hello everyone welcome to the military one channel list artillery armored vehicles military equipment
that italy plans to deliver to ukraine like other countries italy focuses to the delivery of mobile
artillery systems such as belgium france germany the netherlands and the united states italy has
not yet made a decision on the type of artillery system that could be delivered to ukraine and
there are two possible options the dm 113 a1 is the production variant of the american made m 113
tracked apc armored personnel carrier vehicle which entered service with the us army in 1963.
it is one of the most popular tracked apc used in the world
the rear part of the vehicle can accommodate up to 11 infant trim in in apc configuration it is
one of the most popular tracked apc in the world and more than 40 variants have been developed the
hull of the m113 provides protection against the firing of small arms and artillery shell splinters
the vcc one also nicknamed cannilino is an italian made upgraded version of the m113
a one-tracked apc main improvements over the bcc one can be summarized as increased firepower
improved armor protection the infantry's ability to aim and fire their weapons from inside the hull
and improved seating arrangements the vehicle no longer in service with the italian army
and was replaced by the dardo tract armored ifv infantry fighting vehicle the simum 25 is a mobile
anti-aircraft gun system developed in italy based on the track chassis of the american m113 apc
the roof of the hull is fitted with a weapon station armed with four 25 mm overlooking
automatic cannons which have an effective range of about 2500 m the cinem25 is used to destroy
low flying targets the cannons can fire at a rate of 2440 rounds per minute the turret contains 150
rounds of high explosive fragmentation ammunition for each gun an internal magazine also houses 40
apps rounds that can be used against enemy vehicles the turret can traverse through 360
dag and the guns can be elevated from plus 87 deg to minus five dayed type d self-propelled
howitzer or the pzh2000 which is the latest generation of mm tract self-propelled howitzer
which is in service croatia germany greece hungary italy lithuania netherlands and qatar
on april 20 2022 army recognition reported that the netherlands would have sent pzh 2
1555 mm tract self-propelled howitzers to ukraine and germany will provide ukraine with ammunition
and training for these artillery systems the m109l is an italian made development of the american m
109 155 mm track self-propelled howitzer the first batch of 32 155 mm m109ls was completed in 1986
and final deliveries were made in 1992. the m109l was upgraded with a 39 caliber long barrel version
to replace the original 23 caliber barrel of the american m 109 the new canon is able to fire fh
70 projectiles to a maximum range of 24 000m the m109l can also fire assisted ammunition
at a maximum range of 30 km the m109l is no longer in service with the italian army
and was replaced by the german-made pzh2000 currently the italian army has a total of 69 pz
h2 1555 mm track self-propelled howitzers the pzh2000 is a 155 mm self-propelled howitzer
design developed and manufactured by the german company cross mafi wegman
kmw together with ring the tall defense the main armament consists of a rhematol 155 mm 52 cowl
done with a chromium plated barrel and semi-automatic lifting breech block
with an integrated 32 round standard primer magazine it has a maximum firing
range of 30 km with standard projectiles and up to 40 km with assisted projectiles