Dat zijn Oekraïense SPG's betaald door Denemarken.
In april was de productie 10 per maand en wordt nog verder verhoogd:
According to official statements, in May of this year, the Ukrainian defense industry reached the production rate of 10 Bohdana self-propelled howitzers per month.
“The state enters into serious, long-term contracts with our enterprises, which provide predictability, the ability to recruit people and attract investment. This month, our industry is producing 10 Bohdanas for the first time, and in May and beyond – even more,” President Zelensky reported on April 18.
The latest versions of the 155 mm wheeled howitzers come with a shell loader. The chassis is currently based on Tatra Phoenix 8×8 or Tatra T815 trucks, which are donated in Ukraine, with a Czech Puma L2 Long armored cabin.
https://mil.in.ua/en/news...ed-howitzers-for-ukraine/
Het schiet Westerse munitie dat verder gaat dan 152 mm artilleriegranaten (25 km).
Its firing range is about 42 km. When it comes to more powerful rocket rounds, the range can increase to 60 km. It can fire up to 4-6 rounds per minute, but the engineers promise to refine this characteristic and expand it to 7 rounds per minute. The ammunition supply is 20 shells.
Continuity is the key indicator. In Europe, only one country can compare—France with its CAESERs. These SAUs were transferred as military aid from several European countries for use in Ukraine. In April, representatives of the French defense sector announced that they plan to increase production to 12 units per month.
https://united24media.com...t-we-known-about-them-313
Alleen de Franse CEASAR is vergelijkbaar en de Fransen gaan 12 SPG's per maand produceren.
Het kan op verschillende truckchassis gebouwd worden.
A vital feature of the Bohdana is its ability to work on different chassis. In particular, the artillery unit has already been tested on three distinct platforms: two were six-wheeled, and one was an eight-wheeled Tatra from a Czech manufacturer. Such adaptability avoids dependence on one manufacturer and allows for a steady production rate because the installation is mounted on whatever platform is available. This is an essential feature for Ukraine at a critical moment of the war.
Ik zie de Renault vrachtwagenchassis al aankomen. De Fransen gebruiken dat als basis voor APC's, IFV's,... om van de vrachtwagenproductielijnen te kunnen profiteren in tijden van oorlog. Zij hebben al uitgezocht hoe je moet produceren om de verliezen op Oryx's lijsten bij te houden.
Enigste dat ontbreekt is een automatische loader. Nu is het nog manueel de artilleriegranaten erin rammen.
The only drawback of the Bohdana that Ukrainian military personnel are paying attention to today is its lack of automatic loading. Most of the actions have to be done by the military manually. But this system has already been planned at the design stage, so will be installed in the future.
Maar voor de helft van de prijs van een CEASAR mag je niet klagen en er is sowieso bijkomende productiecapaciteit in Europa nodig.
Firstly, you have to wait for the CAESARs. France, Denmark, and other European countries have already transferred all their available stocks to Ukraine, dramatically strengthening Ukraine's capabilities. However, the scale of production is not enough to meet the needs of the Ukrainian frontlines today: artillery warfare requires not only a lot of shells but also howitzers.
Secondly, the repair base and knowledge present a crucial limitation: in the case of complex damage, you have to send the CEASARs to neighboring countries. CAESARs are also more innovative; their repair is more complicated and therefore often takes longer.
Finally, the French SAU is more expensive. According to insiders, one CAESAR costs about $5 million, while the Ukrainian Bohdana is twice as cheap.
CEASAR is geavanceerder, weegt minder,... maar is ook moeilijker te produceren en herstellen.
Almost all of the described characteristics are comparable to what the French CAESAR is capable of—a 155 mm projectile and a firing range of 42 km. The advantages of the French CEASARs are still its automatic ammunition supply, unified chassis, lighter weight, and more combat experience—which makes it a more sophisticated product. But there are also some drawbacks.
Unified chassis versta ik als
unibody, laag zwaartepunt, heeft de mobiliteit om gemakkelijker van de ene van Afrika naar de andere kant te racen.
Voor Oekraïne is op een ladderchassis bouwen gemakkelijker te herstellen, schaalbaarder in productie,... en kan waarschijnlijk beter tegen zwaar gebruik, het aftrappen, veel vuil, modder, blubber,... Er zijn geen holle ruimtes zoals in een unibody waar water kan blijven zitten en auto's van binnenuit roesten.