Lexicon · China
PLZ-52
China's export-tracked 155 mm self-propelled howitzer — the PLZ-05A's international face, offered by NORINCO but with no confirmed sales.
NORINCO's export-marketed 155 mm self-propelled gun-howitzer, listed as PLZ52 in NORINCO's official catalogue.
Overview
The PLZ-52 is NORINCO's export-marketed 155 mm self-propelled gun-howitzer, listed as PLZ52 in NORINCO's international defence catalogue. No publicly confirmed operator or export order was identified as of 23 October 2026; NORINCO's catalogue names neither a customer nor an order. Current serial production and production quantities remain publicly unverified, and the catalogue does not establish equivalence between PLZ-52 and PLZ-05A.
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