It is official: Sweden will give Ukraine Archer, it is one of the best self-propelled howitzers in the world
The Swedish government has approved the supply of Archer self-propelled artillery systems to Ukraine.
The Prime Minister of Sweden, Ulf Kristersson, said this, Aftonbladet writes. The issue of the transfer of self-propelled guns has been discussed in Sweden since August. Now the government has decided to install the installations. They plan to transfer them to Ukraine in future packages of military aid. It is not yet known how many self-propelled guns the Armed Forces will receive. Presumably, it is about 12 howitzers.
Archer is a modern Swedish 155-mm self-propelled artillery installation based on the Volvo A30D 6×6 chassis. It is designed to destroy manpower, artillery batteries, pillboxes, as well as to provide passages in minefields and field barriers. The ACS serves 3-4 people. It is capable of hitting targets at a distance of up to 60 km (with Excalibur projectiles). Archer can fire more than 21 projectiles in 3.5 minutes.
