155mm SpGH Zuzana | |
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![]() 155 mm Self-propelled Gun Howitzer model (vz.) 2000 Zuzana on military exhibition IDEE in Trenčín, Slovakia | |
Type | Self-propelled gun |
Place of origin | Slovakia |
Service history | |
In service | 1998–present |
Used by | Slovakia Cyprus Ukraine |
Wars | Russo-Ukrainian War |
Production history | |
Designer | Konštrukta Trenčín |
Unit cost | Zuzana 2: EUR 5.75 million (2022)[1] |
Produced | vz. 2000 Zuzana: 1998-2007 Zuzana 2: 2019-present |
No. built | vz. 2000 Zuzana: 16 M2000G Zuzana: 12 Zuzana 2: 49 |
Variants | Production models: vz. 2000 Zuzana M2000G Zuzana Zuzana 2 Tracked prototypes: Zuzana A 40 Himalaya Diana 155mm |
Specifications | |
Mass | vz. 2000 Zuzana: 28.45 t (31.36 short tons) Zuzana 2: 33.80 t (37.26 short tons) |
Length | vz. 2000 Zuzana: 12.97 m (42 ft 7 in) Zuzana 2: 14.2 m (46 ft 7 in) |
Width | vz. 2000 Zuzana: 3.01 m (9 ft 11 in) Zuzana 2: 3.1 m (10 ft 2 in) |
Height | vz. 2000 Zuzana: 3.30 m (10 ft 10 in) Zuzana 2: 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in) |
Crew | 4 (driver, gun commander, charge operator, projectile operator)[2] |
Caliber | 155 mm (6.1") |
Barrels | vz. 2000 Zuzana: 45-caliber Zuzana 2: 52-caliber |
Secondary armament | M2 Browning |
Engine | vz. 2000 Zuzana: V12 engine Tatra T3-930-52 265 kW (355 hp) Zuzana 2: V8 engine Tatra T3D-928-70 325 kW (436 hp) |
Drive | vz. 2000 Zuzana: Tatra 815 8x8 Zuzana 2: Tatra 817 8x8 |
Operational range | vz. 2000 Zuzana: 750 km (470 mi) Zuzana 2: 600 km (370 mi) |
Maximum speed | vz. 2000 Zuzana: 80 km/h (50 mph) Zuzana 2: 90 km/h (56 mph) |
Zuzana 155 mm Gun Howitzer is a Slovak artillery system developed by Konštrukta – Defence, with a 45-caliber gun and automatic loader for loading of both projectile and charge. It is an evolution of the 152mm SpGH DANA self-propelled howitzer.
The gun has a long range, high accuracy, and high rate of fire, it can be prepared promptly for firing, and it has a high level of mobility ensured by a modified Tatra 8×8 chassis. The design of the gun means it can use any NATO standard 155 mm ammunition. The fire control system allows for a multiple-round simultaneous-impact (MRSI) mode. One of the unique features of Zuzana is that the gun is mounted externally in between two totally separated compartments of the turret. This makes the crew inherently safe from any potentially dangerous mechanics of the gun and its autoloader. Additionally, the crew is protected from the gasses generated during firing.
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