Germany handed over the first wheeled howitzer RCH 155 to Ukraine. This was reported by Tagesschau on Monday, January 13.

The symbolic ceremony in Kassel was attended by German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius and Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany Alexey Makeev.

" And Germany is ready to take on its responsibility in Europe,"

It is indicated that the first six RCH 155 will initially remain in Germany and will be used to train the Ukrainian military. In total, Ukraine will receive 54 such guns. Our country will become the world's first operator of these weapons.

See photo gallery: Ukraine received the first ultra-modern howitzer RCH 155 RCH 155 (Remote Controlled Howitzer) - a modern self-propelled artillery unit developed by the German concern Krauss-Maffei Wegmann. The basis for the RCH 155 is the modular artillery system AGM (Artillery Gun Module), mounted on the chassis of the Boxer armored wheeled transporter. Armed with a 155 mm howitzer with automatic reloading, which is capable of firing at a distance of up to 54 km. It is distinguished by high accuracy, rate of fire (up to 9 rounds per minute) and the ability to fire from remote control without the participation of a crew of two people - the commander and driver can be located separately in the combat compartment. This is the world's first artillery unit that can fire while moving..

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