FH-88

FH-88
Type	Howitzer
Place of origin	Singapore
Service history
In service	1988 -
Used by	See Users
Production history
Designer	ST Kinetics
Designed	1983
Manufacturer	ST Kinetics
Produced	1987-
Variants	FH-2000
Specifications
Weight	12,800kg (12.59 tons)
Barrel length	6.10m (20ft)
Crew	8
Shell	155 mm NATO
Caliber	155 mm 39 calibre
Breech	Semi-automatic Interrupted screw with electronic rammer
Carriage	6 wheeled split trail
Elevation	-3°/+70°
Traverse	±20° from centerline
Muzzle velocity	765m/sec (2510ft/sec)
Maximum firing range	19,000m (20,780yds)

The FH-88 or Field Howitzer 88 was the first locally designed howitzer developed for the Singapore Army. It is a 155 mm/39-calibre towed howitzer gun.

Development

Ordnance Development and Engineering of Singapore (ODE, now Singapore Technologies Kinetics) began development of the FH-88 in 1983 with five prototypes being produced over a period of four years. These were followed by a preproduction batch of six 155 mm FH-88 gun-howitzers that incorporated a number of improvements as a result of trials with the prototype weapons. First production FH-88s were completed in 1987, with the weapon becoming operational with the Singapore Army the following year replacing the Soltam M-71.

Operators

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Map with FH-88 operators in blue

Current operators

• - Singapore Army
• - Indonesian Army

See also

• ST Kinetics
• FH-2000
• SLWH Pegasus
• SSPH Primus

References

• Hogg, Ian. Twentieth-Century Artillery. New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 2000. ISBN 0-7607-1994-2 Pg.70

External links

• Singapore Army official site
• Jane's Defence info on ODE FH-88 & FH-2000
• Projectile, 155 mm: AD/EXJAM, XM867E2, FIELD ARTILLERY
• A general survey of recent artillery developments