155mm SH-15 SP

The SH-15 (also known as PCL-181) is a truck-mounted 155mm self-propelled howitzer developed by Norinco for the People's Liberation Army. It features a 155mm/52-calibre gun mounted on an 8x8 wheeled chassis, offering high mobility and rapid deployment capabilities.

Developed by Norinco in the mid-2010s, this system was designed to replace aging towed howitzers and provide the People's Liberation Army with a highly deployable, air-transportable artillery piece optimized for high-altitude operations. The system officially entered service in 2018 under the domestic designation PCL-181 and made its public debut during China's National Day Parade in 2019. It has since been heavily deployed along the mountainous Sino-Indian border, particularly within the Tibet and Xinjiang military districts. Currently, the platform remains in active mass production, with a major export contract delivered to Pakistan in 2022 to modernize their corps-level artillery reserves.