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[Aditya Ballal]

They were developing a 52 cal version of Dhanush. Are they both same?

Nope, this looks like it’s their own effort.

 

[another_armchair]

Wtf?

“FGK succesfully proof fired 155x52 cal ordnance today at CPE Itarsi, proving its capabilities to manufacture 52 calibre artillery fire power.”View attachment 155119

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No APU. Looks like plain vanilla towed artillery.

Curious to know how much it weighs and what kind of testing it has undergone so far along with the results.

 

[Blademaster]

Unfortunately, you are not getting much of the know how if your engineers and workers only work on the assembling.
Regarding Know why, I am afraid that Chinese at least knows much more than their Indian counterpart. Just looking at their aerodynamic design development from J-7 to J-20, you can clearly see their progressing on the know why.

The indian companies are designing their products from the ground up with respect to most Army weapons. The screwdrivegiri is with aerospace and some naval products. Look at Kalyani companies. Look at L&T and Mahindra. They have developed the know how and mastering the know why through their own R&D programs. Look up Kalyani's interview re barrels and etc. It provides for an illuminating reading.

 

[THESIS THORON]

No APU. Looks like plain vanilla towed artillery.

Curious to know how much it weighs and what kind of testing it has undergone so far along with the results.

specs ??

 

[Photon]

Wtf?

“FGK succesfully proof fired 155x52 cal ordnance today at CPE Itarsi, proving its capabilities to manufacture 52 calibre artillery fire power.”View attachment 155119

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No idea muzzle break look like sourced from Dhanush but back side no idea initially i thought Bharat 52 but not wheels and hydraulics are different..

 

[Photon]

Wtf?

“FGK succesfully proof fired 155x52 cal ordnance today at CPE Itarsi, proving its capabilities to manufacture 52 calibre artillery fire power.”View attachment 155119

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Or is it for a mounted artilery gun on a 6x6 truck chases ?

 

[Aditya Ballal]

Or is it for a mounted artilery gun on a 6x6 truck chases ?

Doubt it

 

[Aditya Ballal]

Wtf?

“FGK succesfully proof fired 155x52 cal ordnance today at CPE Itarsi, proving its capabilities to manufacture 52 calibre artillery fire power.”View attachment 155119

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Dhanush 52/MGS ordnance on the 7.2 inch Mark 6 howitzer carriage at Field Gun Factory, Kanpur. In the rear the old 155mm L45 upgrade of M-46 can be seen with the distinct multi baffle muzzle brake.

 

[Aditya Ballal]

Wtf?

“FGK succesfully proof fired 155x52 cal ordnance today at CPE Itarsi, proving its capabilities to manufacture 52 calibre artillery fire power.”View attachment 155119

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Dhanush 52/MGS ordnance on the 7.2 inch Mark 6 howitzer carriage at Field Gun Factory, Kanpur. In the rear the old 155mm L45 upgrade of M-46 can be seen with the distinct multi baffle muzzle brake.
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After a bit of pondering and reading the statement again, IMO this platform is just for the testing and trails of the 52 caliber ordnance for OFB guns like the Dhanush 52 and OFB MGS and is just for validation purposes and not a dedicated platform for operational use. As FGK is a mainly barrel manufacturing facility.

 

[Love Charger]

After a bit of pondering and reading the statement again, IMO this platform is just for the testing and trails of the 52 caliber ordnance for OFB guns like the Dhanush 52 and OFB MGS and is just for validation purposes and not a dedicated platform for operational use. As FGK is a mainly barrel manufacturing facility.

Its ofcourse not for any operational use
7.2 inch mk6 guns are retired long back
I belive its a testing piece for the ammo made by ofb
For 155 /52 mm guns made by ofb

 

[Love Charger]

Iam not sure if barrel length affects mettalurgy in respect to the strength of the barrel to withstand the pressure generated while firing

 

[Love Charger]

No idea muzzle break look like sourced from Dhanush but back side no idea initially i thought Bharat 52 but not wheels and hydraulics are different..

What bharat 52 or dhanush ?
Its directly from haubits fh 77 aka bofors itself.
Its called double baffle muzzle break , this kind of shape is only seen in archer , dhanush, bofors , bharat 52 , atags

 

[Love Charger]

They were developing a 52 cal version of Dhanush. Are they both same?

 

[no smoking]

The indian companies are designing their products from the ground up with respect to most Army weapons. The screwdrivegiri is with aerospace and some naval products. Look at Kalyani companies. Look at L&T and Mahindra. They have developed the know how and mastering the know why through their own R&D programs. Look up Kalyani's interview re barrels and etc. It provides for an illuminating reading.

Both know how and know why are the result of accumulated decades of basic R&D and specific weapon projects. So, it is basically a competition of time and money. Who has longer history of weapon development and more money, who has more know how and know why. That is why those Western and Russian weapons are always better than others, i.e. China, simply because they have longer weapons development history and they have received more war data from their clients in the battle field.
It is good to see that Indian companies start doing their own R&D programs. But considering the time they entered into these industries, they just started, far from mastering.

 

[Chinmoy]

Which gun is this?

This is a test platform for proof firing of manufactured ammo.

 

[Chinmoy]

Field Gun Factory Kanpur’s iteration of a 155MM/52 Caliber gun

The news is about Kanpur gun factory manufacturing 52 cal shells, not gun.

 

[Chinmoy]

Domt they already make it ?

No. Gun factory Kanpur don't deal in 155 mm ordnance.

Their product list for ordnance includes 105, 120 & 125 mm ordnance.

 

[Aditya Ballal]

The news is about Kanpur gun factory manufacturing 52 cal shells, not gun.

FGK is a barrel manufacturing unit.

 

[Love Charger]

The news is about Kanpur gun factory manufacturing 52 cal shells, not gun.

Kanpur gun factory never manufactured shells , even after reorganisation thye don't manufacture shells ,
They only manufacture barrels and small arms after reorganisation

Shells are either made by yantra india limited , specially by yantra india limited , formarly made at ofb ambajhari

 

[Chinmoy]

FGK is a barrel manufacturing unit.View attachment 155196

Look at number 4, 5, 6, 7.