ShKH vz. 77 DANA vs Zuzana 2: how to tell them apart

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

ShKH vz. 77 DANA

Self-propelled artillery, Czechoslovakia. In service since 1981

What gives it away

Eight-wheeled Tatra truck with a 152 mm gun in a large flat turret set in the middle, between the cab and the engine.

Used by

Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Ukraine and others

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Zuzana 2

Self-propelled artillery, Slovakia. In service since 2019

What gives it away

Eight-wheeled Tatra with a large boxy turret holding a long 155 mm gun that points forward over the armoured cab.

Used by

Slovakia, Ukraine

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