Fully automatic loading system enables both projectiles and cartridges to be loaded automatically in whole range of azimuth and elevation, without help from crew.
Combat use: ZUZANA 155 mm SPGH is a weapon with long firing range, high precision and high rate of fire, short time needed to engage the firing position and excellent vehicle manoeuvrability.
Firing power: The main advantage of ZUZANA SPGH is its superior firing power. This is a result of full automatic rammer loading system both for projectiles and charges. In the automatic laying mode, the barrel is automatically pointed in the direction calculated by the on board computer.
Accurancy: The first but not last most important feature is an accurate hit of the target by the first shot. Excellent stability of the weapon both on wheeled and tracked chassis leads to maximum possible accurate repeatability.
Range of fire: The weapon system is fully automated and enables efficient fire up to the range of 39,6 km depending on used ammunition.
Universal turret: Very useful feature of ZUZANA SPGH is possibility to mount nearly identical turret on either on heavy wheeled armoured chassis or on main battle tank chassis. This is secured by fully autonomous mode of work and light construction of the turret.
Autonomy: Other advantage of the ZUZANA SPGH is its autonomy in the battlefield. On board navigation system and fire control computer make ZUZANA an autonomous and highly flexible weapon system.
Automation: The high degree of automation permits very short reaction time. Combined with high rate of fire and in the same time reduction of the manpower (two men are required to complete the whole mission) a modern self-propelled howitzer of the future was developed.
Servocontrol: Both azimuth and elevation are servodriven. Azimuth and elevation positioning can be controlled by fire control system based on in-terrain navigation, auto navigation system and fire parameters.
Ammunition: The weapon construction provides the possibility to use NATO standard ammunition or any other compatible 155 mm ammunition including base bleed type ammunition. Complete ammunition stock carried in the ZUZANA 155 mm SPGH is 40 rounds.
Ambient limits: The firing is possible in any climate conditions in temperature range from - 40° up to + 55° C from prepared or not prepared positions having different surfaces with a slope up to +/-5°.
Rate of fire: The efficient intensity of fire using full automatic shells and charges loading system is 5 to 6 rds in first minute. A sustained rate of 30 rds. per 6 minutes is possible in automatic mode of loading.
Tradition: ZUZANA weapon system mounted on high mobility TATRA 8x8 chassis is the essential modification having its predecessors in DANA and ONDAVA 152 mm SPGH.
Alternation: Universal turret has been successfully mounted on T-72 MBT chassis. The mobility of the tracked version is significantly increased by implementation of 1000 HP engine and new transmission into T-72 chassis.
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