Saturday, August 22, 2020

Poland - KRAB HSW 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzer

 KRAB is a 155mm self-propelled howitzer manufactured by the Polish heavy industry manufacturer Huta Stalowa Wola (HSW).

Source: Defence24

The Self-propelled howitzer 155 mm is designed to incapacitate and destroy: artillery batteries and rocket artillery, command posts, communication nodes and field reinforcements, mechanized and motorized tank subunits in all positions and types of combat operations, armored means in the depths of the opponent's groups as well as with direct fire, and logistic support facilities.It is characterized by a rate of fire at an intensive fire of 6 shots / min and a maximum range of 40 km. Its equipment includes, among others, a very precise inertial navigation system supported by military GPS (with SAASM module), advanced fire control system, filtering system, modern digital internal and external communication system, fire and explosion suppression system, day and night observation devices of the driver and commander, warning and self-defense system that detects irradiation from rangefinders or laser illuminators, and enables the automatic setting of a smokescreen in the direction from which radiation has occurred, a sight for shooting straight, ballistic radar and a power generator. In addition to the 155 mm gun it is equipped with a 12.7 mm machine gun and a smoke grenade launcher (2x4).

Germany - Oerlikon Skyguard Air Defence System

 

Source: Rheinmetall Defence

Oerlikon Skyguard® Air Defence product, The Skyguard 3 Air Defence System combines modern fire control with the fire power of up to four effectors, such as the Oerlikon Twin Gun® GDF009 using the highly effective Oerlikon Ahead® Air Burst Technology, and VSHORAD missile launchers.