based on Dongfeng Mengshi CTL181A 4×4 armoured vehicles, with at least two variants in service. The command vehicle has communications equipment mounted on the vehicle while the reconnaissance vehicle is fitted with a counter-battery radar system, including a radar antenna and an opto-electronic sight mounted on an elevating mast.[3]

Gun

The howitzer has a maximum firing range of 18- 22 km with conventional ammunition and up to 27 - 40 km with extended range ammunition.[4] Each vehicle can carry 28 rounds of 122mm rounds, for a total of 168 rounds of rounds for a battery of 6 guns.[2]

Vehicle

The PCL-171 is based on Dongfeng Mengshi 6X6 assault vehicle chassis, specifically the CTL181A variant.[5]

After the gun enters its firing position, 2 front hydraulic jacks and 2 back hoes can be automatically lowered to increase stability.[2]

Deployment

In April 2020, at least 6 PCL-171s were deployed in a training exercise in an unknown location.[3]

Operators

Current operators

References

  1. ^ Dominguez, Gabriel (14 May 2021). "PCL-171 SPH in service with PLAGF's 75th Group Army". Janes.
  2. ^ a b c "The small and powerful PCL171 ultra-light self-propelled howitzer is a big killer for our army's rapid reaction forces - MINEWS". MP頭條 - 全網資訊一觸即達. 2021-05-02. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  3. ^ a b "PLAGF's 72nd Group Army conducts live-fire drills with new light 122 mm 6×6 SPH". Janes.com.
  4. ^ "PCL-171 122 mm Truck Cannon (SPH)". www.globalsecurity.org.
  5. ^ Miller, Stephen W. (January 11, 2021). "China's New High Mobility Truck Artillery".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38VYT_23430 - Documentary featuring PCL-171

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