How to recognise self-propelled artillery
18 self-propelled artillery in Spotrep’s field guide, each with a photo, where it comes from, who uses it and the details that tell it apart from the rest.
Practise in Classic- 2S1 GvozdikaArtillery · Soviet Union
Low, flat amphibious hull (MT-LB based) with seven road wheels and a small round turret with a short 122 mm howitzer.
- 2S3 AkatsiyaArtillery · Soviet Union
Large hull with six road wheels, a big rounded turret set well back and a 152 mm gun with a double-baffle muzzle brake.
- 2S5 Giatsint-SArtillery · Soviet Union
No turret: a long 152 mm gun on an open mount at the rear of a tracked chassis, with a large recoil spade; the crew works in the open.
- 2S7 PionArtillery · Soviet Union
No turret: a huge 203 mm gun on an open mount at the back of a long tracked chassis with a large recoil spade.
- 2S19 Msta-SArtillery · Soviet Union
Tank-style running gear with six road wheels and a very large, tall square turret with a long 152 mm gun.
- 2S22 BohdanaArtillery · Ukraine
155 mm howitzer on the back of a 6x6 or 8x8 truck, with an open gun mount and a recoil spade.
- AHS KrabArtillery · Poland
Six road wheels on a K9-derived chassis with a large boxy AS-90 style turret and a long 155 mm barrel.
- ArcherArtillery · Sweden
Armoured six-wheeled hauler with a long 155 mm gun lying along the back on an automated, crewless mount.
- AS-90Artillery · United Kingdom
Tracked howitzer with six road wheels, a large flat-sided boxy turret and a 155 mm gun with a muzzle brake.
- CAESARArtillery · France
155 mm howitzer on the back of a truck; a large spade drops to the ground at the rear when firing.
- K9 ThunderArtillery · South Korea
Six road wheels, a wide flat turret and a long 155 mm barrel with a bore evacuator mid-barrel and a muzzle brake.
- PzH 2000Artillery · Germany
Large tracked hull with seven road wheels, a big boxy turret set to the rear and a very long 155 mm barrel.
- ShKH vz. 77 DANAArtillery · Czechoslovakia
Eight-wheeled Tatra truck with a 152 mm gun in a large flat turret set in the middle, between the cab and the engine.
- No photo yet2S9 NonaArtillery · Soviet Union
Small, light tracked vehicle with a small turret carrying a short 120 mm gun-mortar.
- No photo yetATMOS 2000Artillery · Israel
155 mm howitzer on the back of a six- or eight-wheeled truck with an armoured cab; a spade folds down at the rear before firing.
- No photo yetM109A6 PaladinArtillery · USA
Seven road wheels, boxy aluminium hull, wide turret overhanging the hull and a 155 mm gun with a large muzzle brake.
- No photo yetRCH 155Artillery · Germany
Boxer 8x8 carrying an unmanned turret with a long 155 mm gun, like a PzH 2000 turret on wheels.
- No photo yetZuzana 2Artillery · Slovakia
Eight-wheeled Tatra with a large boxy turret holding a long 155 mm gun that points forward over the armoured cab.
