The PzH 2000 (Panzerhaubitze 2000) self-propelled 155mm howitzer was first introduced in 1996. It will be used by the Dutch, German, Greek and Italian armies. Loading a WW1 British 15 in (381 mm) howitzer 155 mm M198 Howitzer A howitzer or hauwitzer is a type of field artillery. ...
The loading of shells is automated, two operators should be able to load 60 shells in 12 minutes.
General Characteristics
Length: 11.7 meters
Width: 3.6 meters
Height: 3.1 meters
Combat weight: 55 tons
Road speed: 60 kilometers per hour
Typical cross country speed: 45 kilometers per hour
Range (of the vehicle): 420 kilometers
Crew: 5 (commander, driver, gunner, 2 loaders)
Armament:
Primary: 155-mm. howitzer
Secondary: MG3 - 7.62 mm x 51 machine gun
Rate of fire: 10 rounds per minute maximum, 5 rounds per minute sustained
Range (of the artillery fire): 30,000 meters, 40,000 meters with rocket-assisted projectile
The PzH2000 (Panzerhaubitze 2000) is the 155mm self-propelled howitzer developed by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) together with the main subcontractor Rheinmetall Landsysteme for the German Army.
The firing rate of the PzH2000 was 12 rounds in 59.74 seconds, and 20 rounds in one minute 47 seconds, during firing tests in October 1997 with an improved autoloader.
The 736kW powerpack of the PzH2000 is mounted at the front of the hull and consists of an eight-cylinder direct-injection, supercharged MTU MT881 Ka-500 diesel engine with a four-speed Renk HSWL 284 C gearbox.
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