155 GH 52 APU [SEP] service entry
155 GH 52 APU
The 155 GH 52 APU (which stands for "155 mm gun-howitzer, 52 calibers, auxiliary power unit"), Finnish designation 155 K 98 ("155 mm kenttäkanuuna 1998" or "155 mm field gun 1998"; FDF terminology doesn't recognise gun-howitzers), is a Finnish towed artillery piece developed in 1998. It is largely based on the 155 K 83 with some major enhancements. It can be moved on the field short distances with its own auxiliary diesel engine
decision was made to further develop this into a 155 mm gun. Through a number of development stages the 155 K 83 was born.
The drawings were also used to develop the Israeli Soltam M-68, which, after improvements, became the Soltam M-71 (designated the G4 in South Africa). Some guns have been modernized to 155 K 83-97 standard.
The gun design was further modified in the late 1990s. The gun, called 155 GH 52 APU (or 155 K 98 in Finnish Army service