The AHS Krab is a 155 mm NATO-compatible self-propelled tracked gun-howitzer designed in Poland by Huta Stalowa Wola, combining a modified South Korean K9 Thunder chassis with a British BAE Systems AS-90M Braveheart turret, a 52-calibre gun produced by HSW, and the Polish WB Electronics Topaz fire control system; its name abbreviates the Polish armatohaubica samobiezna, meaning self-propelled gun-howitzer. It entered service in 2016 and is operated by the Polish Land Forces and the Ukrainian Ground Forces. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Classification
Service Status Weapon ClassSelf-propelled howitzer 1 Introduced Year Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category) In the Other Atlases
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1. Wikipedia: AHS Krab
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is a 155 mm NATO-compatible self-propelled tracked gun-howitzer designed in Poland by Huta Stalowa Wola (HSW)
service-status
service = 2016, present
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The AHS Krab is a 155 mm NATO-compatible self-propelled tracked gun-howitzer designed in Poland by Huta Stalowa Wola, combining a modified South Korean K9 Thunder chassis with a British BAE Systems AS-90M Braveheart turret, a 52-calibre gun produced by HSW, and the Polish WB Electronics Topaz fire control system; its name abbreviates the Polish armatohaubica samobiezna, meaning self-propelled gun-howitzer.
View the Source2. Wikidata: AHS Krab
Wikidata Q389052, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source AHS Krab (Wikidata)
WikidataWikidata Q389052 (P729 service entry): 2012Quote, Wikidata Q389052 (P729 service entry): 2012
Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 2012.
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