Photo: Alexei Reznikov / Facebook
Self-propelled guns Panzerhaubitze 2000 fire at a distance of up to 50 kilometers
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This is already the sixth type of 155-mm artillery, which is in service with the Ukrainian army.
Germany handed over Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled artillery mounts (ACS) to Ukraine. They have already become part of the arsenal of 155-mm artillery howitzers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was announced by Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov in Facebook on Tuesday, June 21st.
“German Panzerhaubitze2000 with trained Ukrainian crews appeared in the Ukrainian artillery family. Important. This is the sixth type of 155-mm artillery that strengthens our defense. Our soldiers are already hitting the enemy with M777, FH70, M109, AHS Krab and Caesar. Now to this Ph2000 has also joined the club of the best,” Reznikov wrote and thanked the German partners for their support.
Reznikov expressed his conviction that the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Valery Zaluzhny, would 100% effectively use German self-propelled guns on the battlefield.
The Panzerhaubitze 2000 was developed by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann in 1998. Its firing range is 30-50 kilometers. The self-propelled gun is capable of firing three projectiles in nine seconds or ten in 56 seconds at a distance of up to 30 kilometers. This self-propelled gun holds a world record – at a training ground in South Africa, she fired a V-LAP projectile (active rocket with improved aerodynamics) at 56 km.
Earlier Tuesday, the German government released a full list of weapons to be provided to Ukraine as part of military aid. Part of the equipment will be supplied from the warehouses of the Bundeswehr, and the other part will come from industry, financed by the government’s modernization initiative.
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