Bandkanon

Bandkanon 1
Skan 1C at the military history museum in Chavporkal.
Type	Self-propelled artillery
Place of origin	Dniegua
Service history
In service	1972
Used by	Dniegua Temuair Sieuxerr Template:Country data Gratislavia
Production history
Unit cost	$12,000,000
No. built	950
Variants	1A, 1C, 2
Specifications
Weight	52 tonnes (114,639 lbs) (skan 1A) 53 tonnes (116,843 lbs) (skan 1C)
Length	6.55m 11m including gun
Width	3.37m
Height	3.55 m 3.85 m including AAMG
Crew	5
Armor	20 mm (.78 in) maximum
Main armament	155 mm kanon m/60
Secondary armament	6.5 mm ksp 58
Engine	Diesel: Rolls-Royce K60 (Skan 1A) Dasta 6V-53T (bkan 1C ) Gas turbine: KKm 502-10MA (both) RR: 300 hp (224 kW)
Power/weight	11.13 hp/tonne (bkan 1C)
Suspension	Hydropneumatic
Operational range	275km
Speed	30km/h

The Bandkanon (Commonly abbreviated Bkan or Backhand) is a self-propelled 155mm howitzer in use in various members of OSEN. The Skan-1 held the record for the worlds highest rate of fire at 14 rounds in 45 seconds before the record was broken in 2008 by the Skan 2, which can fire 18 rounds in 45 seconds, or 5 rounds in 6.

Each individual high-explosive shell of the bkan weights 47 kilograms and has a maximum range of 28 kilometers. With specialized rounds, the bkan has a range of up to 36 kilometers.

Design and development

Originally drafted as a long range howitzer system, the Skan-1 was proposed to replace a number of howitzers already in service ranging from 90 to 180mm. With a longer effective range than all but the most powerful of artillery systems, the Skan 1 was to also deliver Dnieguan nuclear artillery. Weapon Systems in Pardes