Video shows Ukraine's AHS 'Krab' howitzers laying waste to Russian targets

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Video shows Ukraine's AHS 'Krab' howitzers laying waste to Russian targets
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'Our soldiers quickly mastered Western equipment,' Ukraine's General Staff of the Armed Forces wrote on Facebook.

on Saturday. Warsaw sent 18 of the Krab self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine in May 2022. Ukraine's military has been using the artillery systems since the summer of 2022.

"The Krab self-propelled artillery system has shown itself well both in terms of aiming speed and firing range," the post by the General Staff, accompanying the video, read."We have studied the resource and capabilities of these machines and are providing manufacturers with proposals for their improvement."

The footage shows Ukrainian servicemen loading and firing the howitzer, as well as clips of interviews with its operators in the field. A Polish AHS Krab howitzer takes part in a military exercise at the training range in Torun, February 23, 2023. Ukraine has been using the AHS Krab against Russian forces since the summer of 2022.On June 9, 2022, Ukrainian defense minister Oleksii Reznikov said he was"happy" to announce that AHS Krab units"are ready to carry out combat missions at the front."

The 155mm tracked Krab howitzer has a maximum firing range of approximately 25 miles and a five-person crew. Weighing in at around 48 tonnes, it is designed to"suppress and destroy," according to its manufacturer, Huta Stalowa Wola.mechanized and motorized units, and aircraft on landing grounds, the defense manufacturer added. Its main armament is a 155mm main gun barrel, with a burst rate of fire of three rounds per ten seconds, according to military service Army Technology.

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