New Syllix Alliance

SPT-06M7A4 Tarantula Self-Propelled Gun

Crew : 6 (Commander, Driver, Gunner,Loader(reserved) Radar Operator)
Weight : 70 Tons
Length : 15.9 meters
Width : 4.6 meters
Height : 4.7 meters
Engine : TE-08M3A1 Multifuel Gas Turbine Engine
Suspension : Torsion Bar Suspension
Operational Range : 600km
Speed : 60km/h
Main Arnament : 2x TG-07M5A2 155mm gun
Secondary Arnament : 4x Belli 35mm autocannon

often dubbed as the anoos destroyer the SPT-06M7A4 is the second generation SPG on the Syllixian Armed Force. It have two quick-firing 155mm gun with AM-03M1 Rapid Autoloading System(RAS) which cuts the need for additional crews and speeds up the firing rate of two shells every 15 seconds or burst rate of 50 rounds every 25 seconds. The loader has already 15 ready rounds, with 50 more rounds stored in the hull. Including manual reloading of the charge, the overall firing rate is normally one round per minute for one hour. Intense firing is 4 rounds in one minute. Sustained fire is one round every three minutes for an indefinete period. A wide variety of munitions specially developed Icarus ammunition with a range of 30km and rocket-assisted projectiles with a range of 55km. APFSDS rounds are also used against enemy armor threats. The turret is hydraulic and has 60 degree arc with elevation limit of -4 to +65 degrees. It has its own auxillary power supply which conserves fuel for the main engine. The vehicle also equipped with Mega Arnaments Buckshot APS which intercepts and destroyes incoming missiles and rockets with small pellets like buckshot. The system is designed to have very smal killzone to not endanger personnel adjacent to the protected vehicle. The system is designed to work with all types of anti-tank missiles and rockets, including handheld weapons such as Rocket Propelled Grenades. The system can simultaneously engage several threats coming from different directions, is effective on stationary or moving platforms, and effective against both short and long range threats with newer variant include a reloading feature for multiple firings backed up with Shtora systems. The other feature of the vehicle is the secondary turret above the main turret designed to counter various air threats. The turret consists of four 35mm autocannon made by Belli Industries equipped with 1280 Frangible Armor Piercing Discarding Sabot rounds. The turret is manned by two crews (Gunner and Radar Operator) with additional IR jammer. NxRA modules are used for aditional protection.

AG1 : Main Turret control and first gun elevation
AG2 : Second gun elevation
Ag3 : Fire first round
Ag4 : Fire second round
Ag5 : Secondary turret control