The Armed Forces of Ukraine, on their own initiative, developed software for 12 howitzers received from Germany and the Netherlands. It allows the use of these weapons with greater efficiency than the military of both Western European countries generally considered possible..

The Dutch magazine Elsevier Weekblad writes about this, citing NATO Assistant Secretary General for New Security Challenges David van Wiel.. The publication explains that thanks to his position, the Dutchman has access to classified information about the situation in Donbas and southern Ukraine.. To make an accurate shot, Ukrainian artillerymen need less than a minute to prepare. Their Dutch and German counterparts do it in 20 minutes. According to Van Veel, the Ukrainian program is so modern and smart that NATO calls it "

The publication explains that we are talking about modern Pzh2000 self-propelled artillery mounts, which are capable of hitting a target at a distance of up to 50 kilometers.. Depending on the circumstances, the impact accuracy can vary from a few meters to several tens of meters.. Usually such self-propelled guns operate in groups. To catch the enemy by surprise, targets are fired from different positions.. After firing a shot, the Pzh2000 can quickly leave the firing position and move to another, so as not to become a victim of an enemy counterattack. However, it is this counterattack that makes it possible to reveal the firing position of enemy artillery, at which howitzers can fire from a new unexpected place..

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The use of such heavy artillery requires speed, constant change of location and proper communication.. The use of the Pzh2000 is most effective if their work is combined with the collection of intelligence data using drones..

Elsevier Weekblad writes that the Ukrainian military is using its " According to Van Wiel, the Ukrainian approach makes it possible to complete tasks much faster than German and Dutch gunners do..

“Reconnaissance officers designate in a digital system the places where you need to carry out an artillery strike.. The program calculates which of the howitzers is in the best position for this task.. Half a minute later, a digital command arrives and the shot is fired.. It's very fast. Because we do it all in 20 minutes. 12 self-propelled guns transferred by Germany and the Netherlands are now connected by this program. This makes them much more effective in combat against Russia,” said NATO Assistant Secretary General.

Elsevier Weekblad writes that 54 Pzh2000s were previously in service with the Royal Netherlands Army.. But some of them were taken to the " 8 howitzers remaining in operation, the government of the Netherlands promised to transfer to Ukraine. The press service of the Royal Netherlands Army explained that Kyiv received a modern version of the Pzh2000, but without a digital fire control system.. Actually, the Dutch military planned to install such systems on their Pzh2000 only in the coming years..

“I heard that Ukrainians use special software. It's like the digital fire control system we use.. If they managed to speed up the process with this program, we will say: \! But this method quite possibly works over the GSM network and if so, then it is less secure than our system,” said a spokesman for the Royal Netherlands Army..