Ukraine will receive 6 additional Panzerhaubitze 2000 ACS from Germany and the Netherlands

The Armed Forces of Ukraine will receive additional Panzerhaubitze (PzH) 2000 self-propelled howitzers from Germany and the Netherlands.

This was stated by the defense ministers of both countries, Reuters reports.

On the sidelines of the NATO summit in Madrid, they announced the additional supplies of self-propelled howitzers.

Ministers Christine Lambrecht and Kajsa Ollongren stated that each country would be providing three self-propelled howitzers.

“We show our resolve and our commitment to Ukraine,” Ollongren said.

These six self-propelled howitzers would be delivered on top of twelve PzH 2000s howitzers which the countries have already transferred to Ukraine.

Thus, the total number of 155 mm self-propelled howitzers of this type in the Armed Forces of Ukraine will become 18 units.

Last Friday, it was reported that Germany negotiates with the Netherlands to transfer additional PzH 2000 ACS to Ukraine.

Germany and the Netherlands had recently handed over all the promised 12 Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled howitzers to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Christine Lambrecht, German Defense Minister, stated that fully prepared crews had arrived in Ukraine along with the ACS. Thus, the Defense Forces of Ukraine were replenished with a full-fledged self-propelled artillery howitzer division armed with one of the most advanced howitzers in the world.

Panzerhaubitze 2000 is a German self-propelled artillery howitzer with an automatic loading system and a high automation level of all systems.

It uses NATO-standard separate-loading rounds. It is equipped with a muzzle brake and an ejector. The gun barrel with a rifled channel has a length of 52 calibers and is equipped with a charging chamber. The vehicle carries 60 artillery shells and 228 propellants on board. The range of firing standard ammunition is 30 km.