WAS-155 Mediator

The WAS-155 (Wheeled Artillery System-155mm) is a 8x8 wheeled self-propelled howitzer of the United Earth Federation. It is part of their "medium" class of artillery systems, sharing it with the SPH-382 Linesman at the time of its fielding. Despite sharing the same classification as the SPH-382, the WAS-155 Mediator is intended to fulfill a different doctrine, hence the wheeled platform. It is used primarily closer to the frontline and employs shoot and scoot tactics as well as conducting counter-battery fire.
Due to the nature of its use, it is capable of operating independently of a FCV-11 fire direction vehicle and does not operate alongside a MSV-400 Wojtek munitions supply vehicle. It is capable of carrying 24 rounds, and charges, with an additional 16 stored outside its primary magazine, and is able to deploy and fire in under two minutes. Occasionally the vehicle is used as substitute of other artillery systems should they not be available.
== Armament ==
The WAS-155 Mediator's M52 155mm is a modified, longer version, of the SPH-382 Linesman's M45 155mm artillery cannon, lengthened from 45 to 52-caliber. It is also designed to share the same ammunition in order to ease logistics.
The M52 155mm is encased in a completely remote turret and is fully autoloaded. Average fire rate is roughly 3 rounds in 13 seconds.
== Trivia ==
The WAS-155 Mediator is based off the Swedish Archer artillery system.
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