WARSAW, ($1=4.25 Polish Zlotys) — On Might 29, the Radio Info Company [IAR] reported, based mostly on unofficial sources, that Poland had offered Ukraine with eighteen AHS Krab self-propelled howitzers, that are presently the most recent kind of artillery weapon deployed within the Polish military.
In response to unofficial data obtained from IAR journalists [Informacyjna Agencja Radiowa in Polish] from authorities circles, along with AHS Krab, the Poles have skilled 100 Ukrainian artillerymen. Most probably, the coaching course of passed off in one of many army items which are already working with the talked about artillery system. Polish sources say the Torun Artillery and Armaments Coaching Middle has not but obtained its AHS Krabs.
Polish authorities haven’t formally confirmed the media revelations. That is associated to data coverage. In response to Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, the army assist to date is roughly 200 T-72 tanks, Piorun transportable anti-aircraft missile techniques, RGP-40 revolver grenade launchers, mild mortars, Grot carabiners, and others.
To date Huta Stalowa Wola S.A. offered the Polish military with no less than 78 AHS Krabs, which went to 4 artillery items. One other eight, that are to provide the 14th Yaroslavl Self-Propelled Artillery Squadron, have been used to coach Polish Army troopers in Might, in accordance with Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa S.A.
About AHS Krab
AHS Krab is a Polish self-propelled tracked gun-howitzer, which is a NATO customary 155mm caliber. AHS Krab is a product that may be a mixture of the South Korean self-propelled howitzer K9 Thunder and British AS-90M Braveheart turret with a 52-caliber gun and WB Electronics’ “Topaz” artillery hearth management system. Formally, it’s presently in service solely within the Polish military. The one battle in which there’s documented participation within the Ukrainian-Russian struggle in 2022.
The howitzer was designed almost 20 years in the past, however serial manufacturing started solely in 2015 [modified version]. In response to official information, 80 items of this howitzer have been produced in a complete of three variants.
The AHS Krab is manned by a five-member crew, weighs almost 48 tons, and has the next dimensions: size: 12.05 m (39 ft 6 in), width: 3.60 m [11 ft 10 in), and height: 3.00 m]. AHS Krab can hearth a most of six projectiles in a minute, and the vary is 3d or 40 km [40 km if using a base bleed round]. Along with the 155mm cannon, the sector howitzer additionally has a 12.7mm WKM-B .50 BMG heavy machine gun.
An STX Engine STX-MTU MT881Ka-500 8-cylinder water-cooled diesel engine powers the AHS Krab delivering 735 kW [1,000 hp] at 2,700 rpm. The transmission is SNT Dynamics X1100-5A3 4 ahead, 2 reverse, whereas the suspension is hydropneumatic. 400 km is the utmost distance that AHS Krab can cowl by refueling a tank, and the utmost velocity reaches 67 km / h.
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