Abstract
The development of the NORA family started as far as back to 1976 at the Military Technical Institute of the Yugoslav's People's Army. The programme covered development of several types of the main artillery weapon: the 152 mm NORA-A towed gun-howitzer, the 152 mm NORA-B self-propelled gun-howitzer and the 152 mm gun-howitzer with APU. Under the same programme, the conversion of the Russian 130 mm towed gun M46 into the 155 mm M46/84 gun (for export needs) and the 152 mm M46/86 gun respectively (for the needs of the YPA) was completed. Only the 152 mm M84 (NORA-A) towed howitzer was introduced in service, while the development of the NORA-B and NORA-C weapons was carried on until 1992. After it had been suspended for many years, the development of the NORAB weapon was continued in 2003, followed by serial production of the 155 mm NORA-B52 self-propelled system for the export needs.
Highlights
Istorijska retrospektiva programa NORASredinom sedamdesetih godina prošlog veka, kada je započet rad na projektu NORA, u oba svetska vojno-politička bloka (NATO i Varšavski ugovor) jasno je potvrđeno opredeljenje za reafirmaciju nezamenljive uloge cevne (klasične) artiljerije u sistemu vatrene podrške kopnene vojske, sa sledećim tendencijama razvoja:
Introduction & History of the NORAProgrammeThe programme aimed at modernizing the YPA artillery anticipated radical changes in the organization and equipping the units with new weapons, and envisaged to: reduce the number of calibres to three (122 mm, 130 mm, 152 mm); replace the 105 mm and 155 mm towed howitzers with the 122 mm and 152 mm howitzers; introduce the 122 mm self-propelled weapons in the formation of mechanized units and the 152 mm self-propelled weapons.The paper gives the chronology of the NORA programme, with an overview of the fundamental historical, tactical-technical and technological aspects related to the creation and development of the NORA-A, NORA-B, NORA-C weapons and the 152/155 mm converted guns
The programme, the concept and the scope of upgrades in further development of the NORA-B52 weapon system should be harmonized with the needs of the new organization of the Military of Serbia, and with limited financial resources in the long term plan for equipping the Military of Serbia
Summary
Sredinom sedamdesetih godina prošlog veka, kada je započet rad na projektu NORA, u oba svetska vojno-politička bloka (NATO i Varšavski ugovor) jasno je potvrđeno opredeljenje za reafirmaciju nezamenljive uloge cevne (klasične) artiljerije u sistemu vatrene podrške kopnene vojske, sa sledećim tendencijama razvoja:. Godine, sa kupcem iz regiona jugoistočne Azije zaključio okvirni ugovor za prodaju samohodnog oruđa 155 mm NORA-B52 četvrte generacije (balistički sistem sa cevi dužine 52 kalibara), čiji domet treba da bude veći od 41 km (korišćenjem municije koju čine projektil tipa ERFB-BB i barutno punjenje zona 10). – VTI, za učešće u fazi razvoja sistema oruđa na sledećim poslovima: izrada dela KD za oruđe; definisanje rešenja metka sa projektilom tipa ERFBBB; definisanje strukture SKUV; učešće u doradi FM oruđa 152 mm NORA-B i u izradi i ispitivanju PT oruđa 155 mm NORA-B52; izrada balističkih računara radi integracije u odabrani SKUV; izradi proračunskih tablica gađanja; 18 Odgovarajućim rešenjem pomoćnika direktora „Jugoimport – SDPR“ bio sam angažovan za rukovodioca projekta, sa ovlašćenjima za sve tehničko-tehnološke poslove i delimičnim ovlašćenjima za finansijske poslove. Ipak, zahvaljujući radnom timu koji je planski i efikasno vodio sve aktivnosti u fazama razvoja, uvoza tehnološki vrlo restriktivnog repromaterijala i komponenata dvostruke namene, organizacije proizvodnje u preduzećima nosiocima izrade oruđa, municije i SKUV, kompanija „Jugoimport-SDPR“ uspela da za nešto manje od pet godina efektivnog angažovanja realizuje projekat razvoja i prvog izvoza sistema oruđa NORA-B52
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