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PzH 2000

IOC: 1998
Total Production: 336

Also Known As
Panzerhaubitze 2000
PzH 2000GR

Origin
Germany

Contractor/s
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann
Rheinmetall Defence

Applications
MONARC

Derived from:
Leopard 2 A4

Munitions:
Assegai V-LAP
Rh 40 DM 131 (60)
SMArt 155 (60)

Power plant:
MT 881 Ka-500

Description: The PzH 2000 is a 155mm 52 calibers (L52) self-propelled howitzer designed to provide indirect fire support to rapid reaction forces and artillery regiments. It is compatible with all 155 NATO standard shells and charges, and features high rates of fire with outstanding accuracy. High mobility, transportability, availability and automatic shell handling system make PzH 2000 a rapid reaction system with a round capacity for 60 units.

In addition to the 155mm main gun the PzH 2000 features one coaxial and one roof-mounted 7.62mm machine guns. The 155mm main gun can hit targets at 30 km with conventional ammunition and targets at ranges of 40 km employing assisted ammunition. PzH 2000 also features Multiple Round Simultaneous Impact (MRSI) capability.

The PzH 2000 howitzer can be employed in littoral warfare environments firing against sea moving targets. This capability was demonstrated during a trial campaign in Sweden carried out by the PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzer.

The German Army received the last PzH 2000 of a first batch comprising 185 systems in 2002. Greece, the Netherlands, and Italy have also ordered the PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzer. It is expected further German Army and export customers orders. The PzH 2000 could potentially supersede all M109 howitzers currently in service and soviet-made self-propelled howitzers in east Europe.

Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 5

Guns: Main Gun Caliber 155 mm

Number of Weapons: 60

Dimensions: Height 3.1 m, Length 11.7 m, Width 3.6 m

Weights: Max Weight 55,000 kg (121,252 lb)

Performance: Cross Country Speed 13 mps (24 kt), Main Gun Max Range 56,000 m (183,727 ft), Max Range 420 km (227 nm), SetUp Time 30 sec, Top Speed 17 mps (33 kt)

Power: Power 1,000 shp

Other: Max Rate of Fire 10 rounds per minute, Sustained Rate of Fire 3 rounds per minute

PzH 2000 - Contracts, Orders & Sales

see transactions report

PzH 2000; items: 40; transferred from Germany to Netherlands between 2004 and 2008
Items: 40

Delivery	Items
2008	11
2007	14
2006	11
2005	2
2004	2

PzH 2000; items: 2; transferred from Germany to Italy in 2003
Items: 2

PzH 2000GR; items: 24; transferred from Germany to Greece in 2003 and 2004
Items: 24

Delivery	Items
2004	14
2003	10

PzH 2000; items: 180; Germany national procurement between 1998 and 2004
Items: 180

Delivery	Items
2004	2
2003	13
2002	38
2001	41
2000	37
1999	45
1998	4

News
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Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and BAE Systems Australia team for LAND 17

PzH 2000 Increases Range by More than 40 Percent

Turkey and Netherlands Order Large Caliber Ammunition

MONARC Mounted on F124 Frigate

Operators

see operators map

Germany / 185

As of	Holdings
2008	181
2007	179
2006	178

Greece / 24

As of	Holdings
2006	25

Italy / 70

Netherlands / 57

As of	Holdings
2008	40
2007	29
2006	15

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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

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