152 mm SpGH DANA

Czechoslovak self-propelled howitzer October 2022 November 2024 Vz. 77 DANA 131121-A-KH850-004 (11045794563).jpg 300 ShKH vz. 77 of Czech Army during a military exercise, 21 November 2013. Czechoslovak Socialist Republic Self-propelled gun yes yes yes 1981–present Chadian–Libyan Conflict War in Afghanistan Russo-Georgian War Libyan Civil War 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Russo-Ukrainian War Konštrukta Trenčín 1976 ZTS Dubnica nad Váhom (SK)Excalibur Army (CZ) 1980–present 750+ 29.25 t ST on 11.156 m ftin on 3 m ftin on 3.63 m ftin on(with AAMG) 5 HE, HEAT 43.5 kg lb on (HE) 27.4 kg lb on (HEAT) 152.4 mm in 0 on 5580 mm ftin on 4 rpm (semi-automatic) 2 rpm (manual) 693 m/s 0 on (HE) 18.7 km mi on 20 km mi on ZZ-73 with PG1-M-D collimator (indirect fire) OP5-38-D (direct fire) Semi-automatic, vertical sliding-wedge -4° to +70° ±220° 152 mm howitzer (approx. 36.6 calibre)(60 rounds) 12.7 mm DShK(2,000 rounds) Tatra T2-930-34 253.7 kW hp on 0.41 m ftin on 600 km mi on 80 km/h mph on The DANA (Dělo automobilní nabíjené automaticky - gun on truck loaded automatically) is a wheeled self-propelled artillery piece. It is also known as the Samohybná Kanónová Húfnica vzor 77 (ShKH vz. 77; self-propelled gun howitzer model 77). It was designed by Konštrukta Trenčín and built by ZTS Dubnica nad Váhom in the former Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia). Introduced in the 1979, it was the first wheeled 152 mm self-propelled artillery gun to enter service.Haskew Michael E. Postwar armored fighting vehicles: 1945-present 1 October 2010 Amber Books Ltd 2010 978-1907446221 34 en It is based on a modified eight-wheel drive (8×8) Tatra 815 chassis with excellent cross-country mobility. Compared to tracked vehicles, wheeled vehicles have the advantages of being cheaper to build and easier to maintain with greater strategic mobility. Tyre pressure can be regulated via a central tire inflation system to allow good mobility off-road and there is power-assisted steering on the front four wheels. Three hydraulic stabilisers are lowered into the ground before firing the main gun, and a roof-mounted crane is available to assist with ammunition loading. The crew of the DANA consists of a driver (who operates the hydraulic stabilisers), the commander sitting in the front cabin, the gunner (aims the gun and opens fire) and loader operator (selects the appropriate amount of powder charges) are on the left side of the turret, the ammo handler (sets the shells' primers) is on the right side of the turret. The original DANA had manual fire control and an autoloader. The latest version, MORANA, has computerised automatic fire control, allowing reduction of crew to three. Development The DANA was designed in the late 1970s by Konštrukta Trenčín to provide the Czechoslovak People's Army with an indigenous self-propelled indirect fire support weapon without having to resort to purchasing the Soviet 2S3 Akatsiya. Design work was completed in 1976 and the DANA project was handed off to production at ZTS Dubnica nad Váhom. It was accepted into service in 1981, and by 1994 over 750 units had been built.November 2024 The DANA was also exported to Poland, Libya, and Georgia.SpGH DANA (ZUZANA) 8x8 Wheeled Self-Propelled Gun (SPG) https://www.militaryfactory.com/armor/detail.php?armor_id=435 2026-08-30 www.militaryfactory.com 17 May 2022 Design The DANA was a significant departure from contemporary self-propelled guns such as the tracked Soviet 2S1 Gvozdika and 2S3 Akatsiya or its Western-made counterpart, the M109 howitzer, as it used a wheeled chassis and featured an innovative automated loading system which was the first of its kind at the time of its introduction to service. The vehicle has a driving cabin at the front, an open-topped fighting compartment at mid-length and the engine compartment in the rear. The front crew cabin seats both the driver/mechanic and vehicle commander. The armoured turret is installed on a traversable mount adapted to the Tatra 815 wheeled chassis (8×8) and is divided into two halves, divided by the howitzer's recoil mechanism and a pathway for the reciprocating action during firing. The left half of the turret is occupied by the gunner and first loader and houses the various fire control optics, electro-mechanical gun laying controls, the automatic propellant charge feeding device, and an auxiliary ammunition magazine. The right side of the turret contains a mechanised projectile delivery system which is operated by a second loader at this position. The DANA's primary weapon is a 152 mm howitzer with a monolithic barrel (with a fixed rifling pitch) equipped with one expansion chamber. The howitzer has a semi-automatic, vertically-sliding-wedge-type breech which opens to the left side. The recoil assembly consists of a hydraulic buffer, two pneumatic return cylinders and a controlling plunger which governs the displacement of the buffering system. The gun laying is carried out by an electro-hydraulic drive system or an emergency manual control. DANA's unique feature is that its autoloader is able to load a shell and a cartridge in any elevation of the barrel. As there is no gyroscopic or similar system for independent, automated and autonomous gun laying in the DANA, the gunner of howitzer uses a ZZ-73 panoramic telescope with a PG1-M-D collimator for indirect gun laying. This sight has a horizontal scale used to set the appropriate horizontal laying via aiming at reference points. This means that the DANA is not an autonomous system there needs to be an additional device to assist in gun laying (in fact, the firing positions of such artillery systems are usually prepared before the guns are positioned there). For direct fire engagements, the gunner uses an OP5-38-D telescopic sight. Ammunition As of 2014, there are three main shell types used by Czech Army:November 2024 152-EOF, which means "high-explosive" with a maximum range of 18 km 152-EOFd, which means "high-explosive long-range" with a maximum range of 20 km 152-EPrSv, which means "high-explosive anti-tank" used for direct-fire at armored targets General characteristics Length: 10.5 m on Width: 2.8 m (9 ft) Height: 2.6 m (8.53 ft) Weight: 23,000 kg (50,706 lb) Performance: Maximum Road Speed: 80 km/h (50 mph) Range: 600 km (373 mi) Rate of Fire: 3 rpm for 30 minutes Maximum Gun Range: 28 km (17 mi) Fording: 1.4 m (4.59 ft) Vertical Obstacle: 1.5 m (5 ft) Trench: 1.4 m (4.59 ft) Crew: 4 to 5 Armament: Primary: 152 mm gun-howitzer, length: 5,580 mm (37 calibers) Secondary: 12.7 mm DShK Elevation: -4° to +70° Traverse: ±45° Powerplant: one V12 air-cooled diesel Tatra T2-939-34 engine delivering 345 horsepower (257.27 kW) Variants Variant Image Year Crew Calibre Maximum range Rate of fire Chassis Users Notes Czechoslovak variants DANA 125px 1979 5 152.4 mm in 0 on 37 calibers 18.7 km mi on25.5 km mi on (DN1CZ shells) 5 rounds per minute2 rounds per minute in manual mode 36 rounds carried in autoloader, up to 60 in total Tatra 815 8×8V12 engine Tatra T2-930-34 253.7 kW hp onFormer operators:Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ONDAVA 125px Late 1980s 4 152.4 mm in 0 on 47 calibers 32 km mi on 6 rounds per minute2 rounds per minute in manual mode 36 rounds carried in autoloader, 40 in total Tatra 815 8×8V12 engine Tatra T3-930-52 265 kW hp onPrototype only. https://www.valka.cz/CZK-Ondava-152mm-samohybna-kanonova-houfnice-t30031 Ondava (152mm samohybná kanónová houfnice) Ondava (152mm self-propelled gun howitzer) cs Valka.cz 18 May 2005 Slovak development MODAN 1999 4 152.4 mm in 0 on 42 calibers 20 km mi on 5 rounds per minute2 rounds per minute in manual mode 36 rounds carried in autoloader, 60 in total Tatra 815 8×8V12 engine Tatra T3-930-52 265 kW hp onFormer: https://www.valka.cz/SVK-vz-77-99-MODAN-152mm-samohybna-kanonova-houfnice-t8783 vz. 77/99 MODAN (152mm samohybná kanónová houfnice) Valka.cz 23 November 2015 vz. 2000 Zuzana 125px 1998 4 155 mm in 0 on 45 calibers 39 km mi on 5 rounds per minute2 rounds per minute in manual mode 36 rounds carried in autoloader, 40 in total Tatra 815 8×8V12 engine Tatra T3-930-52 265 kW hp on https://www.valka.cz/SVK-vz-2000-Zuzana-155mm-samohybna-kanonova-houfnice-t8777 vz. 2000 Zuzana (155mm samohybná kanónová houfnice) Valka.cz 28 June 2015 A40 Himalaya 4 155 mm in 0 on 45 calibers 39 km mi on 5 rounds per minute2 rounds per minute in manual mode 36 rounds carried in autoloader, 40 in total T-72 tank chassisV-46 engine 573 kW hp onPrototype only https://www.valka.cz/SVK-Zuzana-A-40-Himalaya-155mm-samohybna-kanonova-houfnice-t13002 Zuzana A 40 Himalaya (155mm samohybná kanónová houfnice) Valka.cz 23 November 2015 Zuzana 2 125px 2019 4 155 mm in 0 on 52,9 calibers 41 km mi on51.5 km mi on (VLAP shells) 5 rounds per minute2 rounds per minute in manual mode 40 rounds carried Tatra 817 8×8V8 engine Tatra T3D-928-70 325 kW hp on https://www.valka.cz/SVK-ZUZANA-2-155mm-samohybna-kanonova-houfnice-t192086 ZUZANA 2 (155mm samohybná kanónová houfnice) Valka.cz 11 June 2016 Czech development DANA M1 125px 2011 5 152.4 mm in 0 on 37 calibers 18.7 km mi on25.5 km mi on (DN1CZ shells) 5 rounds per minute2 rounds per minute in manual mode 36 rounds carried in autoloader, up to 60 in total Tatra 815 8×8V12 engine Tatra T3-930-52M 265 kW hp on https://www.valka.cz/CZE-DANA-M1M-152mm-samohybna-kanonova-houfnice-t193963 DANA-M1M (152mm samohybná kanónová houfnice) Valka.cz 30 August 2016 DANA M2 125px 2018 2 minimum (+1) 152.4 mm in 0 on 37 calibers 18.7 km mi on25.5 km mi on (DN1CZ shells) 5 rounds per minute2 rounds per minute in manual mode 36 rounds carried in autoloader, up to 60 in total Tatra 815 8×8V12 engine Tatra T3-930-52M 265 kW hp on https://www.valka.cz/CZE-DANA-M2-152mm-samohybna-kanonova-houfnice-t205936 DANA-M2 (152mm samohybná kanónová houfnice) Valka.cz 24 June 2018 DITA 125px 2021 2 minimum (+1) 155 mm in 0 on 45 calibers 39 km mi on (HE BB shell) 6 rounds per minute (including Multiple round simultaneous impact) 40 rounds carried in autoloader Tatra 817 8×8V8 engine Tatra T3D-928-90 300 kW hp onhttps://www.defensie.nl/actueel/nieuws/2024/02/27/generaal-eichelsheim-bezoekt-aan-oekraine-leverende-wapenfabrikanten-in-tsjechie Generaal Eichelsheim bezoekt aan Oekraïne leverende wapenfabrikanten in Tsjechië - Nieuwsbericht - Defensie.nl 27 February 2024 https://armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/army-news-2024/czech-company-excalibur-army-set-to-deliver-over-70-155mm-dita-self-propelled-howitzers-to-azerbaijan Czech company Excalibur Army Set to Deliver Over 70 155mm DITA Self-Propelled Howitzers to Azerbaijan 6 May 2024 Army Recognition https://www.valka.cz/CZE-DITA-155mm-samohybna-kanonova-houfnice-t238624 DITA (155mm samohybná kanónová houfnice) Valka.cz 20 January 2021 MORANA 125px 2022 3 155 mm in 0 on 52 calibers Indirect fire: 41.5 km mi on (HE BB shell) Direct fire: 5 km mi on 6 rounds per minute (including Multiple round simultaneous impact) 45 rounds carried in autoloader Tatra 817 wide-body 8×8I6 engine Cummins ISX 447 kW hp onSTANAG Level 2 Armor protectionVisingr Lukáš 26 January 2023 Houfnice Morana http://www.streleckarevue.cz/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/54-morana.pdf Morana howitzer Střelecká revue 2 2023 54 cs18 September 2026 Latvia to buy Czech artillery system instead of original Swedish option https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/18.09.2026-latvia-to-buy-czech-artillery-system-instead-of-original-swedish-option.a663716/ 2026-09-21 Latvian Public Service Media en https://www.valka.cz/CZE-MORANA-155mm-samohybna-kanonova-houfnice-t254363 MORANA (155mm samohybná kanónová houfnice) Valka.cz 11 August 2023 https://morana.excaliburarmy.cz/cs EA ! Samohybná houfnice MORANA morana.excaliburarmy.cz Combat history thumb|right|Polish artillery supporting Polish, U.S. and Afghan forces in Afghanistan Used by Georgia against Russia during the Russo-Georgian War. Two Georgian DANAs were destroyed and three or four captured in 2008.Tanks 2010 110 Used by Poland during the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021). Five Polish DANAs had been used in Afghanistan in Ghazni Province since 2008.November 2024 Used by Azerbaijan in the Second Nagorno-Karbakh War against Armenia.https://www.seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/nabozenstvi-stranou-v-karabachu-zabijeji-i-ceske-a-izraelske-zbrane-124052 Náboženství stranou, v Karabachu zabíjejí i české a izraelské zbraně Seznam Zprávy Religion aside, Czech and Israeli weapons are killing in Karabakh Ukraine Currently in service with Ukraine since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine after 13 152 mm SpGH DANA vz. 77Lopatka Jan 3 July 2024 Czech military aid to Ukraine from army stores reaches $288 mln, defence ministry says https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/czech-military-aid-ukraine-army-stores-reaches-288-mln-defence-ministry-says-2024-07-03/ 2 October 2026 Reuters and an unknown number of 152 mm SpGH DANA M2 were supplied by the Czech Republic in 2022.САУ Dana-M2, яку тестували в Україні, вже нищить рашистів у руках ЗСУ Dana-M2 SPG, which was tested in Ukraine, is already destroying rashists in the hands of the Armed Forces of Ukraine https://defence-ua.com/news/sau_dana_m2_jaku_testuvali_v_ukrajini_vzhe_nischit_rashistiv_u_rukah_zsu-6990.html defence-ua.com 17 April 2022 ukVojenská pomoc Ukrajině – Na Ukrajinu odjely i houfnice Dana a raketomety RM-70 Grad Military aid to Ukraine - Dana howitzers and RM-70 Grad rocket launchers went to Ukraine https://www.echo24.cz/a/SFSvX/dalsi-ceska-stopa-na-ukrajinu-odjely-i-houfnice-dana-a-raketomety-rm-70-grad www.echo24.cz April 14, 2022 cs 14 April 2022 So far, four vz. 77 DANAs have been destroyed, with another four being damaged.Janovsky Jakub naalsio26 Aloha Dan Kemal Black Alexander 24 February 2022 Attack On Europe: Documenting Ukrainian Equipment Losses During The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02/attack-on-europe-documenting-ukrainian.html 2 October 2026 Oryx Operators thumb|upright=1.35|#0163d7 Current operators#ff8d74 Former operators (as part of the Soviet Union)#df001b Former operators Current operators – 36 DANA M1.Czech Dana M1 152mm 8×8 howitzers RM-70 Vampir MLRS in service with Azerbaijan army. https://www.armyrecognition.com/september_2017_global_defense_security_news_industry/czech_dana_m1_152mm_8x8_howitzers_rm-70_vampir_mlrs_in_service_with_azerbaijan_army.html Army Recognition 23 September 2017 https://archive.today/20170923105225/https://www.armyrecognition.com/september_2017_global_defense_security_news_industry/czech_dana_m1_152mm_8x8_howitzers_rm-70_vampir_mlrs_in_service_with_azerbaijan_army.html 23 September 2017 21 September 2017Nakra Daksh 21 September 2017 Exercise reveals Azerbaijani Army Dana SPH and RM-70 MRL http://www.janes.com/article/74290/ IHS Jane's 360 23 September 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170925170601/https://www.janes.com/article/74290/exercise-reveals-azerbaijani-army-dana-sph-and-rm-70-mrl 25 September 2017 Janes Information Services deadTrade Registers https://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php 2023-06-21 armstrade.sipri.org – 164 vz. 77 (to 1 July 2008) of original 273. – 111 vz. 77http://www.militarium.net/wojsko_polskie/uzbrojenie.php Wojsko Polskie – Uzbrojenie Polish Army - Armaments Militarium https://web.archive.org/web/20130826233723/http://www.militarium.net/wojsko_polskie/uzbrojenie.php August 26, 2013 – 47 vz. 77 delivered by the Czech Republic from 2004. DANA vz. 77 13 vz. 77 were supplied by the Czech Republic in 2022. DANA M2: 26 M2 were ordered by Ukraine in 2020.Ukrajina nakoupí 26 českých samohybných houfnic DANA Ukraine to buy 26 Czech self-propelled howitzers DANA https://www.armadninoviny.cz/ukrajina-nakoupi-26-ceskych-samohybnych-houfnic-dana.html 14 November 2020 armadninoviny.cz cs An unknown number of M2 were supplied by the Czech Republic in 2022. Zuzana 2: (24) Slovak Ministry of Defence announced the donation of eight Zuzana 2 in May 2022, with delivery being completed in January 2023.2023-01-16 Ukrajina si od Slovenska prevzala poslednú ôsmu húfnicu Zuzana 2 https://www.ta3.com/clanok/256421/ukrajina-si-od-slovenska-prevzala-poslednu-osmu-hufnicu-zuzana-2 2023-01-22 TV 2 sk30 May 2022 Słowacja przekaże Ukrainie nowoczesną artylerię https://defence24.pl/polityka-obronna/slowacja-przekaze-ukrainie-nowoczesna-artylerie 2022-05-30 defence24.pl pl Germany, Norway and Denmark agreed to purchase further 16 Zuzana 2 for delivery to Ukraine in 2022.Slovakia transfers two Zuzana 2 howitzers to Ukraine 'for Putin's birthday' https://news.yahoo.com/slovakia-transfers-two-zuzana-2-102000303.html DITA: (15) Netherlands financed the purchase of nine DITA for Ukraine on February 2024, all of which were delivered in summer of 2024. Another six DITA have been purchased by Netherlands on behalf of Ukraine in October of the same year.27 February 2024 Generaal Eichelsheim bezoekt aan Oekraïne leverende wapenfabrikanten in Tsjechië General Eichelsheim visits arms manufacturers in the Czech Republic supplying Ukraine https://www.defensie.nl/actueel/nieuws/2024/02/27/generaal-eichelsheim-bezoekt-aan-oekraine-leverende-wapenfabrikanten-in-tsjechie https://web.archive.org/web/20240228122815/https://www.defensie.nl/actueel/nieuws/2024/02/27/generaal-eichelsheim-bezoekt-aan-oekraine-leverende-wapenfabrikanten-in-tsjechie February 28, 202417 October 2024 Netherlands Acquires Six DITA Howitzers for Ukraine’s Defense https://mil.in.ua/en/news/netherlands-acquires-six-dita-howitzers-for-ukraine-s-defense/ 18 October 2024 Militarnyi.ua en-UK Future operators Azerbaijan – 70 DITA ordered in May 2024 to Excalibur Army.2024-05-08 Excalibur Army will supply Azerbaijan with more than 70 units of the 155/52 mm self-propelled gun "Zuzana-2" of Slovak production https://vpk.name/en/860427_excalibur-army-will-supply-azerbaaijan-with-more-than-70-units-of-the-15552-mm-self-propelled-gun-zuzana-2-of-slovak-production.html 2024-05-09 ВПК.name en Latvia – 18 MORANA ordered in September 2026. Former operators – 408, passed on to successor states the (273) and (135). Libya 1977 – 80 delivered in the 1980s.Cooper Grandolini 13 Delalande 2016 All had been retired in the 1990s.Mitzer Stijn Oliemans Joost 3 January 2023 Gaddafi's Massive Artillery Force That Kept On Fighting A Year After His Death https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/12/gaddafis-massive-artillery-force-that.html Oryx Blog – 135 vz. 77 were inherited from Czechoslovakia,Mihálik Miroslav March 2012 DANA z Trenčína https://www.mosr.sk/obrana-32012/ 2 October 2026 Obrana Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic 26 sk were later retired, currently no longer in service. 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