Zuzana - 2 artillerisystem

1. En ordentlig løbslængde på 52 kalibre. Det skulle med ordentlig kvalitet af traditionel type (op til 30 km) og op til 40 km med base bleed -begge dele fornuftigt prissat.
   - så man kan øve med det.
   - så man slipper for alle problemerne med 205 mm kanoner (de er et helvede mandskabsmæssigt og logistisk)
2. Ordentligt chassis, der kan tåle rekylen og samtidig give konstant beskyttelse af alt personel - formentlig en level 4 og det hele holder sig til 30+ tons, så broer ikke er noget problem.
   - alt personel bliver på vognen under panser.
   - krudtgasserne kan ventileres ud - uden at udsætte personellet for beskydning.
3. En ordentlig motor, så den kan holde trit med Piranha V på landevej.
   Hvilken motor? Det er nok temmelig ligegyldigt - der er tale om en lastbilmotor af de store - masser laver dem.
4. Det hele kan transporteres på en færge med en fart på 25 knob. Dvs. rækkevidde i HELE Europa.
   Evt. på flodpramme, så floderne kan benyttes til andet end hindrende terræn.

If I read the tea-leaves correctly: Denmark is going to get the Krab in a number of 25 for the heavy brigade plus the batallion combat group for the Baltic division that needs a heavy BTN to act as divisional reserve. That should mean that Norway would get 19 for their heavy brigade in Estonia and Canada for the brigade in Lithuania. This is due to the maintainance on a higher organisatorial level - in Poland. Now let's see what price the Polacks can come up with.

The medium brigade will probably get the Slovac Zuzana-2 to keep up with the fast road mobility of the Piranha V.

What I am really worried about is that we all buy extra for the following reasons:

1) Experience from Ukraine is that 1/3 is under constant maintainance and repair.
2) There will be losses. And in the middle of a war - well, that is not really the time for procurement.
3) The reserves in the depots are not going to be there - they have all been donated to Ukraine. Though I still hope for a Leopard 1 BTN as a depot level reserve.
4) We will need a lot to replace losses - both our own and those of allied.

Now what I am worried about is the light - Hercules transportable - brigade. What the CAESAR has learned us is: A 6*6 chassis is to light for a 155 mm full length gun. A shorter howitzer gun would be preferable and do not fire a charge 8! You don't get much greater range out of that, and range is primarily a function of ammunition - partly ammunition manufacturing quality which is mainly responsible for accuracy up to 20 km. If I hear the complaints of the ukrainian artillery-men correctly: The "trophy-ammo" is the well known russian quality - dubious at best.
The other is that for ranges up to 30 km we will need base-bleed - to maintain accuracy and range.
Originally I had hoped for the 105 mm - for logistical reasons and full length barrel. But I don't think there is a suitable gun for that - not in the league of the M777 with its titanium mounting/furniture.

If You go beyound the 30 km effective range - you are talking a HIMARS system - probably on a Piranha V chassis. I don't like the way the leaf springs of the present chassis rocks like a drunken sailor - not a critique, it was what was available at the time - and leaf springs are reliable.