For the first time, the actual combat footage of Chinese ultralight howitzers was exposed.
For the first time, Yemeni government forces were equipped with Chinese-made AH-4 155mm ultralight howitzers supported by the United Arab Emirates to heavily shell positions and targets of the Houthi armed forces in Yemen.
At present, there are two types of ultralight howitzers of 155 mm in the world. Except for the American M777 (including the British UFH and the Singapore Pegasus), which is the Chinese AH-4, there is no semicolon. Other countries can only choose between these two artillery pieces, each with their own characteristics and advantages.
The Chinese AH-4 and the American M777 are ultra-light towed howitzers of the same class, both weighing about 4 tons, and both use 39 times caliber barrels. The AH-4 has a range of up to 30 km when firing full-bore bottom grenades.
The reason why this gun has superior performance is mainly that it is very light, using a large number of titanium alloy components, even if the truck tow maneuver, it is very easy, and the general small military truck can be very happy to maneuver quickly.
AH-4 adopts low trunnion and low fire line to ensure shooting stability, adopts a seat plate close to the ground to transmit the recoil directly to the ground, adopts a recoil rocker to reduce the weight of the landing structure, and adopts an H-shaped gun mount to ensure firing stability.
In addition, the AH-4 howitzer is also equipped with an advanced fire control system, as well as a convenient and labor-saving hydraulic control system, as well as muzzle velocity measurement radar and other equipment, which is as easy as a self-propelled howitzer when shelling.
AH-4 howitzers have been exported on a large scale since 2019, including those of the UAE, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Algeria, among other countries.
