ShKH Zuzana
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ZUZANA - 155 mm Self-propelled Gun Howitzer is a modern Slovak artillery system with a 45-caliber gun and automatic loader for loading of both, a projectile and charge. It is based on the DANA 152mm self-propelled howitzer.
The system features long range, high accuracy and rate of fire, prompt preparation for firing and high level of mobility ensured by a modified TATRA 8x8 chassis. Design of the gun enables to use any NATO standard 155mm ammunition available on the market. The Fire Control System enables 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 system extremely safe for its crew that is completely out of reach of any potentially dangerous mechanics of the gun and autoloader plus the crew is protected from the gases generated during firing.
| Technical Data: | |
| Caliber: | 155 mm |
| Barrel length: | 45 cal. |
| Number of ammunition carried: | 40 projectiles/40 charges |
| Maximum range: | 39.6 km |
| Minimum range: | 5.6 km |
| Rate of fire: | 6 rounds per min. |
| Sustained rate of fire: | 5 rounds per min. |
| Loading of projectiles and charges: | automatic |
| Turret traverse: | ±60° |
| Elevation/Depression: | +70° / -3,5° |
| Chassis: | modified TATRA 8x8 |
| Vehicle length: | 12.97 meters |
| Vehicle width: | 3.015 meters |
| Total height: | 3.3 meters |
| Overcoming of obstacles: | |
| Trench: | 2000 mm |
| Vertical step: | 600 mm |
| Fording: | 1400 mm |
| Total weight of the system: | 28450 kg |
| Maximum speed: | 80 km/h |
| Maximum road range: | 750 km |
| Number of crew: | 4 |
