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Since 1982, the South Africans have had an operational 155mm artillery piece with an unassisted range of 39km, or 53km using shells with base bleed to reduce drag.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G5_howitzer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GC-45_howitzer

It's interesting what range enhancement a few tricks in shell aerodynamics can achieve.

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Your links say 30km standard, 39km with base bleed, the G5 says 50km with VLAP not 54km.

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Quoting the first website:

"It is mounted on a slightly-modified version of a towed chassis design by NORICUM, which also includes a small APU to allow it to dig itself in and move short distances at up to 16 km/h. Using the normal Extended Range, Full Bore ammunition the normal range is 39 km, which can be extended to about 53 km with the use of base bleed or rocket assisted rounds. It is regarded as one of the most potent artillery pieces on the modern battlefield."

Three points:

1) I said 53km, not 54km.
2) I never referenced velocity-enhanced long ranged artillery projectiles. Instead, I referenced base bleed for the 53km range.
3) You referenced the ranges (30/39/50km) of the G5 with a 45-caliber barrel; I used the ranges of the G5 with a 52-caliber barrel, the G5-2000.

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Mike Miller, Materials Engineer

Disclaimer: Anything stated in this post is unofficial and non-canon unless directly quoted from a published book. Random internet musings of a BattleTech writer are not canon.

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