The Brazilian Army operates a range of artillery systems including basic towed and self-propelled units, as well as more sophisticated Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) The ASTROS II is a highly ...

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The Nexter CAESAR 6×6 self-propelled artillery is one of the four competitors that compete to meet the Brazilian Army's VBC OAP 155 mm SR project. (Victor Barreira) The Brazilian Army has shortlisted ...

Artillery has been a part of warfare since antiquity, when armies hurled giant boulders or arrows at fortifications with catapults and ballistae. Technology advanced as time passed, and siege weapons ...

By comparison, self-propelled artillery can stop at a chosen location and begin firing almost immediately, then quickly move on to a new position. This shoot-and-scoot ability is very useful in a ...