Vietnam Develops PTH-130 Wheeled Artillery Based on Russian KamAZ-6560 truck

Vietnam has developed the PTH-130 wheeled self-propelled artillery system on the chassis of the Russian KamAZ-6560 truck.

The photos show that Vietnamese specialists mounted a 130-mm artillery unit, previously developed for the KrAZ-255B chassis, on an eight-wheeled KamAZ-6560 chassis (8×8), it was reported on X (formerly Twitter).

On the new chassis, the cabin received ballistic protection elements, probably designed to protect against 7.62 mm bullets. No official information has been received regarding changes to the artillery itself at this time.

The PTH-130 self-propelled howitzer has been on display to the public for several years at various defense events: Vietnamese plans to develop the PTH-130-K225B modification have been traced back to 2017. The initiative came after successful tests of the PTH-105 self-propelled gun, which is an American 105-mm howitzer mounted on the chassis of a Ural truck.

Recall that KrAZ trucks were supplied to Vietnam during the Soviet Union; in the early 2000s, the country attempted to establish their assembly from machine kits supplied from Ukraine.

The good old 130-mm M-46 cannon, on the basis of which the PTH-130 artillery unit was created, is designed to destroy earthworks, combat enemy artillery, armored vehicles, and mortars, as well as suppress manpower.

The maximum firing range of conventional high-explosive fragmentation shells exceeds 27 km, and active-reactive shells can hit targets at a distance of up to 37 km.