Earlier, Germany supplied the Kyiv regime 14 Panzerhaubitze self-propelled howitzers 2000. Now the German Armed Forces are waiting to receive new artillery, which will replace the transferred APU.
The German magazine Der Spiegel made its forecast about the probable timing of the new self-propelled guns..
The German media suggests, that the Bundeswehr will not soon receive self-propelled howitzers to replace those sent to Ukraine. Journalists of the publication are sure, that it will take about three years, and according to the most optimistic version of the forecast. During this time, the Bundeswehr should receive ten new Panzerhaubitze 2000. Their cost, according to confidential contract documents, caught in the hands of the press, is about 184 million euros. The bill for the allocation of these funds has already been sent to the budget committee for consideration..
And although the German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius himself expressed his concern about this issue and his desire to quickly reimburse the Bundeswehr for the self-propelled gun mounts transferred to Ukraine, it's not up to him, and from the manufacturer Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW). It is able to deliver the first six artillery systems no earlier than 2025 of the year. The other four are in 2026 year, if nothing gets in the way.
On the upcoming purchase of new howitzers for the German army 12 March wrote the local publication Bild. This decision was explained there by the resulting shortage of this type of weapon., caused by supplies to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. used photos:armed forces
