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Panzerhaubitze 2000larger figure on 2 of 2
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Length
Single sourcePanzerhaubitze 2000 · Length · Länge
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Panzerhaubitze 2000 | SPG-9 |
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| Type | Self-propelled howitzer[source] | Recoilless gun Anti-tank gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Germany[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1998–present[source] | 1962–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | — |
| Wars | War in Afghanistan Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine |
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Length
Single source2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)[source]
Combat
Single sourceMass · Combat weight
Single sourcePanzerhaubitze 2000 · Mass · Gefechtsgewicht
Single sourceCombat: 55.8 t (61.5 short tons)[source]
57 t[source]
57 t[source]Panzerhaubitze 2000 · Gefechtsgewicht
Mass
Single sourcewith tripod
Single source47.5 kg (105 lb) 59.5 kg (131 lb) with tripod
Effective; DM121 Boattail
Single sourceEffective; M1711 base bleed
Single sourceEffective; M1711 base bleed M2005 V-LAP ( RAP )
Single sourceOperational; Operational range
Single sourceDM121 Boattail: 30 km (19 mi) M1711 base bleed : 40 km (25 mi) M2005 V-LAP ( RAP ): 54 km (34 mi)[source]
420 km (260 mi)[source]
> 420 km[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum firing range
Single sourcesmoothbore
Single source73 mm (2.9 in) smoothbore[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source250–435 m/s (820–1,430 ft/s)[source]
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Vietnam War Iran–Iraq War Salvadoran Civil War Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Gulf War Lebanese Civil War Iraq War Second Sudanese Civil War Third Sudanese Civil War Libyan Civil Wars Northern Mali conflict Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013-2017) War in Donbas Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen 2022 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan clashes Russo-Ukraine War Gaza war[source] |
| Designed | 1987–1995[source] | — |
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| Unit cost | € 17 million (2022)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1995–present[source] | — |
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| Armor | Welded steel, 14.5 mm resistant Additional bomblet protection[source] | — |
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| Main armament | Rheinmetall 155 mm L52 Artillery Gun 60 rounds[source] 155 mm / L52 barrel (JBMOU compatible)[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | 7.62 mm Rheinmetall MG3 machine gun[source] | — |
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| Power/weight | 17.92 PS/t[source] | — |
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| Transmission | Renk HSWL284C[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Torsion bar[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | KNDS Deutschland[source] | — |
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| Reported engine rating | 735 kW (1.000 PS)[source]Panzerhaubitze 2000 · MotorleistungSource text · numeric interpretation needs review | — |
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| Breech | — | Interrupted screw[source] |
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| Recoil | — | None[source] |
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| Carriage | — | Tripod[source] |
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| Elevation | — | +7°/−3°[source] |
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| Traverse | — | 30° total[source] |
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| Feed system | — | Manually breech-loaded[source] |
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| Sights | — | PGO-9 optical 4× sight or PGN-9 IR and passive night sight[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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