AS-90 vs M109A6 Paladin: how to tell them apart

Two self-propelled artillery that are easy to mix up at a glance. Here is what tells them apart.

AS-90

Self-propelled artillery, United Kingdom. In service since 1992

What gives it away

Tracked howitzer with six road wheels, a large flat-sided boxy turret and a 155 mm gun with a muzzle brake.

Used by

Ukraine; retired by the United Kingdom

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M109A6 Paladin

Self-propelled artillery, USA. In service since 1994

What gives it away

Seven road wheels, boxy aluminium hull, wide turret overhanging the hull and a 155 mm gun with a large muzzle brake.

Used by

USA, Israel, Taiwan, Ukraine and many others

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