What is the best artillery in the world?

The 10 most effective self propelled artillery
  • DONAR Artillery Gun Module (AGM) ...
  • PzH 2000. ...
  • CAESAR 155mm Howitzer. ...
  • K9 Thunder. ...
  • NORA-B/52 SP Gun-Howitzer. ...
  • KRAB 155mm SPH. ...
  • ATMOS 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzer. ...
  • Singapore Self Propelled Howitzer 1 (SSPH 1) Primus.
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What is the best artillery system?

Currently top 10 self-propelled howitzers in the world are these:
  • Nr.1 PzH 2000 (Germany) ...
  • Nr.2 2S35 Koalytsiya-SV (Russia) ...
  • Nr.3 PLZ-52 (China) ...
  • Nr.4 K9 Thunder (South Korea) ...
  • Nr.5 Type 99 (Japan) ...
  • Nr.6 PLZ-05 (China) ...
  • Nr.7 Zuzana 2 (Slovakia) ...
  • Nr.8 M109A7 Paladin (USA)
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What country has the strongest artillery?

According to the given figures, Egypt topped the ranking with approximately 1.2 thousand self-propelled artillery, followed by Iran with around 770 artillery.
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How far can Russian artillery?

Russia also has access to a large number of other artillery systems: 9A52-4 “Tornado” MLRS: up to 90km range. BM-30 “Smerch” MLRS: 70 to 90km range. 2S7 “Pion” 203mm heavy artillery: 37,5 to 55km range.
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What country has the best artillery in World of Tanks?

Generally, the Russian line is the best artillery.
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Top 10 Self Propelled Howitzers



Which European country has best artillery?

With an arsenal of 700 howitzers, 700 heavy mortars and 100 multiple rocket launchers, Finland has the largest artillery capability in western Europe.
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Can a howitzer destroy a tank?

The probably is you will have to have a battery which is 4 or 5 howitzers to really destroyed some tanks. The problem is you have to shoot couple shots to adjust your fire to hit the tank we called it "fire for effect".
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What is the best howitzer?

1. PzH 2000 (Germany) Panzerhaubitze 2000 is a German 155 mm self-propelled howitzer jointly developed by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and Rheinmetall. It is a self-propelled gun which has been in the service of the German army since 1998.
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What was Hitler's super weapon?

V-3 – Hitler's 'Supergun'

A battery of 25 gun tubes were sunk into inclined tunnels in the ground, further protected by a vast concrete slab. It was planned to bombard London at a rate of 600 shells an hour. The Allies assumed the site was part of the V-2 rocket programme and launched bombing attacks in late 1943.
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Which country has the best artillery in ww2?

One of the most famous artillery pieces of the Second World War, the German 88mm gun had a well-deserved reputation for deadly accuracy and destructive power.
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Who is the strongest army in Europe?

How big are the standing armies in Europe? As a single nation Russia has the largest force of a European nation with 850,000 active personnel, or ready to deploy.
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Which country is strongest in Europe?

Russia had the most powerful military in Europe according to its PowerIndex score, which compares the strength and capability of different countries. According to this ranking, France had the second strongest military in Europe, followed by the UK, and then Italy.
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What is the deadliest tank in the world?

The new Russian T-14 Armata main battle tank (MBT), dubbed the “world's deadliest tank,” has been making headlines ever since its first public appearance during this year's May 9 Victory parade in Moscow.
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How powerful is a howitzer shell?

US scientists with a full-scale cut-away model of the W48 155 millimeter nuclear artillery shell, a very small tactical nuclear weapon with an explosive yield equivalent to 72 tons of TNT (0.072 kiloton). It could be fired from any standard 155 mm (6.1 inch) howitzer (e.g., the M114 or M198).
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Does Ukraine have heavy artillery?

Ukraine has called on the west to supply 300 rocket launchers, 500 tanks and 1,000 howitzers before a key meeting on Wednesday amid concern in some quarters it is pushing its demands for Nato-standard weapons to the limit.
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Does Ukraine have any artillery?

The recently announced 13th aid package to Ukraine ($450 million in total) continues to strengthen Ukrainian artillery since artillery has become the dominant combat arm in the recent fighting and provides 18 coastal and riverine patrol boats to start rebuilding the devastated Ukrainian navy.
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Who invented howitzer?

It was invented in the 1780s by Royal Artillery officer Henry Shrapnel, whose name became synonymous with fragmented shell shot.
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What artillery does Ukraine use?

Since the invasion, the Pentagon has provided Ukraine with 108 M777 howitzers, the most lethal weapons the West has delivered so far. But the range of the GMLRS is more than twice that of the 155-mm shells fired by howitzers.
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What is the world's biggest gun?

The Gustav gun created by the Germans, takes the cake on this one with an 80cm barrel. The Germans first used this gun in World War II; it was designed to pulverize French defensive bunkers in the early days of the war.
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Which rifle has highest range?

1. C15 Long Range Sniper Weapon. Commercially known as the McMillan Tac-50, this is the rifle which has broken the world record for longest kill on three separate occasions over the last 15 years.
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