China China's PLZ-05 SPGs Receive Anti-Drone Protection Mangal

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The Chinese army has begun to equip 155-mm self-propelled howitzers PLZ-05, anti-drone protection called "Mangal". As protection, mesh screens are installed on top and on the sides of the self-propelled guns. This type of protection against drones is used by the Russian and Ukrainian armies and several other countries. The first self-propelled guns with such protection were noticed during artillery exercises of the ground forces of the Western Command of the Chinese army. The protection against drones was installed in response to the appearance of army units in India using drones. The PLZ-05 self-propelled gun was accepted into service in 2007 and is equipped with an automatic gun loading system created on the basis of the Russian self-propelled gun "Msta-S". The firing range of the PLZ-05 self-propelled gun with WS-35 ammunition is up to 100 km, it is worth noting, this is questioned by experts, the barrel length is 54 calibers.