Boxer RCH 155 British Armys New Replacement British Soldier reacts 

Somehow, the most important features of the Boxer RCH-155 were missing: - no stabilizers needed - 360° aiming - direct fire possible - fire-on-the-move capabilities

It's the Drunken Boxer, wobbling but still hits you. The Hunter killer Funktion was forgotten too.

The German army is in the process of splitting up into light forces (paratroopers, special forces and such), heavy forces (tracked vehicles like Leopard 2, Puma and PzH2000) and medium forces (wheeled, vehicles like Boxer IFV, RCH 155). This also marks their response time, light forces can airdrop in, medium forces drive on their own wheels, and heavy forces have to be carried there by train or tank transporter. We're not giving up on tracked artillery, we're just making sure each force has artillery support.

Main benefit is, that it can fire while on the move.

Original video is rather repetitive and misses key features of the RCH. Unlike Archer - it can fire WHILE DRIVING - it has a RWS on the roof to which the main gun can be slaved, which gives it Hunter Killer capabilty - the RWS also can be used for close defense against drones

None of the key features mentioned: 360 degree aiming, no stabilizers needed, direct fire possible on a tank e.g., fire while rolling, all which Archer doesn’t have. Till now it’s unique. Archer chassis makes logistics complicated, that’s why other countries buy archer on a MAM HX chassis.

There are 2 main differences to the Archer System. 1.) the modulartity from the Boxer concept. 2.) There is no more shoot and scoot... now it´s shoot while scoot. You can also put the RCH 155 module on a tracked Boxer chassis.

Why is this modernist artillery at the world? As the others comments show: Fast, airtrasportable, can fire while driving, 360° aiming, because the weight is so high, stabilizer are not needed, fire on the move capabilities so you can use it as a tank hunter, is NBC protected, capable of MRSI with 9 shots per minute, the range by using VLAP is 33.5 miles.

No tracks, because wheels don´t need extra trucks or trains for longer distance land transports. The video doesn´t mention anything about the beauty of that thing, it can shoot like a normal howitzer while driving at around 15 to 16 mph without any issues. It is operated by only two and if you need to stop, shoot nine rounds and drive again it takes only 90 seconds for the whole process. It does have a auxiliary power unit (APU), so it doesn´t need the main engine to be still fully operational, in a fixed position, wich reduces also the heat signature. It is automated and the on board computer solves the concern about accuracy, because of vehicle movement, it is more like tipping on a target on a touch screen. In the near future they want it to be fully automated without any on board personal, RCH / remote controlled howitzer. It all happens via data link and it can fight even moving targets. Artillery Range, standard up to 40 km, V-LAP up to 54 km, Vulcano up to 70 km , so the 25 mile range is just the standard munition and not the extended range one. Combat ready weight is around 39 tons and not 45 tons, it was a requirement of the German military, because you would run into issues with streets, roads and so on. Buyers: Germany and UK are ordering together and want to optimise that system together, Ukraine will get 36 of those and Swiss is also interested, I didn´t hear anything about those other countrys mentioned.

Probably the most important feature is that the howitzer is the first to be able to fire accurately while moving. It may have been mentioned and I missed it.

It gets really funny with Rheinmetall Denel Munitions new 155 mm Ramjet round. Expected range is 150 km.

The Boxer platform is an ingenious solution. Spare parts, mechanics and replacement units makes things so much easier which significantly increases the readiness of the vehicles.

This is the current status of the system. The great advantage in the future is not even mentioned. RCH stands for Remote Controlled Howitzer and upgrades in the future will make this system fully autonomous so a crew is no longer needed in the vehicle.

It’s about finally building something in big numbers, that partners like Australia, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium etc. also builds and have. No problems with spare parts/logistics etc. One size fits all…

As far as I remeber the Australians are oredering Boxers as well.

its plain and simple. the rch-155 is by far the best artillery system in the hole world. there is just nothing like that anywhere. no system whatsoever can what this system can do, its an improvement in any instance. Systems like the archer or (try no to laugh) the cesar system now look as something form another century. its stunning how many new capabilities and advantages this system en passou brings. Its a groundbreaking invention which changes "everything". From now on there is only a "before" the rch-155 and an "after". thats how important this developement is. As usual, it comes from the germans.. Ukraine will be the first one, to get this stuff, even before the germans. at least 54 system of them. but not before 2026. thats shit, but it is what it is.

I don't have much engineering knowledge or military background, but this looks amazing! I know you said the barrel was to short, but i think they went with the size for transportation and mobility. But these are KEY for Ukraine, because of their accuracy and range! These combined with drones and air support, is what is making the Russians offense so slow.

This is the Phz's natural evolution. The Phz 2000 has been the world's best self propelled artillery for decades but is over comclicated and expensive. It's still in the top league but fast, fire-on-the-move guns with fully self loading turrets like this will very soon make it obsolete.

The fire on the move capability is the selling point which makes the RCH155 unique so far. Shoot & Scoop was yesterday.

At 4:14. The other advantage is that it can cover long distances itselve without depending on low lowloaders or lowloader train cars. A few weeks ago convoys of Boxers covered the route from the Netherlands towars Lithuania on own power. without real issues. Took them 2 or 3 days, but it is much quicker then with lowloader and train and you can drive "dispersed". Not 20 difficult to replace vehicles on a train which can be hit or get an accident. With 20 Boxers like 20 different routes or time slots can be used.

If I'm right, wheeled vehicles are usually a lot cheaper to produce and maintain than tracked vehicles.

It’s heavy with wheels…. in Ukraine 🤦‍♂️ what are they thinking? 🤷‍♂️

One benefit of a wheeled vehicle compared with a tracked one is the much less fuel consumption. Makes it easier for logistics. The barrel and ammunition is the same as for the Panzerhaubitze 2000. The PzH 2000 needs 5 guys to operate, ok they can reduce with some setbacks. The RCH 155 is automated and meant for 2 people operation. max speed >100kmh operation distance >700km.

It should also replace fh70 as towed artillery when fighting the a near pear enemy will get taken out quickly towed artillery is a thing of the past just like the musket

Three Possibilities one it could be online with the thinking of the SP80 they are already making the drive unit at Telford so if more SPGs are needed if the front line stalls then the IFV Boxser can be changed for the RCH 155 also it can keep up with the lighter Boxser IFV cost less in Maintenance and is more mobile than a tracked SPG

Holds more ammo and slots right in with the rest of the Boxer fleet. No brainer really.

After listening to your material, I regret to say that the level of uncritical acceptance of advertising brochures is appalling. I will give you a few arguments why RCH155 is a bad idea: 1. Howitzer carrier - Boxer is heavy and at the same time too small to mount such a tower on it. It is not without reason that the Austrians want to adapt the Piranha 10x10 to this tower. 2. The Austrian method of mounting on a 10x10 cart also has the advantage that you can add hydraulic cart supports that transfer the forces generated by the shot directly to the ground. The films clearly show what happens to this Boxer after firing a shot. Please imagine the state of the suspension and perhaps even the structure of this Boxer after firing a few hundred shots. 3. The war in Ukraine clearly proved that the PzH2000 with its complicated automatic loading mechanism was problematic during military operations. There is a problem with service and quick repairs. Basically, a failure of the automatic loading device takes the howitzer out of combat. Therefore, the balance between the high degree of complexity of the structure and the ability to perform quick, efficient and relatively simple repairs in field conditions, allowing the howitzer to be kept in constant combat. 4. Coming back to the howitzer carrier, placing the turret on a Boxer does not provide any benefits compared to placing it on an armored truck, which will be cheaper and will provide greater adaptability to the purpose of a wheeled howitzer. The off-road capabilities of the 8x8 truck will be very similar to those of the Boxer, and even better with the use of double wheels on the rear axles. To sum up - RCH155 is a very risky purchase. There will be a problem with these howitzers in the future. Well, unless the British Army buys these howitzers to keep them in garages and look nice - that's ok.

Seems like mission specific logistics and possibly interoperability with other Boxer nations might be possible? I.e. forward deployed boxer chassis means only having to transport mission specific modules (a lot less weight). It also seems as though new modules could be developed as required, like drone warfare, anti aircraft, MLRS, EW etc.

Probably the main reason to choose wheels not tracks is the ease to maintain, replacement n' cost. In armies, who have fewer personals at hand, will prone to spent less into training that not necessary to fight the fight at core.

thing is bloody expensive vs truck mounted. (approx €10m for Boxer based vs €3.5m for Caesar NG) Maintenance and parts will be more expensive. No way you can air transport it on most cargo planes. At 40 tons, it is too heavy and tall for C130 or A400. So what? remove gun module and reassemble everytime, kind of defeats purpose of expeditionary role. Pretty skepical about fire on the move in terms of range and accuracy (or even 9 rounds a minute) seeing the amount of sway on it. Like firing from a swing. To get metric precision at 40km, the gun needs to be as stabilized as possible. Not even sure why you would need to fire on the move, when shoot and scoot is enough vs counter battery. It's not like the boxer on the move will outrun guided or loitering munitions, or drones. Seeing tye clusterfuck PZH2000 has been in Ukraine in terms of maintenance and malfunctions, i doubt this does any better in actual combat. Really should have gone for the Archer version mounted on a MAN truck, which the UK army already uses for many other roles. Easier and cheaper to source spare parts, and probably would have cost a lot less to buy. Boxer has to be one of the most expensive APC platforms on the market while not offering more in return, just about every modern APC in Nato is Stanag 4/5, and none, incl Boxer, will survive ATGM, arti, etc...) Some procurement guys just love to choose complicated, when simple and combat proven will suffice. my 2 cents

Hello. Im a litle bit to late ... 3 weeks 😉 But the RCH 155 is the little Brother from the PZH 2000 The PZH 2000 is still the undefeated Master among the artillery. And I think it will stay that way for a long time. The difference as I have already read here in the comments is correct. RCH 155 is the middle class, but can keep up with its big brother PHZ, only the records of the PZH 2000 remain. Rate of fire unbeatable. Automation is good, but soldiers are still faster than the automatic loader 😉 Just some Numbers. Maby you find them elswere: PZH 2000 3 rounds in 10 sec. ( slow ) 24 rounds in 1 min. (record ) But after that, the reloader is ... dead ( tired ) 😂 btw. The Archer has the same range like PZH 2000 and RCH 155. there is no difference. Same Gun, Same amunition And the Answer to your question at the end: The Difference between PZH 2000, RCH 155, and Archer is simple. There is not realy one, exept one thing that is not realy important if you have cover. The only thing is that the Archer need more time to move after shooting. I think its 1 min. or maby 30 sec. PZH 2000 and RCH 155 can shoot without stopping. But again, its not realy importand.

2 man crew, sounds nice for bean counters, but how practical on the battlefield? pretty sure 3 man would be minimum, ie driver, gunner and commander for comms, situational awareness etc..., and hope you don't need any on the field TLC in sticky situations, because you can't always be sure when the AA will get there.

This system ist also able for shoot in moving and has Hunter Killer kapebillity because of two separat optics

wheels are cheaper, faster and easier to navigate and they can drive on every streets! chains are of course better in offroad and mud but more expensive, maintainance and they can not drive on every asphalt street because it can destroy the asphalt i guess. Also wheel howitzer must be lighter because chains system is heavy which means you can probably air lift it easier. However chains have the advantage of the turning circle, they can turn on the spot.

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We like K9 Thunder from South Korea That's a better machine all the way around. Bummer

I think this is one of those vehicles, that looks so ugly and misshapen, that it gains a new kind of beauty again.

I prefer the Archer. I don't like the high profile of the RCH 155 and because of its civil engineering heritage, I suspect the Archer chassis might have the edge over the Boxer chassis when it comes to traversing rough ground. But I see why it make sense to go for the RCH. Archer's articulated chassis requires specialist expertise to maintain and repair whereas compatibility with, and the modulatory of, the Boxer fleet as a whole simplifies this and many other issues. There was also the option of mounting the Archer turret on a truck chassis (MAN provides many of the British Army's logistic vehicles). However, perhaps Boxer is judged more capable for cross-country than a MAN /Archer variant plus there is, of course, the higher round capacity of the RCH 155. p.s. Any scope to ship mount that turret?

The boxer armoured car looks incredibly similar to the German Second World War armoured car 🧐which if memory serves was called a puma which definitely had the eight wheeled layout 🤔

With drones these days these things are rendered useless just ask the Armenians

Nevertheless some countermeasurements against FPV devices would be nice.

Disappointing we cant buy British.

There has been much U.K. involvement on the Boxer from its inception & clearly even more now, which I think needs to be highlighted more, it’s definitely not solely, a German system. Personally I’m hoping this relationship will help reactivate the UK’s ability to create artillery & tank guns once more, we definitely do need sovereign capabilities in an unstable world. If RCH 155 proves successful in Ukraine, there is a a very good chance there will be even greater interest in the Boxer series of vehicles, which will surely increase development of the type & also, very importantly, it will create a good manufacturing structure in which to supply Ukraine with potentially a brilliant vehicle👍 it will be very interesting to see the feedback from Ukraine, I’m sure it will studied hard, and it will no doubt have a fair bit of influence on the UK’s acquisition proposals of the RCH. In an ideal ‘budgets allow’ world, I believe the U.K. should be looking into a tracked option as well. More expense for sure, and definitely not as easily deployable, logistics etc, but as is still being proven in pretty much all the ‘war zones’ around the world, artillery is still the queen of the battlefield, so a broader spectrum or having the right mix & balance is important too. To that end a much lighter, transportable, fast into action, automated(?) and still hard hitting smaller option, is also a very good idea to have a look into acquiring as well🙏👍

The army are testing radiowave weapons able to remove all air threats fit this to ships too

Boxer RCH 155 looks a bit small and unstable when firing?! Does it really have the same accuracy as the Archer? Or is it a financial issue...

Is it sunny where you are, are you indoors, do you play baseball ? So why are you wearing a baseball cap indoors. Did you grow up watching to much TV.

Australia is building Boxers

The Boxer RCH 155 is a good example of the strength of international co-operation, also with regard to the Russian war in Ukraine. Developed in Dutch-German co-operation, the basic model is being produced for the British army in the UK, while the (German) artillery module is being used in Ukraine, i.e. tested under wartime conditions. And the Boxer RCH 155 is just one weapon system in the Western world's armoury. It is this ability of the West to cooperate militarily across national egoisms that will pose insoluble problems for the autistic Putin regime if it believes it has the upper hand in a modernisation of the armed forces that has inevitably become necessary as a result of the war.

The Boxer chassis will also be available in a tracked version.

looks a bit wonky but if it works it will be great and i trust the germans with engineering. and if they just slapped the pzh2000 gun on a 8x8 chassi, the suspension maintenance will be horrible. if maintained it will be a good system my only worries i see is the suspension wear, i just hope it wont be like driving a boat on land after the 2nd fire mission.

Cheap and Tacky that's why

05:10 That is just an up right lie, the RCH 155 is not in service with an nation right now. All these nations are planning to get it or ordered it.

Not the prettiest gun araoung..

As far as I know the one single main feature of this howitzer ist the ability to shoot while driving around. All other similar systems can't do that. I'm not an expert and if I'm wrong feel free to correct me. If I'm right it is remarkable, that this documentary isn't mentioning this main feature one single time.

It's goofy looking.

Eighteen units. I would take a good long look at current losses in Ukraine before celebrating any victory as at some points eighteen units make up less than half a day's potential losses. Lesson not learned. Ukraine is currently offloading all its ammunition from its mobile gun systems and only putting the shot required in through the hatch at the time it is required due to issues with drones & ATGM causing total loss of the asset once hit, and they will get hit, so an autoloader would not be of much use in those circumstances. As for mobility One IVECO, bad news all round, Two, ask any site worker what Volvo site trucks can do in the right hands, ask any eight-legger driver what they can't do, no comparison at all. The Volvo wins hands down every single time. Overall looking at this thing I detect the rich stench of government cost-cutting with zero thought for the consequences of those cuts ordered by people who will never be affected by those decisions at all. War is still a numbers game and if you ain't got it then you are going to lose every single time.

Are we building them in uk ? Without been able to build them including the steel there just a fad as soon as Europe falls to a enemy we have no guns and will soon run out of shells. Or the country of manufacture will say sorry you can’t shoot there as we see in Ukrainian 😊

I wonder what chassis it is based on? I think it was only mentioned around 70 times, so I may have missed it.

Boxer can move by air, and Archer can't that is literally the biggest reason for an island nation... we can deliver systems in hours instead of days.

TY Corporate sponsors. Nice job on marketing, as it looks like a wonderful system, and wish we had some field reports from in service. 10 million for an SPG is remarkable, so we can understand if too much for a combat test. This item reduced to 1800 e for scrap is quite a blow.

So i guess they're not going to buy any more boxers, their just going to buy the gun pack and put it on Boxers that were meant for other uses. Sick of the penny pinching.

The 'Boxer ' platform is an ideal solution to replacing the AS90. As well as greater accuracy and firing range, faster to reposition in the field, better range for the vehicle and compatibility with Germany, Netherlands, Lithuania and Australia and the number of nations likely to use this system will grow (I would expect other Balic states to follow, as well as possibly Poland, Romania and Denmark). In addition it offers a unit that can be easy to repair, reconfigure, air transported and uses only 2 crew plus its made in the UK and relatively cheap.

2 man crew 🥸 How many units ? Archer Promotion literature was plastered all over our units trng wing in 2000

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Good thing and has a better cost/ratio than the p2k, but for the support of a moving battle-tank-group the p2k is the better choice. But for a frozen line its absolut enough.

It looks like it's sort of hastily cobbled together. Hopefully it works better than it looks 😅

RCH 155, the best on the market at the moment, like the Boxer, is airborne with the A 400.

They also forgot to mention the Hunter-Killer-System.

I thought the British Army had opted for the Archer?

That video was a bit weird tho, he told us a lot, but said nothing 😅

It's a good choice! 😊

What’s the Uk doing about MRLS systems

You can soon form an army and everyone is using the Boxer.

Wheels are supperior in strategic mobility. Wheeled vehicles are faster and can relocate over longer distances by themselves while tracked vehicles need to be deployed by rail. The tactical mobility is not as good as a tracked vehicle but it is a difference if you can go 60km/h on a road or 90km/h.

Should have stuck to the Archer.

Good to know it can fire back when retreating?

Are there any plans to have a 105mm module?

Archer & Boxer 155 is enough to give the ghosts of Edward 3 or Henry 5 a hard on :)

The rch150 is the only artillery gun in that size, which can fire while driving.

I think you are wrong about the firing range of AS90 and Archer. All of these are NATO 155mm howitzers. Their range is determined by the ammunition not the gun. The longer ranges are due to base bleed extended range full bore rounds (48km), and sub-calibre, winged ram jet assisted rounds such as Leonardo Oto Vulcan (>100km)

Look slightly taller than Archer but a bit shorter.

One point not mentioned is the RCH can shoot wile on a slow movement, about 5-8 miles an hour.

More kit supplied by a foreign company, not good

If you like something like this you should check out the finnish AMOS or NEMO mortar systems. Currently in competing to win the contract to be the mortar system integrated to the american AMPV.

Does it have a C of G issue, as the turret height is huge and aft mouted on the vehicle? to me it looks as though the risk of rollover could be quite high. With no additional support for the firing platform when in use, surely this must affect accuracy?

Very heavy for wheels

Why aren’t we building our own vehicles and why on earth must we buy from overseas, it does not make sense that we are buying from abroad when we are more than capable of building our own fighting vehicles. the main problem with buying any foreign vehicle is that you are tied to them for spares and everything is rosey until you fall out and then you’ve got vehicle without engine spares ,steering spares etc it’s been said thats main benefit is that it can fire on the move but if I remember correctly the old centurion could do that decades ago

Its left to be seen about the accuracy.. is their any verified source on it, and what rate of fire while retaining accuracy? Not sure why but for some reason this seems like a quick-fix chassi+gun merger I hope that suspension system is super sturdy and doesn't ware out. Whichever it is we will surely find out from the Ukrainians same as for the Archer.

Still looks like it’s going to fall over !. And the whole point of tracked vehicles?, mud. Not sure how the wheeled fleet would deal with off road in crap conditions

Was im Video nicht erwähnt wurde, kann der Boxer auch während der Fahrt schießen und seine Ziele genau treffen. Das ist bisher einzigartig unter den Artilleriesystemen

The Panzerhaubitze 2000 has proven to be a very maintenance hungry beast. So if the gun system is made after a Panzerhaubitze 2000... Could there be a problem here?

at 10 million a piece it sounds like it will be something you don't want to lose. I was reading a comment somewhere about how the age of "shoot and scoot" is over and SPGs are also hopeless because drones spot them too easily now. I wonder if drones will make this kind of system far less useful because nobody will want to risk putting them where they need to go?

Relying on another country's weapon's system to be used is really a slippery slope. Its gambling at high stakes that you will continually have good relations with that country when the chips are down.

That’s made for autobahn not mud and rocks😅

The Swedish Archer 155mm Self-propelled Howizters, can do everything the Boxers RCH 155mm, but many believe do it better and carry more of the same artillery rounds the Boxer RCH uses too. The main weakness of the Boxer RCH 155m Howizters has, the Archer Self-propelled 155mm Howizters does not have. Could turn out to be, having no Stablizer Leg with Ground-blades, which could badly affect the crew onboard and cause health issues too. Though badly affect the Boxer RCH drive system and suspension system components, plus onboard electronics and Howizter components too. That from excess or extreme vibration damage, caused from rapid fire of the 155mm Howiter! When the the Boxer RCH 155mm Howizter, is already shows issues with rocks heavy rocking side to side and backwards and forwards when fired. That seems when only firing in single shot mode, with waiting time between shots too. Regardless of direction the barrel is facing, either forward or backwards. However, the main weakness, seems to be when firing sideways, either to the left or the right, the Boxer RCH very much rock sideways on its wheels and suspension badly. The Archer Self-propelled Howiters, has a much lower profile, both easier to hide than the Boxer RCH, but the later seems very top heavy when firing too. If the German's are claiming sustain fire rates, of 9 rounds a minute, yes that is high. However, the Boxer RCH 155mm Howizters, will run out of ammunition very quickly. The Boxer RCH will be still going to be rocking all over the place, whether side to side and/or forwards plus backwards too. While firing the next rounds, especially when trying to fire 9 rounds in less than one minute. Which very much affect the Boxer RCH 155mm rapid fire accuracy, when firing multiple rounds from either a stationary position, or trying to fire on the move too. However, the Swedish Archer 155mm Howizters, is a proven battle tested artillery system, already in Ukraine too. Using the equally proven Volvo Armoured Crew-cab and the All-terrain 6x6 High-Mobility heightweight Chassis too. With the newer Archer variant, will be using the newer German Mann All-terrain High-Mobility 8x8 chassis, with new armoured three person crew command cab too. Along with the new Mk 2 Archer variant, will carry more rounds as well it seems, in it larger automatic loading magazine too. Again surpassing the Boxer RCH own Automatic loading magazine. Along with the Archer 155mm Self-propelled Howiters Mk.1 variant, already has there own Volvo Armoured-protected Automated Resupply Support Vehicle too. Based on the same Volvo 6x6 All-terrain High-Mobility chassis the Mk.1 Archer 155mm Self-propelled Howiters are mounted on. Or the Armoured Resupply Support Vehicle, could use the new German Mann Armoured Cab All-terrain 8x8 High-Mobility Chassis. The Mk.2 Archer 155mm Self-propelled Howiters will use, also the British Army already have ordered hundreds of too. Which these Armoured Automated Resupply Support Vehicles, can reload the Archer 155mm Self-propelled Howizters own magazine within a few minutes, either while the Archer is just parked up in its own hide too. Maybe even while actually reloading, between firing too. Also the Armoured Automatec Resupply Support Vehicle, carries enough rounds, to keep the Archer 155mm Self-propelled Howiters, firing on the battlefield for a long time too. The Archer 155mm Self-propelled Howizter Wheeled All-terrain High-Mobility Vehicle System, is one of the best in the World. The British Government and the MoD, should have purchased, at least a whole Artillery Regiment of 36 Archers plus 4 reserve training Archer systems too. Not just 14 Archer System's, just enough to equip for one Artillery Troop, plus a couple for reserve and training purposes too. The Archer Self-propelled Howiters are designed to operate with their own Armoured Automated Resupply All-terrain High-Mobility Support Vehicle too. The MoD may not have even purchases, these Armoured Automated Resupply Support Vehicles too, to support the Archer Self-propelled Howiters too? That is so both vehicles, can operate as self contained Combat Fire Team, of Self-propelled Howiters and Resupply Support Vehicle. Within or as part of a Six Gun Artillery Troop, or Twelve Gun Artillery Battery. Which can be independently deployed or broken up, into one or two Gun Fire Teams, or a Six Gun Artillery Troop's and/or twelve Gun Artillery Batteries. Along with supported by a Artillery Battery HQ Troop and Battery Logistic Support Troop, plus a Artillery Foward Observation Troop too. With these Archer Artillery Batteriez, being one of three Archer Artillery Batteries, of 36 Gun Medium or Heavy Artillery Regiment. While the Archer 155mm Self-propelled Howiter All-terrain High-Mobility Vehicle, can redeploy to a new fire position on its own fully loaded and waiting for its next fire mission. The Armoured Automated Resupply All-terrain High-Mobility Support Vehicle, can travel back to a rear area ammo supply base. To reloaded and then return to a pre-agreed RV, to meet up with the Archer 155mm Self-propelled Howiters. The Boxer RCH 155mm Howizters, does not have this Armoured Automated Resupply All-terrain High-Mobility Support Vehicle it seems? Whether another Boxer variant being used, or some Armoured All-terrain 8x8 High-Mobility Truck being used either? ARCHER would be my choice, it is a proven working system, Boxer RCH is an unproven system. With in today unsafe World, with China and Russia, let alone Iran and North Korea, plus Islamic International Terrorist Groups too. I would pick the Swedish Archer 155mm Self-propelled Howiters, or even the British M777 Towed 155mm Howizters, over the Boxer RCh 155mm Howizters at present. Let the Germany Army and taxpayers, work out and pay for all the problems with the Boxer RCH 155mm Self-propelled Howiters first. Not British Taxpayers pay to work them out instead, with the British Army or Royal Regiment of Artillery facing the troubling issues of a new Howiter system!

Weapon of Ukraine's Victory? I can't see Ukraine winning. Because of this weapon?

Did the germans hire French designer

Their is a 2 barell modell for Archer coming up.

we can hear you breath :P

There is an interview with the head developer of the PzH 2000 available here. Among other interesting notes he told how they came to employ an pneumatic autoloader system. They calculated and simulated other types of autoloaders (e.g. hydraulic) but nothing else could fullfill the specified cadences. And stabilizers would jeopardise the shoot and run-approach. Modern artillery detects artillery rounds by radar and calculates quickly the position of its origin.