CAESAR self-propelled howitzer
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The Camion Équipé d'un Système d'Artillerie or CAESAR is a French 155 mm, 52-caliber self-propelled howitzer that can fire 39/52 caliber NATO-standard shells. It is installed on a 6x6 or 8x8 truck chassis. Equipped with an autonomous weapon network incorporating an inertial navigation system and ballistic computer, the CAESAR can accurately strike targets more than 40 kilometres (25 mi) away using "Extended Range, Full Bore" (ERFB) ammunition with base bleed, or targets over 55 kilometres (34 mi) away using rocket-assisted or smart ammunition.
French artillerymen firing into the Middle Euphrates River Valley (Syria) from within Iraq (December 2018)
A CAESAR howitzer of the French Army's 9th Light Armoured Marine Brigade during the 2013 Bastille Day Parade
CAESAR 8x8 of the Royal Danish Army on a Tatra 817 chassis
On display, side profile of deployed howitzer
155 mm caliber
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155 mm is a NATO-standard artillery shell caliber that is used in many field guns, howitzers, and gun-howitzers. It is defined in AOP-29 part 1 with reference to STANAG 4425.
M107, M795, M483A1 155 mm projectiles
M107 projectile 155 mm projectile being loaded into an M777 howitzer