The CAESAR (Camion Equipe d'un Systeme d'Artillerie) is a French 155 mm, 52-calibre self-propelled gun mounted on a 6x6 or 8x8 truck chassis, built by KNDS France, formerly GIAT Industries. It carries an automated weapons network with an inertial navigation system and ballistic computer, and can strike targets beyond 40 kilometers with standard ammunition and over 55 kilometers with rocket-assisted rounds. It entered service with the French Army in 2008 and has since been used in Afghanistan, Mali, Iraq, Syria and Ukraine, with additional operators including Indonesia, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Thailand and Estonia. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Classification
Service Status Weapon ClassSelf-propelled howitzer 1 Introduced YearSourced to the subject's own account Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category) FAQs
What does the name CAESAR mean?
It means truck equipped with an artillery system.
CAESAR is a French name, Camion Équipé d'un Système d'Artillerie, which in English means truck equipped with an artillery system. The system is a French 155 mm self-propelled gun.
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Operated By
Source MilitaryFactory.com: Nexter (GIAT) CAESAR (CAmion Equipe d'un Systeme d'ARtillerie)
Used In
Source Wikipedia: CAESAR self-propelled howitzer
In the Other Atlases
Manufactured By
Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.
Source Wikidata: CAESAR Self-Propelled Howitzer
Sources
1. Wikipedia: CAESAR self-propelled howitzer
Lead section, first paragraph
is a French 155 mm, 52-caliber self-propelled gun that can fire 39/52 caliber NATO-standard shells.
Infobox: service
2008-present
Infobox: primary_armament
155 mm, L/52 calibre
Used In: War in Afghanistan (2001-2021), Infobox: wars
War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) Cambodian-Thai border stand-off Operation Serval Operation Chammal Battle of Mosul (2016-2017) Battle of Baghuz Russian invasion of Ukraine
In Group: Self-Propelled Artillery, Infobox: type
Self-propelled cannon
View the Source2. CAESAR Self-Propelled Howitzer (Wikidata)
WikidataWikidata Q262670 (P729 service entry): 2008Quote, Wikidata Q262670 (P729 service entry): 2008
Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 2008.
Wikidata: CAESAR Self-Propelled Howitzer
Wikidata Q262670, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source MilitaryFactory.com: Nexter (GIAT) CAESAR (CAmion Equipe d'un Systeme d'ARtillerie)
MilitaryFactory.comOperated By: French Armed Forces, OperatorsQuote, Operated By: French Armed Forces, Operators
[ France; Indonesia; Lithuania (announced); Saudi Arabia; Thailand; Ukraine (announced) ]
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