After, how in 1986 year tripartite project SP 70 was rolled, company "Krauss-Mafey Wegmann" and its main subcontractor – company "Rheinmetall Landsistem" began to develop 155 mm self-propelled howitzer "Pantsergaubittse 2000". By the end 2002 Year howitzer PzH 2000 It was ordered to the German Armed Forces, Greece, Italy and the Netherlands.
German SAU PzH 2000 – video
howitzer PzH 2000 armed with a new barrel L / 52. compatible with all ammunition and propellants used in NATO today. Range of effective fire for conventional ammunition is 30000m. for active and reactive -up 41000 m. A typical representative of the latter is "Rheinmetall" shot RH 40 with bottom-engined, It can be combined modular propelling charge. The actuators provide vertical tip guns ranging from 2.5'do 65 'and turn the tower 360'. To ensure accurate sighting instruments on the march very big movement speeds PzH 2000 a navigation system, of 6a3eGPS. Thanks to the onboard muelektronnomu ballistic computer to receive target designation from the fire control center by radio, an instrument can perform combat missions independently prepared without taking fire
positions, ie. immediately after receiving the data about the purpose and the type of ammunition used.
Aiming the gun is automatically checked and corrected after each shot based on ballistic computer data howitzers capable of conducting simultaneous salvo fire in MRSI mode (multiple round simultaneous impact). On tests PzH 2000 led fire mode MRSI five shots at a target at a distance 17000 m.
Automatic loader is operating in automatic loader, in a variety of semi-automatic mode and a manual emergency It allows you to maintain the rate of fire 10 rounds per minute (when loading an improved automatic test rate was increased to 12 rounds per minute). Rate of fire three shots per minute is maintained until complete consumption of ammunition. Boeukladki in the central housing part is designed for 60 shells and 288 modular propellant charges (or equivalent for the usual series). When the calculation of the standard 5 Howitzer man fully capable of performing the calculation of the problem 3 human. Defensive armament PzH 2000 comprises 7,62 antiaircraft gun. howitzer PzH 2000 It was tested in Switzerland as coastal artillery guns. During the tests a weapon successfully hit the moving sea targets.
The performance characteristics of ACS PzH 2000
| Crew (crew) | 5 human |
| Full combat weight | 55 000 kg |
| The total length of the installation | 11,67 m |
| body Length | 7,87 m |
| Width | 3,48 m |
| Height | 3,4 m |
| gun ammunition | 60 |
| firing range, km | standard ammunition - 30 km., active-reactive more 41 km |
| Power reserve | 420 km |
| Power point | 8-cil. V-shaped diesel двигатель MTU МТ881 Ка 500 |
| Engine power, l. from. | 1000 |
| The maximum declination angle / elevation, city | —2,5/+65 |
| Angle horizontal guidance, city | 360 |
Foto SAU PzH 2000
