The AHS Kryl is a 155 mm NATO-compatible self-propelled
wheeled howitzer
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(or more precisely a gun-howitzer) designed in Poland by
Centrum Produkcji Wojskowej Huta Stalowa Wola. It is a licensed copy of the Israeli
ATMOS 2000 52-caliber gun mounted on a Polish
Jelcz 663
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armoured 6×6 chassis and integrating WB Electronics' "Topaz" artillery fire control system.
The prototype was built by June 2014.
[Kwasek, Tomasz (2018) (in Polish). ''Huta Stalowa Wola - rok nowych wyzwań'', in: „Nowa Technika Wojskowa” Nr 5/2018, p. 37-38.] A series production is possible from 2021.
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* PCL-09
*PCL-161
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The PCL-161 was first unveiled while doing exercises in Tibet Autonomous Region in October 2020. It is speculate ...
*PCL-181
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The PCL-181 made its first public appearance during the Chinese National Day Parade on 1 October 2019.
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* PLL-09
* Type 19
* ZUZANA
See also
* AHS Krab
Notes
References
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Wheeled self-propelled howitzers