The ATAGS – World’s no.1 Artillery Gun
The armament system of the ATAGS which comprises 52 calibre Gun Barrel with Breech Mechanism, Muzzle Brake and Recoil System has been designed and developed to fire 155mm calibre ammunitions. ATAGS is not just any artillery gun but the world’s best artillery gun with unmatched fire power. But the question is what makes the gun world’s best artillery? There are many features because of which the gun is way ahead of its league. ATAGS was able to achieve because of the optimistic parameters set by DRDO for Bharat Forge while developing this.
25L Chamber – The bigger The Better
The 1st feature that gives it massive fire power & range is its 25L chamber which no other artillery gun has. The maximum volume of chamber featured around the world is 23L. The bigger chamber allows the gun to fire ammunition with more charge which in turns provide more velocity and range to the ammunition. This is the reason why ATAGS is able to fire till range of 48KM while the other artillery guns can fire at a maximum range of 40KM. The difference of 8km is huge as is keep the artillery regiment 8KM behind the enemy’s artillery and literally untouchable by enemy’s artillery gun.
Unmatched Range of ATAGS
This is a huge advantage when compared with other light and medium artillery in service with Indian Army which has maximum range of upto 30km.
ATAGS can fire ERFB BB projectile in excess of 45 kms while other artillery guns in this class can fire this projectile till 40km range. When we talk about ERFB BT, ATAGS can fire at a range of 35 kms while other guns can fire this ammo till range of 28KM. Baba Kalyani has recently revealed in an interview that the Bharat forge is also working on a rocket assisted hypersonic artillery that can fire upto a range of 120km. This is definitely going to be a disruptive technology in the world of artillery guns.
All Electric Gun
The system has an All-Electric Drive configuration, a first in the world, which enables relatively maintenance free and reliable operation over longer periods of time. The wear and tear is less as the number of moving parts has reduced considerably. Also, management of spare parts is easier in case of all electric drives, whereas this becomes a concern for hydraulic and pneumatic assemblies. The ATAGS' all-electric drive operates all its gun controls, ammunition handling, opening and closing the breech, and ramming the round into the chamber. This makes firing faster and easier. It was not easy to achieve especially when the gun is being developed for the 1st time.
Zone 7 Charge!
ATAGS has been designed to fire all current 155mm caliber ammunition in use with the forces
At present the artilleries around the world are designed to fire shells of 155mm calibre with up to six charge modules and can handle pressure up to 340 megapascals.
However, ATAGS can fire Existing ammunition HE shell M1 ERFB BT/BB for Zone 7 charge with service pressure of + 420 megapascals. So far more than 500 rounds of Zone 7 with existing ammunition have been fired and there has not been any requirement for any special class/modifications.
It will also have the capability to programme and fire future Long Range Guided Munitions (LRGM) to achieve precision and deep strikes.
ATAGS order
ATAGS has cleared all its trial and is set for the acquisition. The initial order will be for 150 artillery gun worth Rs 3,365 crore, which will be divided among the two developers – TASL & Bharat Forge. The deal will be split in 60:40 ratio between the lowest bidder (L1) and L2. The Army has total requirement of 1,580 artillery guns in this category.
Bharat Forge – production rate
As per the latest update, Amit Kalyani, the Deputy Managing Director of Bharat Forge has said that the company is expecting that the ordering process of ATAGS will pick up steam and hopefully get completed in this financial year. Bharat Forge will have capacity of about 100 guns in 1st year and will be increased to 200 a year.”
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