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blue-wave

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Tue Jun 21, 2022, 09:03 PM Jun 2022

Poland's 155 mm Krabs Are Latest Allied Howitzers Aiding Ukraine's Artillery



Ukraine says its firepower has received a boost with Polish howitzers amid an intense Russian assault in the east. Poland is reportedly selling 60 AHS Krab self-propelled howitzers to Kyiv as Ukraine’s artillery forces aim greater capability and range. Last month, Poland reportedly delivered a battalion of about 18 second-hand Krabs to Ukraine as military aid. Warsaw also trained 100 Ukrainian gunners on the howitzers, as per reports. Watch the video to find out the importance of these howitzers in Ukraine’s defence of Donbas
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Poland's 155 mm Krabs Are Latest Allied Howitzers Aiding Ukraine's Artillery (Original Post) blue-wave Jun 2022 OP
KRAB specs. Ellipsis Jun 2022 #1
I wish Putin would stroke out and stop wasting oxygen. Throck Jun 2022 #2

Ellipsis

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1. KRAB specs.
Tue Jun 21, 2022, 09:24 PM
Jun 2022

Shell 155 mm NATO
Caliber 52
Rate of fire 6 rounds per minute (sustained)
Effective firing range 30 km (19 mi)
Maximum firing range 40 km (25 mi) with base bleed round

Armor POSCO MIL-12560H armor steel (chassis)
Main

Engine - STX Engine STX-MTU MT881Ka-500
8-cylinder water-cooled diesel engine
735 kW (1,000 hp) @ 2,700 rpm
Power/weight 20.8 hp/t
Transmission - SNT Dynamics X1100-5A3
4 forward, 2 reverse
Suspension hydropneumatic
Operational range 400 km (250 mi)
Maximum speed Maximum: 67 km/h (42 mph)
Average: 30 km/h (19 mph)

Throck

(2,520 posts)
2. I wish Putin would stroke out and stop wasting oxygen.
Tue Jun 21, 2022, 09:59 PM
Jun 2022

War is such a waste of life and resources. All this military steel would be better used to make tractors to farm the land.

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