SP, MLRS and SPAA Developments

[MarkSheppard]

https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-update.../live-71281086

RCH 155, first one handed to Ukraine....

First of new German howitzers handed to Ukraine
Germany's defense minister, Boris Pistorius, has handed over the first of 54 planned wheeled howitzers to Ukraine to help bolster artillery capability.

"Ukraine can count on us, and this is a signal. And Germany is ready to assume responsibility in Europe," Pistorius said in the city of Kassel, where the weapons system is produced by tank manufacturer KNDS.

Ukraine's ambassador to Germany, Oleksii Makeiev, symbolically accepted the first of the new RCH 155 self-propelled howitzers for his country.

"We don't need mediators, we need allies," said the ambassador.

The RCH 155 artillery system is described by its manufacturer as the "world's most modern wheeled howitzer," which makes it possible to fire on the move for the first time.

Also, complete FO Vehicle set to be delivered with them:

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Just to get something straight, as this might have gone over some people's heads.

The 9 Boxer AiTO30 that Germany pledged to Ukraine yesterday are not IFV's. They are instead equipped with the Fire Director Controler (FDC) Mission Module, which has received the RCT30 turret for self-defence.

Their main job is to be the command and control element for a battery of 6 RCH155 155mm Self-Propelled Guns where they draw up and delegate fire missions for the battery.

For this reason, only 9 were pledged, as they are to operate with 9 batteries of 6 RCH155 each (total of 54 RCH155 have been pledged).