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Zuzana 155 mm Gun Howitzer is a Slovak artillery system developed by KONŠTRUKTA-Defence, a.s., with a 45-caliber gun and automatic loader for loading of both projectile and charge. It is an evolution of the 152mm SpGH DANA self-propelled howitzer.
The gun has a long range high
accuracy
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and high rate of fire
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, it can be prepared promptly for firing, and it has a high level of mobility ensured by a modified Tatra 8×8 chassis. The design of the gun means it can use any NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two No ...
standard 155 mm
155 mm (6.1 in) is a common, NATO-standard, artillery caliber. It is defined in AOP-29 part 1 with reference to STANAG 4425. It is commonly used in field guns, howitzers, and gun-howitzers.
Land warfare
The caliber originated in France after ...
ammunition
Ammunition (informally ammo) is the material fired, scattered, dropped, or detonated from any weapon or weapon system. Ammunition is both expendable weapons (e.g., bombs, missiles, grenades, land mines) and the component parts of other weap ...
. The fire control system allows for a multiple-round simultaneous-impact (MRSI) mode. One of the unique features of Zuzana is that the gun is mounted externally in between two totally separated compartments of the turret
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. This makes the crew inherently safe from any potentially dangerous mechanics of the gun and autoloader plus the crew is protected from the gases generated during firing.
Variants
155 mm ShKH vz. 2000 Zuzana
The original wheeled version adopted by theSlovak Army
The Slovak Ground Forces, also known as the Slovak Army, is the land specialized service branch of the Slovak Armed Forces.
Structure
Ground Forces Command
* Ground Forces Command, in Trenčín (Commander: 2 Star General)
** Command Suppo ...
in 1998.
155 mm ShKH Zuzana 2
Updated version with a new 52-calibre gun, full 360-degree turret traverse and a new armored cab. It has passed Slovak Army trials in December 2009. Slovak army had ordered 25 vehicles (to be delivered in year 2021 and 2022). The new version is claimed to possess Multiple Rounds Simultaneous Impact (MRSI) capability.155 mm ShKH Himalaya
1990's adaptation of the original system to a tracked chassis required by export customers. It is essentially a Zuzana turret mounted on aT-72
The T-72 is a family of Soviet/Russian main battle tanks that entered production in 1969. The T-72 was a development of the T-64, which was troubled by high costs and its reliance on immature developmental technology. About 25,000 T-72 tanks ha ...
chassis.
The tracked version so far did not achieve orders beyond initial evaluation units and further production is unlikely.
Specifications
Current operators
* : 16 (plus several development units) + 25 Zuzana 2 ordered * : 12 (version M2000G) * : In April 2022, Ukraine started negotiations to purchase 16 Zuzana units. In May 2022, Slovakia officially announced the transfer of 8 howitzers to Ukraine. As of October 9, 2022, 6 of them have been transferred to Ukraine. Denmark, Germany and Norway have signed an agreement on October 2, 2022 with the manufacturer to purchase 16 Zuzana units to be donated to Ukraine.See also
*EVA (howitzer)
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*Archer
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* DRDO ATAGS
*ATMOS 2000
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*A-222 Bereg
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*2S22 Bohdana
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*CAESAR
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* DANA
*G6 Rhino
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*AHS Kryl
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*Nora B-52
The Nora B-52 is a 155 mm self-propelled howitzer developed by Military Technical Institute and manufactured by Yugoimport SDPR in Velika Plana, Serbia.
History
The first self-propelled Nora B (developed on the basis of Nora C) was designed by t ...
* PCL-09
*PCL-161
The PCL-161 is a truck-mounted 122 mm self-propelled howitzer used by the Chinese People's Liberation Army Ground Force.
Development
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*PCL-181
The PCL-181 is a truck-mounted 155 mm self-propelled howitzer used by the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
Development
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
*List of artillery
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References
* * * *{{cite web , work=kotadef.sk , title=ZUZANA MV - Ammunition Re-supply Vehicle , url=http://www.kotadef.sk/uk_04_07.html , accessdate=December 12, 2007 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080925225054/http://www.kotadef.sk/uk_04_07.html , archive-date=2008-09-25 , url-status=dead Self-propelled artillery of Slovakia Science and technology in Slovakia 155 mm artillery Wheeled self-propelled howitzers Military vehicles introduced in the 1990s