Flowering of wheel artillery: how war in Ukraine changes the development of SAU in the world

Saturation of battlefields with drones and high -precision ammunition make the crew survival issues are especially relevant. Therefore, artillery should be moving and very fast to hit and run away without a blow. French engineers had a simple idea: take a large gun, put it on a truck, and you will get self -propelled artillery at a relatively small price. The wheel guns were so effective on the Ukrainian battlefield that the Western armies look at this concept in a new way.

About it reports Defense News. On June 17, the EuroSatory arms exhibition starts in Paris. The focus of artillery will be mobile machines that can survive in the conditions of saturation of the battlefield. "The boldness of the wheel gun is the maximum efficiency.

You do not sacrifice from the point of view of firing power, speed, accuracy and range of shooting, and you have a truck that is still armored, but which is capable of being maneuverable, which is very invisible," Charles said Boduen, the head of the exhibition. Analysts believe that Ukraine contributes to this, which forms a discussion on towing and wheel equipment. Elbit Systems, for example, noted that the Russian-Ukrainian war emphasized the criticality of mobility on the battlefield.

Caesar or Atmos can go to position, shoot several shells and escape. The need for maneuverability was reacted in Finland. The local company Patria will create a wheel 155 mm of the SAU. A large number of drones means that combat teams in Ukraine have to mask their positions or go immediately after firing to avoid strokes. In the future, it will be even more difficult to hide artillery, according to Army Futures Command USA General James Rayini.

EuroSatory will present at least 10 artillery producers; This is more than in 2022. According to Bauduen, the main themes will be guns and jet artillery, and the high -mobile M142 M142 - another central element of the show. Currently, the display of such SAU and RSZV: "To the conflict in Ukraine, many artillerymen around the world have believed that for the war of high intensity the only serious weapon is caterpillar armor.

The conflict in Ukraine showed that, on the contrary, Caesar is not only ideal for war High intensity, but also has better figures than other types of guns, " - said KNDS representative. In addition to maneuverability, the Wheel Sau is more economical. Studies in the US and Europe show that up to 30% can be saved for wheeled articles. We will remind, on May 28 the media showed how the Ukrainian SUU "Bogdan" withstood the strike of the Russian "Lancet".