K9 Thunder vs PzH 2000: how to tell them apart

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

K9 Thunder

Self-propelled artillery, South Korea. In service since 1999

What gives it away

Six road wheels, a wide flat turret and a long 155 mm barrel with a bore evacuator mid-barrel and a muzzle brake.

Used by

South Korea, Poland, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Turkey, India, Australia

PzH 2000

Self-propelled artillery, Germany. In service since 1998

What gives it away

Large tracked hull with seven road wheels, a big boxy turret set to the rear and a very long 155 mm barrel.

Used by

Germany, Netherlands, Italy, Greece, Hungary, Croatia, Lithuania, Ukraine

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