Archer field artillery systems will make their battlefield debut in Ukraine over the coming days.
The Sweden-made FH77BW L52 Archer weapons platform is a specialized self-propelled howitzer specifically designed to hit remote targets with pinpoint accuracy. Some military analysts actually refer to these systems as the ‘sniper’ of the artillery world.
One of Archer’s main tasks is counter-battery operations and the elimination of artillery crews. Archers are highly mobile systems, meaning that operators can fire and destroy targets and quickly move to a different area before the enemy can respond.
Archers have a fully automatic, 21-shell magazine, and once the operating crew inputs the target’s coordinates, the Archer’s software does the rest. The platform can deliver its full complement of ammo in just under 90 seconds.
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