Det där är också ganska gamla nyheter. AM General from US Delivers Hawkeye Mobile 105mm Howitzer to Ukraine for Combat TestingEnceladus skrev: ↑fredag 13 september 2024 14:26 Nu är Hawkeye äntligen här:
Jeff2146 skrev:What is likely to be the first look at a Hawkeye 105mm Self Propelled Gun prototype in Ukrainian service.
AM General representative Mike Evans stated in an interview back in June of this year that their company had delivered a prototype of the Hawkeye system to Ukraine in April.
This photo was posted to the НІП «Тиск» Telegram channel (link in replies) and appears to be showing the system at a firing range.
Hawkeye combines a HMMWV Infantry Mobility Vehicle was a soft recoil 105mm howitzer.
De två försvarsföretag som bygger detta system, AM General (fordonet, en anpassad Humvee) och Mandus Group (105mm M20 [osäker typbeteckning] haubits med rekyldämpning) använder, i likhet med många andra försvarsföretag Ukraina som skjutfält, för testning under verkliga förhållande. Mandus Group skryter helt ohämmat om haubitsens egenskaper: https://mandusgroup.com/hawkeye/
Vi får väl se hur det blir med den saken. Förhoppningen är förstås att det ska fungera bättre än ex.vis detta franska 105mm system: viewtopic.php?p=419567#p419567The Hawkeye SRT 105mm is a game changing weapon system. Never before has a 105mm howitzer been able to offer the kind of firepower and mobility that the Hawkeye SRT 105mm does while remaining lightweight and modular. Incorporate the Hawkeye SRT 105mm into your order of battle and unlock your force’s true potential.
Sedan är ju frågan hur stor nytta ett klenkalibrigare vapen gör, jämfört med 155mm artilleri. Skottvidden uppges här till drygt 11 km. med standardgranater utan basflöde eller raketdrift, med den raketdrivna M913-granaten kanske 15 km, upp till 19-20 km., vilket är samma prestanda som USA:s M119 105mm haubits, en typ av vapen som Ukraina redan disponerar.
Systemets rörlighet är antagligen dess främsta tillgång, jämfört med dagens 105mm kanoner inom Nato - dessa är i regel bogserade (som M119), inte självgående:
Ukrainian Forces Testing 2-CT Hawkeye Experimental Lightweight Howitzer on Frontlines: Even the U.S. Army Has None
Defense Express glömde BAE Archer här!Defense Express skrev:That is, the whole point of the 2-CT Hawkeye 105mm self-propelled gun is to launch a rapid-fire bombardment of the enemy with shells and leave the position quickly, constantly being on the move. This kind of manuevering is the only effective way to avoid return fire in the conditions of intense counter-battery warfare. This artillery system objectively takes the niche usually held by self-propelled 120mm mortars, but is simpler to operate because of convenient chassis.
Though it does come with drawbacks. Particularly, the crew remains without protection. From this pont of view, the 2-CT Hawkeye is closer to a 105mm iteration of such 155mm artillery systems as the CAESAR or 2S22 Bohdana. Anyway, it provides much more mobility than conventional towed 105mm howitzers.