How many Polish AHS Krab self-propelled artillery units Ukraine received
Six weeks ago Poland sent Ukraine 18 AHS Krab self-propelled artillery units, and yesterday, July 12, President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke about the new batch of SAUs.
What we know
The number of units Zelensky did not announce, but according to rumors we are talking about 10 SAU. It means that there are already about 28 AHS Krab units in Ukraine. In addition, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has ordered about 60 more gun howitzers to the Poland. It is not known when they will arrive to us.
BREAKING:
- Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) July 12, 2022
Zelensky announced that Polish Defense Minister @mblaszczak arrived tonight to Kyiv with a new batch of Polish top-modern AHS Krab 155 mm self-propelled howitzers.
Poland donated 18 of them around 6 weeks ago.
Rumors say 10 arrived this time. pic.twitter.com/aRoeK0PCzT
Recall that the AHS Krab is Polish self-propelled 155 mm artillery unit (NATO compatible). It has a turret from the British SAU AS-90 and a chassis from the Korean SAU K9 Thunder manufactured by Samsung Techwin. The AHS Krab is capable of firing 6 rounds per minute. The maximum range of the shot is 40 km. The crew of the SAU consists of 5 people. AHS Krab can reach speeds of up to 67 km/h.
Source: @visegrad24
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