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PLZ-05 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.

PLZ-05

Self-propelled artillery, China. In service since 2008

What gives it away

Tracked, with six road wheels, the driver at the front and a large, tall turret set to the rear with a long 155 mm gun.

Used by

China; export versions to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia

PzH 2000, self-propelled artillery from Germany

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

Photo: George E. Koronaios, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Where they differ

DetailPLZ-05PzH 2000
Road wheels per side6 road wheels7 road wheels

What they share

These won’t tell them apart.

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