The recent end of demonstration firings of four candidates at Yuma Proving Grounds in August 2021, which took occurred with the systems situated within the United States, significantly enhanced this presence. From the replies to an Army RFI seeking systems capable of addressing the Urgent Need Statement for the Cavalry Stryker regiment in Europe, the four trial candidates were selected.

Their main concern is that the current towed M777 155 mm howitzers aren’t agile enough to keep the Strykers going. The anticipated counterbattery fire on these weapons makes them very vulnerable in the peer-to-peer battlefield. Numerous militaries have adopted wheeled self-propulsion as a practical substitute.

Yuma and AUSA included a variety of weapons systems, such as the Elbit Defence ATMOS, BAE Archer, and YugoImports Nora. Rumоr has it that Nexter’s Caesar was on display in Yuma as well, but skipped AUSA.

Despite the fact that the systems were put on a truck chassis model that was not in use by the US Army, representatives from each manufacturer assured us that it would be easy to convert them to a different vehicle body. As an example, YuroImports’ Director of Programs for Global Ordnance, John Summers, stated that the exhibition’s Nora adaption to the MAN 8 X 8 took less than six weeks to complete. The system’s functionality differed depending on whether it was the manually loaded ATMOS or the automatically loaded Archer or Nora.

Each system was able to meet the Army’s requirement for a minimum fire rate of six rounds per minute and could also fire several projectiles at once for target fire missions. More importantly, these systems require substantially less time to deploy, deploy, and assemble compared to towed artillery. Unlike a towed item, which can take four to five minutes to complete the process, this one can be finished in about 90 seconds. As a result, the gu𝚗 and crew will have moved before the enemy can even see them and open fire.

Combating the UNS, which might include 18-gu𝚗 systems for Europe, is the current focus of the Army’s operations. The two most important things in this case would likely be a well-established support system and quick fielding. However, with the focus on close quarters figҺting, it is clear that the United States and armies worldwide would benefit from a larger deployment of wheeled self-propelled artillery. The People’s Republic of China, France, Japan, and Thailand are among the countries that have previously done this. For this purpose, three companies—General Dynamics Land Systems, Rheinmetall, and Kraus-Maffei Wegmann—proposed wheeled self-propelled artillery systems.

Rheinmetall will begin discharge experiments in 2022 using the latest MAN HX3 10 x 10 truck. The KMW RCH relies on the Boxer 8 X 8 armoured vehicle and the 155mm Artillery Gu𝚗 Module, as previously shown. In addition to its high level of mechanization, it can move and direct аttаck battles with pinpoint accuracy while also firing indirect shots. To restock ammo, it comes with a variant of General Dynamics’ 155 howitzer system. In addition to providing equal mobility among Stryker units, the 8 x 8 Stryker combat vehicle also guarantees maintenance and support are shared. Even though it’s shown in models, prototype hardware can be anticipated.

At the leading North American land military show, a sizable contingent of wheeled self-propelled howitzers was on display, suggesting that their merits had been recognized. The current question is how the Army’s vast program portfolio will accommodate this capacity.