PCL-09

The PCL-09, exported as CS/SH1, is a Chinese truck-mounted self-propelled howitzer used by the People's Liberation Army Ground Force. The armoured fighting vehicle is developed by Norinco and was first commissioned in 2009 with a 122 mm gun-howitzer using projectiles with a range of 27 km (17 mi) and a firing rate of 6–8 rounds per minute. Mounted on a Shaanxi SX2150 6×6 truck,^[1] it is also equipped with the satellite navigation system BeiDou.^[2][3] It was used for the first time during a military exercise of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in 2010.^[4]

PCL-09
Type	Self-propelled howitzer
Place of origin	China
Service history
In service	2009–present
Used by	See § Operators
Production history
Manufacturer	Norinco
Specifications
Mass	16.5 t (16.2 long tons; 18.2 short tons)
Crew	5
Caliber	122 mm (4.8 in)
Rate of fire	6–8 rounds/min
Effective firing range	22 km (14 mi) (conventional projectile)
Maximum firing range	27 km (17 mi) (rocket-assisted projectile)
Drive	6×6
Operational range	600 km (370 mi)
Maximum speed	85 km/h (53 mph)

Operators

Cambodia

• Royal Cambodian Army: 30 SH-1s

People's Republic of China

• People's Liberation Army Ground Force: 300 units as of 2022.^[5]: 239

Rwanda

• Rwanda Defence Force: 6 units as of 2022.^[5]: 472

See also

• PCL-161 – the successor of PCL-09