Army fires Archer howitzer for first time on Exercise Dynamic Front

[@Pz.history]

Looks and sounds good

[@TheNukite]

Swedes make guns better than meatballs.

[@aking-plums6985]

If you want to succeed, employ a Swede =)

[@funkmachine9094]

what word did you struggle with and had to edit? was it meatballs?

[@Zoomerland]

NATO should add more Archers to our kit.

[@raykewin3608]

Articulated Artillery in the Arctic.

[@jimcy1319]

@@raykewin3608 sounds like the start of a tongue twister.

[@Artur-dk4ut]

Triple A? ;)

[@DropB]

Ahh... Rovajärvi. I spent almost a month there back in the day.

[@mathias61]

3 weeks in April 1982 🙂

[@Finnman-s7q]

@@mathias61 3 weeks in november 1993. It was actually pretty fun, I was just 17 years old then. Today it wouldn't be even possible to go to army at the age of 17. 😋

[@mattanderson9029]

Awesome bit of kit!

[@Paul-ie1xp]

Yes and we bought 14 of them because that's all the Swedes had left in storage.... Meanwhile 179 AS90's sit in sheds awaiting spares that are never going to be manufactured. Because the AS90 was designed for british 'specifications'.

[@BazingaTing]

Did I hear fourteen ?? As in 14 ?? We need to add a 0 onto that 140 makes sense....

[@heinedenmark]

It's not a replacement for AS90. Just for the once donated to Ukraine. The real replacement is the RCH 155 mounted on the Boxer 8x8. It's even more advanced than the Archer.

[@kristofferhellstrom]

@@heinedenmark The Archer is better and its battle proven.

[@PedroSantos64]

14 in this exercise in Finland. More are in other countries forces

[@verdebusterAP]

The UK investment is the RCH 155 because it shares a common frame with the Boxer Secondly, Sweden is process of upgrading its Archer from 6x6 to 8x8 The 8X8 has more commonality than the 6x6 Sweden's smart play would be trying to market its 6x6 to the US Army and USMC Ideally simple replace the guns with complete new and other refurbishments and that would cut down delivery time

[@kristofferhellstrom]

@@verdebusterAP No, It's not about Archer upgrading to 8x8. Archer can be delivered to 8x8 if the customer wants it. 6x6 or 8x8.

[@MikkyTee]

Santa isnt going to like all that racket..

[@mike9347]

🤣 yeah, no Chrissy presents for Swedish kids this year. (Unless Santa is drunk again).

[@Finnman-s7q]

@@mike9347 And not just Santa. Rudolph is also pretty known for it's drinking habits, hence the red nose!

[@mike9347]

@@Finnman-s7q 🤣

[@Jeffybonbon]

Train hard guys

[@martindice5424]

Exactly why are spending money on the Boxer artillery system? Archer works and if the Swedes rate it that should be good enough for anyone. This sort of muddled procurement thinking is why the UK spends the same on defence as France and gets way less in supportable, effective weapon systems. I refer you all to Perun.

[@thetiredtomcat]

Isn’t this a Swedish system?

[@anneliseppanen9105]

Yes.

[@UltraCasualPenguin]

Looks like brits are doing what their colonies like to do too: claim someone else's work as their own.

[@Orbital_Inclination]

Yes, developed by Bofors, now owned by BAE, a British company.

[@DemonofChaos264]

yes, as explained by the soldier at 5:34

[@thetiredtomcat]

@@DemonofChaos264 cheers. I didn’t watch it through

[@jorgenbloom9507]

Everyone has hopefully observed that the firing in the film is not from Archer. Ceasar howitzers are shown (it is said in the film but can unfortunately be misunderstood at a quick glance). Archer has no crew outside the vehicle when firing. I'm sorry if I'm saying the obvious.

[@Shenordak]

It is the Archer firing at the opening of the clip, about 0:20 in

[@trollarcindustries2897]

Look at the state of that Beret.

[@daveboon5992]

Rupert 😳

[@SpecialOperationsExecutive]

They (Chasseurs Alpins) were the first soldiers to wear berets, they are the originl berets for soldiers and every other regiment copied them.

[@trollarcindustries2897]

@@SpecialOperationsExecutive I bet they didn't wear beret 3 sizes too small for there head though, like this idiot.

[@jimcy1319]

Keeps your ears warm, and doubles as a sleeping bag.

[@petter5721]

Haha 😂

[@unknownentity8256]

4:09 No tämä baretti antaa kyllä "karjalanpiirakka" baretille uuden käsityksen :D

[@roadrunner2930]

I’m guessing 14 is just a temporary number? 🤔

[@MrWorldwide00]

dont get your hopes up lmao

[@heinedenmark]

Sort of. They are 'donated' from Sweden to compensate for the AS90's the UK donated to Ukraine. The real replacement for AS90, is the German RCH 155.

[@JMA5566]

One could argue that it makes up for 5 times a traditional artillery. The target computer can pinpoint multiple targets on the move and when it stops and fires it’s on its merry way to the next target

[@unknownentity8256]

Sweden is pretty busy providing Ukraine's orders of Archers for a while.

[@gostawestin6418]

Did they actually fire it? We saw the French waive their flags and the Finns using the K9 but nothing of the Archers fantastic shoot and scoot capabilities. Thats what sets it apart from all the others

[@whya2ndaccount]

Ah yet another "stopgap" / "interim" solution.

[@Orbital_Inclination]

Things take time to manufacture and get into service safely.

[@whya2ndaccount]

@@Orbital_Inclination Yes I know I've spent 40+ years in Defence. It can also be a mask to cover indecision and / or hoping the problem will just go away.

[@PoltergeistHC4L]

6:19 "järvi" means lake in sami

[@nathanielwhite8769]

The Archer, a Great Wheeled System, only 14 in service though with the RA. Would be ideal to have up to four full strength Batteries for 19th Regiment Royal Artillery. Plus replacing the Tracked AS90 Capability with an Updated PzH 2000, which would complement the future Wheeled RCH 155 being procured.

[@pauledwards9493]

How many of these do we have?

[@Gulitize]

14, it is mentioned in the Video.

[@Rehunauris]

​@@Marcg-b4nDidn't Soviet Union invade Poland together with nazis and then murdered 16.000 Polish military men and politicians?

[@peketee2278]

​@@Marcg-b4nIs it snowing in Moscow? Have the district heating pipes been repaired for the winter?

[@andyboa8107]

@@Marcg-b4n Finland and Poland were invaded by Soviet Russia in 1939.

[@Marcg-b4n]

@pauledwards9493 how many did you pay for? Better yet, pay your own way, for once!

[@Walterwaltraud]

Use metric pls, that’s what our arty uses. NM are fine with the navy

[@maryholder3795]

Archer excellent howitzer. When I think of an Archer I think of Agincourt and the English Archers. Wonders if the Russians can hear the NATO howitzers as they practice.

[@thomasgade226]

@5min, he says 85 miles to the border

[@elestromusicgamesfun1101]

Archer is mounted on a Volvo fyi xD

[@rokuth]

Certainly hope that those watching are taking in the differences with wheeled and tracked SP guns, especially with the new K9. There has always been the question of the cross country performance of such wheeled howitzers as compared to tracked ones. While the Archer certainly has the advantage of being able to move faster, especially over paved surfaces, but does it come with the drawback of not being able to handle rough terrain like a tracked vehicle? Is the difference in performance & capability negligible enough that it will not be a hinderance?

[@Mahasa99]

Have look at a forestry forwarder

[@peartree8338]

Just pause a second and ponder what country developed the system, why they developed the system and what environment the system is supposed to operate in.

[@Smittical78]

Like the time Germany flooded the battle fields

[@colinobrien3806]

the british armys new swedish gun you meant to say channel

[@derek6579]

Just the one, then!😂

[@Tubz40]

Good reference from hot fuzz

[@traceyking2584]

Actually there is more than that. Put your glasses on.

[@traceyking2584]

Looks pretty pokey to me 🎉

[@jjsmallpiece9234]

14 guns for a whole army....yeah right

[@Mr1BOSANAC]

No one with half a brain would believe ANY!!! public military figures

[@TheLastCrumb.]

We wouldn't even be able to defend a football pitch.

[@glenn5328]

Does it fire meatballs?

[@joshb3929]

14….? Hardly seems worth the effort for just over a dozen.

[@bartmcdougall7518]

14...

[@VanderlyndenJengold]

One for every year since 2010.

[@daeclipse03]

What a joke the British army is lol.

[@JPPVESA]

Takes time to manufacture and there's a waiting line...also the ones in the most hurry to get more are currently waging a defensive war against the intended target of said weapons system....

[@pasimaki1495]

Make in. Sweden

[@markaxworthy2508]

Why are we following the US in having operations with two-word, mock-heroic titles? What happened to the likes of Overlord, Anvil, Dynamo, Torch and Corporate?

[@Orbital_Inclination]

Those were all Operations (like Telic, Herrick, Shader, Pitting) not exercises

[@XTSu-sl1bb]

Better to buy off the shelf

[@tobiasalbrechtson1777]

The french and their berets...

[@harris8401]

They have their Military Traditions what we all must Respect Today

[@paulmcgee1867]

So few 😢

[@kallesaarinen7559]

you should wear a beanie in winter not berets

[@elestromusicgamesfun1101]

The fins buying a Korean system makes no sense at all. Crazy.

[@Nemesis-on9gq]

FMF tested them thoroughly in Finnish conditions and they have proven to be trustworthy. FInland has 96 pcs in total.

[@Smittical78]

If this is what Britain has I assure you that Germany has something 10x better that was in in the 90's but fast-forward and GERMANY has some unbelievable destructive creativity

[@TheSvingen73]

its kinda swedish LOL

[@Layla_r0se]

Apabila ada jurang antara kita mmg perkara yang tidak boleh diterima. Di sini pun sama je. Berjalan ke sana ke mari seolah olah tiada apa yang berlaku. Kena buat juga sesuatu ye? Berapa ramai pelajar di malaysia sebenarnya ye? Kalau separuh dari jumlah itu? Kalau 1% dari yang separuh tu sudah cukup ramai. Kesian kat seorang mufti kat sini..

[@TheSvingen73]

it aint britich is it

[@mikewinston8709]

Adorable French beret…..more like a navy blue cow pat

[@BlesamaSoul]

media missed an opportunity to play subtle accordion music as he spoke.....

[@mikewinston8709]

@@BlesamaSoul ……very true.

[@paulmcgee1867]

Crêpe

[@unknownentity8256]

We in the Finnish military would call this a "karjalanpiirakka" beret.

[@mikewinston8709]

@@unknownentity8256 …..🤣🤣🤣

[@Kondasnaker]

✌️✨✨✨

[@verdebusterAP]

They should make a 105mm variant of the Archer

[@petter5721]

There is a 12cm costal artillery variant

[@verdebusterAP]

@@petter5721 A 105mm would easily transported by air

[@biscuitcrusader]

@@verdebusterAP the british army has 105s, and they don't need wheels if they're going to be slung from underneath a chinook

[@verdebusterAP]

@@biscuitcrusader Ukraine has shown the vulnerability of towed system. Tracked and wheeled unit are far more survivable on the battlefield An Archer can implace, fire 3 rounds and displace in 74 seconds It light 105mm variant of the Archer able to do the same would be far more effective than towed units

[@Hobosurvival]

And what use is this against an off the shelf drone armed with a rpg?

[@davidhouseman4328]

It isn't, but that isn't what its for so its an odd question.

[@Hobosurvival]

@davidhouseman4328 Odd question? Have you been watching what happens to artillery pieces, tanks etc in ukraine when they are spotted?

[@davidhouseman4328]

@Hobosurvival I have been watching, and artillery have been absolutely key, but they haven't been used against drones because it not what they are for. How vulnerable they are to drones might have been a worthwhile question but even then it doesn't work in isolation.

[@Hobosurvival]

@@davidhouseman4328 i guess you cant fix stupid 😂

[@Orbital_Inclination]

Have you seen how many artillery shells both sides are firing each month, despite armchair generals deeming them completely redundant thanks to drones? Drones aren't some kind of unstoppable super weapon, they just require different countermeasures and alter planning considerations.

[@axspike]

Sadly the army used all it's ammunition for this video.... They're moved on to firing spuds now.

[@mikewinston8709]

An entire 14…….Putin is wetting his pants….thank goodness for the Americans….😂😂

[@mathias61]

14 in this exercise only, remember!!!

[@peketee2278]

Putin doesn't wet his pants because old people use adult diapers...😂

[@mikewinston8709]

@ As I wrote, thank goodness for the Americans. We have nothing.

[@davidhouseman4328]

​@@mikewinston8709You know just European NATO out mans and out spends Russia significantly.

[@mikewinston8709]

@@davidhouseman4328 We don’t have the will to fight though. The British certainly won’t fight; too frightened and trans/woke.

[@Fester_]

Brigadier has Eaton well his whole life which makes the other fella hopping mad. ( snobby voice & a Person of Frenchness )

[@liambeevor1696]

14 🤣🤣🤣🤣that’s pathetic

[@genzigzag]

LOL, an armed forces that can't even fill Wembley. Best of luck with the borrowed toy.

[@daveboon5992]

Who make the Archer ??? China !!!

[@BazingaTing]

No. BAE systems BOFORS in Sweden ...its designed and built there. China 😂😂😂😂

[@PedroSantos64]

Sweeden

[@verdebusterAP]

Sweden does

[@OdensColddry1]

what a skitzo comment

[@tomjones1424]

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