CONCEPT VEHICLE

HUMVEE BRUTUS

155MM MHS

MOBILITY


SURVIVABILITY


LETHALITY


MAINTAINABILITY


REDUCED MANPOWER


The BRUTUS 155mm Mobile Howitzer System concept vehicle directly supports the mission of field artillery to destroy, neutralize, or suppress the enemy. The advanced recoil system design substantially reduces recoil energy transferred to the carriage and firing platform, enabling lighter more mobile platforms and faster emplacement and displacement. This system integrates the patented and revolutionary Soft Recoil Technology to provide a low-cost, light, mobile, survivable and lethal cannon system to meet our customers’ needs.
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    WEAPON SYSTEM

    155 mm Mobile Hybrid
    Soft Recoil Howitzer

    CALIBER:
    155 mm (6.10 in.)

    LENGTH:
    25 ft. (7.6 m)

    WIDTH:
    8 ft. (2.44 m) 

    HEIGHT:
    11 ft 6 in. (3.5 m) 

    TOTAL SYSTEM WEIGHT W/WEAPON (NO AMMUNITION), STABILIZERS:
    29,620 lb.

    M776 CANNON W/BREECH:
    3,700 lb.

    CRADLE/RECOIL MECHANISM:
    1,170 lb.

    TOTAL TIPPING PARTS:
    4,870 lb.

    TOP CARRIAGE GROUP:
    1,500 lb. 

    TOTAL W/O FIRE CONTROL:
    6,370 lb.

    M171A1 TELESCOPE MOUNT:
    75 lb.

    M171A1 FIRE CONTROL QUADRANT:
    8.5 lb.

    M137A2 PANORAMIC TELESCOPE:
    24 lb.

    MG9000 DIGITAL FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM:
    13 lb.

    CANNON:
    155 mm, M776 

    PROJECTILE TRAVEL:
    200 in. 

    CALIBER:
    39

    NO. OF GROVES:
    48

    MUZZEL BRAKE DOUBLE BAFFLE:
    250 lb.

    BREECH BLOCK:
    SCREW BLOCK

    RECOIL MECHANISM:
    HYDRO-PNEUMATIC, SOFT RECOIL

    CREW REQUIREMENTS

    NORMAL CONDITIONS:
    5-7 PERSONNEL

    EXTREME CONDITIONS:
    5 PERSONNEL

    TEMPERATURE RANGE

    Lower Limit -40°F (-40°C)

    Upper Limit +125°F (+52°C)

    FIRE CONTROL [OPTICAL]

    M1372A Panoramic Telescope

    M171 Telescope Mount

    FIRE CONTROL [DIGITAL]

    Pointing and Aiming System

    Inertial Navigation System

    GPS Antenna

    Muzzle Velocity Radar System

    Direct Fire Sight with Laser Range Finder

    Gunners Display Unit

     AMMUNITION

    Uses all ammunition currently
    fired by M776 Cannon

    RATE OF FIRE

    MAXIMUM:
    5 ROUNDS PER MINUTE

    SUSTAINED:
    2 ROUNDS PER MINUTE

    MAXIMUM RANGE

    CHARGE 5:
    15.5 mi. (25 km)

    RAP:
    6,400 mils (360°)

    MOBILITY

    CARRIAGE:
    ALUMINUM ALLOY 

    TRAVERSE LIMITS:
    6,400 mils (360°)

    ELEVATING LIMITS:
    89 to 1,173 mils
    ( -5° to +72°)