T-155 Firtina

T-155 Firtina
T-155 Firtina
Type	Self-propelled artillery
Place of origin	Turkey ; South Korea
Service history
Wars	Kurdish–Turkish conflict Operation Sun; ; Syrian civil war Syrian–Turkish clashes; Operation Euphrates Shield; Operation Olive Branch; Operation Peace Spring; ; Second Libyan Civil War Operation Peace Storm; ;
Production history
Designer	Agency for Defense Development (tech-transfer); Samsung Techwin (tech-transfer); Turkish Land Forces (design); Aselsan (sub-systems);
Designed	2000–2004
Manufacturer	Turkish Land Forces (2004–2015); Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation (2015–2019); BMC Defence (2019–present);
Produced	F1: 2004–2014 ; F2: 2019–present
Variants	Fırtına II
Specifications
Mass	F1:47 t (46 long tons; 52 short tons)
Length	F1:12 m (39 ft 4 in)
Width	F1:3.4 m (11 ft 2 in)
Height	F1:3.43 m (11 ft 3 in)
Crew	5 (commander, driver, gunner, 2 loaders)
Maximum firing range	18 km (M107, HE); 30 km (M549A1, RAP/HE); 39 km (MOD 274, HE/ER); 41 km (K307, BB/HE)
Armor	POSCO MIL-12560H armor steel
Main; armament	MKE 155 mm 52 caliber
Secondary; armament	F1:12.7 mm machine gun; F2:RCWS 12.7 mm
Engine	F1:MTU MT881Ka-500 8-cylinder water-cooled diesel engine; F2a: Continental AV1790-9A 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel engine; F2b: BMC UTKU 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel engine; F1:735 kW (1,000 hp) @ 2,700 rpm; F2:1,300hp
Power/weight	F1:21 hp/t (15.44 kW/t)
Transmission	F1:SNT Dynamics X1100-5A3 4-forward, 2-reverse; F2a:Allison Transmission X1100-5A4 4-forward 2-reverse; F2b:BMC 5-forward 2-reverse
Suspension	hydropneumatic
Ground clearance	F1:420 mm (17 in)
Operational; range	F1:360 km (220 mi)
Maximum speed	F1:65 km/h (40 mph)

T-155 Fırtına (Turkish for Storm) is a Turkish artillery based on K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzer. It is manufactured by technology transfer from South Korea with Turkish made sub-systems.