PCL-09
The PCL-09, exported as CS/SH1, is a Chinese truck-mounted howitzer developed by Norinco for use by the People's Liberation Army Ground Force. It was first commissioned in 2009 with a 122 mm gun-howitzer with an effective range of 27 km (17 mi) and a rate of fire of 6–8 rounds per minute. Mounted on a Shaanxi SX2150 6×6 military truck, it is also equipped with the satellite navigation system BeiDou.
PCL-09
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- self-propelled gun and self-propelled artillery.
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The PCL-09, exported as CS/SH1, is a Chinese truck-mounted howitzer developed by Norinco for use by the People's Liberation Army Ground Force. It was first commissioned in 2009 with a 122 mm gun-howitzer with an effective range of 27 km (17 mi) and a rate of fire of 6–8 rounds per minute. Mounted on a Shaanxi SX2150 6×6 military truck, it is also equipped with the satellite navigation system BeiDou.
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It was used for the first time during a military exercise of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in 2010.
Cambodia Royal Cambodian Army: 30 SH-1s People's Republic of China People's Liberation Army Ground Force: 300 units as of 2022. Rwanda Rwanda Defence Force: 6 units as of 2022.
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- 1.Rwanda unveils new Chinese weaponry. defenceWeb. 2018-12-14.
- 2.Liu, Zhen. Rwanda shows off new military hardware amid rising African demand for Chinese arms. South China Morning Post. 2018-12-17.
- 3.PCL-09 SH2-type 122 mm howitzer. GlobalSecurity.org.
- 4.PCL-09 CS/SH1 122 mm 6x6 wheeled self-propelled howitzer data. Army Recognition. 16 December 2018.
- 5.International Institute for Strategic Studies. The Military Balance 2023. Routledge. 2023. 978-1-032-50895-5.
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