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German Panzerhaubitze 2000 works near Bakhmut - Video

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Panzerhaubitze 2000 -  - Illustrative photo from open sources
Panzerhaubitze 2000 - - Illustrative photo from open sources

A fragment of the combat work of the Ukrainian crew of the German self-propelled gun Panzerhaubitze 2000 near Bakhmut has been published online

According to the UKRAINIAN MILITANT Telegram chanel the self-propelled installation is operated by soldiers of the 43rd separate artillery brigade named after Hetman Taras Tryasil.

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The Panzerhaubitze (PzH) 2000 is one of the most modern self-propelled howitzers in the world and is in service with Croatia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Qatar, and now Ukraine.

Panzerhaubitze 2000 -  - Illustrative photo from open sources
Panzerhaubitze 2000 - - Illustrative photo from open sources

The main armament consists of a Rheinmetall 155mm 52 cal. gun with a chromium-plated barrel and semi-automatic lifting breech block with an integrated 32-round standard primer magazine. The howitzer is able to fire all the standard NATO 155 mm ammunition. It has a maximum firing range of 30 km with standard HE-FRAG (High Explosive Fragmentation) projectiles and 40 km with extended range projectiles. It can also fire a South African rocket-assisted projectile and reaches a range of 56 km. It has a maximum rate of fire of 9 rounds per minute.

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