SHAH ALAM: Caesar in town. It appears that a single Nexter Caesar truck-mounted 155mm SPH is in town for mobility and firing trials. The truck mounted gun was seen travelling on a road near Kemaman earlier this week, with at least one picture posted on social media.
There are probably more pictures out there on social media, if you have them please share it with us. Anyhow I was informed that the Caesar was undergoing mobility and test trials. Mobility trials are likely to be conducted around the timber trails and Felda plantation roads around Terengganu, Kelantan, Pahang and Perak as what happened before in 1995.
Nexter Caesar during its mobility trials demonstration in Malaysia back in 1995.
This time around it is likely that the firing trials took place at the range at Kem Sirajuddin in Gemas which also encompassed the Asahan range where the Caesar conducted the same trials in 1995.
The Nexter Systems Caesar 155mm/52 SPH displayed at DSA 2016.
With LIMA 2019 just weeks away one has to wonder whether the Caesar will also be displayed at the Nexter stand at the exhibition like in 1995. The 1995 Caesar was the original version developed by French firm, Giat before the company was renamed as Nexter. The Caesar displayed DSA 2016 was a mock up version and so no trials was conducted.
EVA 155m truck mounted gun by Konstrucka Defense of Czech Republic.
Will this lead to an order of the Caesar? I have no idea but it is likely that an open tender will be called up if there is funding for the project. The Army is interested in buying truck mounted SPH I am told. Last year an Army team visited the Czech Republic to check out the Eva 155mm truck mounted gun developed by Konstrucka Defense.
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For me, if The army Choose the new Whealed 155mm CAESAR might be able to peform the Mobility. However. The truck should replaced with RMMV HX.
It the grand scheme of things, with the incoming M109s, is a 155mm wheeled SPH an urgent requirement?
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Yes in context with our G5 howitzer guns
What's the news with sph paladin?
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Ongoing
@ marhalim
TBH I would prefer a smaller more usable wheeled SPH in the form of the Hawkeye 105mm rather than the Caesar.
https://www.lightfighter.net/fileSendAction/fcType/0/fcOid/61692155415860355/filePointer/61692155415860374/fodoid/61692155415860369/imageType/LARGE/inlineImage/true/f250-105.jpg
But if the denmark sale price is to be a benchmark, the cost of these is surely affordable for the finance ministry.
https://www.defensenews.com/land/2017/05/22/denmark-cuts-45m-deal-with-nexter-for-caesar-truck-mounted-artillery/
I wonder how much is the cost of the norinco AH4 lightweight 155mm?
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pgnNRgZ5roY/W3pEHMdtfjI/AAAAAAAAh90/8CHxIqFegagVV0Kvh3mlA6LVG-aDNJWHwCLcBGAs/s640/8f7897de9c82d1584682fc848d0a19d8bc3e4270.jpg
Or the norinco AH15 155mm SPH?
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3QaX2itVv-A/XDEqYhe_9cI/AAAAAAAAi34/S2eifb5hQxUmbWZMOL8j-nejv1XT00pSgCLcBGAs/s1600/sh15.jpg
Good to heard that currently M109 being upgrade and will arrive soon.Hope next this Caesar will suplement the M109 in the future.
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It is likely that if they buy a truck mounted SPH it will be based in Sabah and Sarawak. Not saying they will be buying in large numbers but likely enough for a battalion with at least one battery in Sabah
Is this the 6x6 variant or the 8x8 variant?
1st pic was quite amusing, you won't find our current big guns queuing up at a traffic light. Lol. I can imagine the driver for the car in front having a shadow of the big gun looming over him.
But even if TDM requires for mobile 155mm SPH, do we really need 2 systems (tracked and wheeled)? Why not just buy more M109s via EDA? I'm sure Trump would be more than happy to sell us.
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It's the 6X6 variant which is smaller can fit into the Hercules. The 8X8 can only fit the A400M.
It depends on the terrain that's why they are looking at both
@Safran
I would prefer the truck is based on Volvo or Scania. Both brands have huge civilian presence here and it makes sense to tap into their excellent servicing network for maintenance. MAN do have some presence here but its reach and ease of servicing is much lesser compared to the 2 I mentioned. BTW the recent breakdown recovery towtrucks TDM had received were Volvos.
My question is why try when you cannot buy?
Maybe it’s serious this time.
We already have both tracked and wheeled mortar carrier so 105mm sph is redundant
@ tomtom
Sometimes like at a car showroom, it is the seller that offers for the test drive...
@ joe
Our army is currently using MAN 5ton trucks, as to pertahanan awam and bomba
https://ti.systems/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/MAN4x4_AVP-1030x773.jpg
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It is not simple as that when it comes to weapons. The Army has to say officially that it wants to conduct in country trials before the French government would allow the Caesar to be brought in. In 2016 they did not do so they have to make do with a mock up.