{
  "id": "gct",
  "name": "GCT (AUF1)",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "land",
  "country": "FRA",
  "category": "155mm self-propelled gun",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1977,
  "operators": [
    "FRA",
    "KWT",
    "SAU"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 3,
  "summary": "The AUF1 is a French self-propelled gun vehicle currently in use by the armies of France, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Kuwait. It replaced the Mk F3 155mm in French army service.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Nexter",
      "src": [
        "weg-gct"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Chassis",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "Modified AMX-30",
      "src": [
        "weg-gct"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 4,
      "src": [
        "weg-gct"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Emplacement time",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Less than 2 min",
      "src": [
        "weg-gct"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Displacement time",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Less than 2 min",
      "src": [
        "weg-gct"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "combat_weight_t",
      "v": 42,
      "src": [
        "weg-gct"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_hp",
      "v": 720,
      "src": [
        "weg-gct"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Fording depth",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "2.1 m",
      "src": [
        "weg-gct"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Protection",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-gct"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Smoke Equipment",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "4 x Grenade Launchers",
      "src": [
        "weg-gct"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "label": "Secondary armament",
      "v": "1 x M2HB 12.7mm Heavy Machine Gun",
      "src": [
        "weg-gct"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_max_km",
      "v": 31.5,
      "src": [
        "weg-gct"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Maximum firing range",
      "note": "Longest-range ammunition listed"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "Frag-HE",
      "role": "155 mm ammunition",
      "src": [
        "weg-gct"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Muzzle velocity": "810 m/s",
        "Projectile weight": "43.75 kg"
      },
      "range_km": 23
    },
    {
      "name": "Frag-HE",
      "role": "155 mm ammunition",
      "src": [
        "weg-gct"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Muzzle velocity": "830 m/s",
        "Projectile weight": "INA"
      },
      "range_km": 31.5
    }
  ],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "AUF1T",
      "text": "Fitted with the \"Sagem Cita 20\" inertial navigation system as well as a 20-24 HP gas turbine auxiliary power unit (APU).",
      "src": [
        "weg-gct"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "AUF2",
      "text": "Created in the 90s, based on the AMX-30B2 chassis, 70 of which were bought by the French Army.",
      "src": [
        "weg-gct"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "sph",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/gct.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-gct": {
      "title": "GCT (AUF1) French 155mm Self-Propelled Gun (SPG)",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/GCT_AUF1_French_155mm_Self-Propelled_Gun",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}