PCL-09

PCL-09, exported as CS/SH1, is a self-propelled howitzer artillery system used by the military forces of the People's Republic of China. The armoured fighting vehicle is developed by Norinco and was first commissioned in 2009 with a 122mm gun-howitzer using projectiles with a range of 27 km and a firing rate of 6-8 rounds per minute. Mounted on a Shaanxi 6×6 truck,[1] it is also equipped with the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System.[2][3] It was used for the first time during a military exercise Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in 2010.[4] China has sold the PCL-09 to countries like Rwanda without any political preconditions regarding how the weapons are to be used, as it does for other weapons systems it has in the arms market.[2][4]

Operators
Map of PCL-09 operators
 People's Republic of China

Rwanda

References
  1. "Rwanda unveils new Chinese weaponry". defenceWeb. 2018-12-14. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
  2. Zhen, Liu (2018-12-17). "Rwanda highlights African demand for Chinese arms". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
  3. PLC-09 SH-2 122 mm howitzer. GlobalSecurity.org
  4. "PCL-09 CS/SH1 122MM: Wheeled 6x6 self-propelled howitzer China". Army Recognition. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2020.

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