Germany delivered the primary batch of the promised 54 RCH 155 self-propelled howitzers, the nation's Overseas Minister Boris Pistorius mentioned throughout a information convention on Jan. 13.
Six out of the 54 howitzers will stay in Germany to coach Ukrainian personnel.
"Ukraine can rely on us, and this (the supply) is a sign. And Germany is able to take accountability in Europe," Pistorius was quoted as saying within the German metropolis of Kassel, the place the howitzers are manufactured.
Ukraine's Ambassador to Germany, Oleksii Makeiev, symbolically accepted the primary batch on web site. Ukraine had requested the RCH 155 in July 2022.
The RCH-155 self-propelled howitzer is a brand new mixture of a GTK Boxer APC (armored personnel provider) with an automatic artillery turret of the PzH 2000.
It fires 155 mm shells to a distance of as much as 54 kilometers. It could actually transfer shortly on or off-road at speeds of over 100 kilometers per hour because of the wheeled base much like a heavy-duty armored automobile.
Ukraine is the primary nation to obtain the brand new RCH 155.
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