German-Built Howitzers Pound Russian Targets In Ukraine

We joined a Ukrainian Army crew manning a German Panzerhaubitze 2000, a self-propelled, long-range howitzer, as it opened fire on Russian positions. After firing a salvo, the crew hid the weapon system among trees and broken branches. They said Russian drones were hunting the howitzers.
Originally published at - www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russi...
***
RFE/RL has one of the largest local reporter networks in Ukraine and the region.
Check (and bookmark) our regularly updated briefing on the latest situation and outstanding reporting: www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russi...
It includes reporting from frontline positions in Donbas to the vulnerable cities of Kharkiv, Odesa, Lviv, and Kyiv.
We serve as the trusted source of news locally in 23 countries without a free press.
For our best reporting, visit rferl.org or follow us on:
Facebook / rferl
Twitter / rferl
Instagram / rfe.rl
#russia #ukraine

[@jackwestin2090]

German quality never disappoints.

[@First-Last_name]

Only their bureaucracy.

[@StompingRabbits]

Lets see how they maintain quality control while their freezing ...

[@officer_baitlyn]

@@StompingRabbits 🤡🤡🤡

[@Andreas-gh6is]

Just don't use our railsystem.

[@lordmilchreis1885]

@@StompingRabbits Lmao if you call 10 degrees celsius freezing then you have never visited finland or any other nordic country huh?

[@MaXMustermann-fw2vo]

from Germany with LOVE, Slava Ukraini !

[@misterborak751]

You should and could do more and faster, my friend. Don’t act like you are the best allies, because you are not. You do only that much to not look like you are doing nothing.

[@sufitplays2935]

yeah you block help for Ukrainians. Germany is afraid of russia.

[@TheHookahSmokingCaterpillar]

@@misterborak751 Don't kick your allies in the teeth At the end of the day they don't "have" to do anything and pissing them off serves no purpose. Be thankful for what they do send, because you didn't have it before, and encourage them to send more. Bitterness won't do that.

[@maritaschweizer1117]

@@misterborak751 you are right, but it is only Scholz with his tiny party SPD who try to delay all deliveries. Our perliament vote for more heavy weapons to Ukraine. In a way Scholz undermine the vote of the parliament.

[@herbertsattelmeier2941]

Immer diese "Parolenschwinger" Ist das nun das neue Heil Hitler?

[@Nuukz]

“Dad, why is my sister’s name Rose?” “Because your mother loves Roses” “Thanks dad” “No problem Panzerhaubitze 2000”

[@AnoNymInvestor]

11🤣🤣🤣

[@davidma6616]

This format never gets old. And this one is particularly good lmao.

[@moel8230]

As a german, I have to say those ukrainian soldiers a real heroes in my eyes! Thank you so much!

[@semiramisubw4864]

until you get your gasbill in a few months. This will probably shift the tide in our country. Most people cheering for this trash are people who dont pay their own bills anyways.

[@David-nb6kn]

Sind sie das?verstecken sich echte Helden in Schulen,Krankenhäuser und nehmen die Zivilisten als Schutzschild? Und wundern sich warum sie bombardiert werden..genau das tun sie nämlich..tolle Helden hast du dir da ausgesucht ^^

[@danielecariati3977]

Stop war ❤

[@TheChillyHW]

@@danielecariati3977 Start convincing the Russians

[@romanzharov4590]

​@@TheChillyHWнука убеди россиянина, который восемь лет видит смерти детей, стариков, женщин от нацистских украинских боевиков! Вы не видите очевидного или не хотите видеть? Ну а что? Сербов убивать можно, а почему нельзя убивать русских? Тем более по телевизору сказали, что русские, недочеловеки и не имеют право на существование! Русские опять мешают западу грабить весь мир

[@h.a.9880]

Glad to hear that the PzH2000 is doing a good job.

[@kummer45]

Germany ALWAYS delivers.

[@zorgius]

Thank you from a Ukrainian.

[@robderich8533]

I can barely wait for the Cobra radar system to arrive in Ukraine. Then the real fun starts as the russians won't be able fire a shot without giving away their position.

[@lilymay7171]

@@zorgius take care. Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@wolflarsen1900]

@@robderich8533 yeah but how can it be that we didnt sent it allready! its a shame we should have delivered a system allready with the pzh2000. they need this stuff. and they should have been trained allready with it as they trained 37 days in germany

[@Sharrendan]

I grew up near Bergen, one of the biggest training fields for the"Panzer-Brigade" and went to bed while they were shooting projectiles over my head just to hit a target 40 to 60 km away. The precision and the sound are mind-blowing. Sometimes I had the chance to see them firing and now I'm glad that Germany sent some of these beasts to defend Ukraine.

[@paratokat8587]

Brain washed loser

[@nbkl9998]

yjur.98ho89hu9 o80g9g9ii9ih989g

[@TimurPasha]

Do they shoot over civilians houses?

[@Ctani673]

To appease the US

[@paawian]

They sold it, not sent it.

[@garyrock2356]

You can see how proud these guys are of their equipment and their ability to use and look after it.

[@phant0m233]

There's a reason German weapons and engineering are a thing. There are three places in the world where you can depend on quality steel enough to literally stake your own life on it: Japan, the USA, and Germany. Germany was also a major innovator during the Second World War. Say what you want about the many evil things that regime did - including slave labor in the factories - but the actual engineering and improvement of weapons was second to none. Now their assembly lines weren't as efficient as those elsewhere, and that's partly why they weren't able to make equipment in numbers, but the actual designs tended to be machines that functioned remarkably well. Artillery pieces like the FlaK36 "88" anti-aircraft gun (and it's 128mm counterpart), tanks like the Pz IV and StuG III, fighters like the Bf109 and the Fw190, and of course small arms like the MP40, MG34, and MG42. The MG42 is objectively one of the best firearms ever made. It's so good that we are STILL producing new weapons that are based on, or descended from, its design. Every video game about the second world war almost always has at least one scene (but usually several) where that weapon in particular plays a significant role. The MG3 was based on it, nations all over Europe copied it, and even we Americans took design elements from it and based the M60 GPM off of it. According to "Forgotten Weapons", the combined Allied effort to play down the effectiveness of the MG42 largely failed "because it really was an excellent gun". Now with all of that in mind, and that last sentence in particular, apply all of that to the PzH 2000. It's technically the same caliber as most other NATO artillery pieces. We have the M777 Howitzer and the M109 Paladin. The M777 is the fixed variant, and the M109 would be the American equivalent to the PzH 2000. Both fit into the category of mobile artillery. However (and I'm drawing info from wikipedia, so forgive me for doing so but this also isn't a scholarly article) the PzH 2000's range is SIGNIFICANTLY longer than the M109: 42 miles vs 19 miles for the RAP (rocket assisted projectile). I do not know the PzH2k's range with the Excalibur munition, but I do know the M109's is 25 miles. Even that is sill much less. The Paladin uses a 23 caliber barrel, while the 2k uses a 52 caliber barrel. The overall length of a barrel is its bore diameter in millimeters divided by its caliber, which gives a length of 3565mm for the Paladin and 8,060mm for the 2000. That's an 11'8" barrel on the Paladin compared with 26'5" for the 2000. The extraordinarily large barrel allows much more time for compressed ignition gases to exert pressure behind the projectile which increases its muzzle velocity and therefore its range. In addition, its chrome-lined, laser-hardened barrel allows it to briefly sustain an extremely high rate of fire, famed for being able to fire 3-4 shots in 10 seconds. Indeed, in the video below, you can witness one firing three shots in 10 seconds by its Dutch crew. I'm hazarding a guess if they were in a more serious situation they would be moving with an even greater sense of urgency. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqKWp3V4bMmBrdU Long range, high rate of fire, and high accuracy thanks to both its own guidance and - where possible - use of the Excalibur GPS-guided munitions. These make the PzH 2000 the best self-propelled artillery piece in existence. And Ukraine now has enough of these to outfit an entire artillery brigade. And also serving as a wonderful complement to their HIMARS and M270 MLRS rocket launchers.

[@phant0m233]

@@user-I-I-user laser designator with a 1m range. Literally the most accurate artillery piece ever built. Any tank attacked from the top, or any soft target, is absolutely being destroyed with that. "Panzerhaubitze 2000: when you absolutely must destroy the target in 1 hit from 30 miles away. *Now with free laser designator!"

[@killingheros3554]

It's like this little bit of Germany is getting back at Russia for the past with these amazing weapons.

[@shirolee]

So true!

[@BlingBlingBandido]

Just send all Germany has, best investment ever!

[@vasilispatsalidis5683]

Send everything you have, including all the underwear of all German citizens. Send it all to your beloved Ukrainians. Morons.!

[@Florian-tc5qh]

@Lewis C xD lmao, nazi-germany lost because USA joined the war and not because of UDSSR or Russia.

[@krollpeter]

Yep, I think so. It's cheaper to finish that war quickly, than to drag it for years.

[@minimax9452]

No.

[@fernandoritter3348]

@@krollpeter your right.. if everyone send how much they can, the Russians army would be destroyed in a short time. Then we invite the Ukraine with the Krim to the Nato and the Nato is unattackable for ever. In Addition Russias army production of the soviet union is destroyed. Russia would be not able to risk a war against the Nato for next 50 years

[@elpadrino5827]

Whoa that engine sounds like a pure beast, i remember training in germany as a dutch marine. I heard the leopard tank roaring for the first time ground was shaking it was frightening

[@roastntoast7550]

It's a MTU engine... sounds awesome!

[@Maryondo]

Well, it sits on a Leo (1?) body/chassis :)

[@roastntoast7550]

@@Maryondo in my opinion not. But I'm not sure. All the Leo 1 based tanks have the engine in the rear! Pzh 2000 and the IFV Marder hav the engine in the front. But it should be quite similar to the Leo 1 chassis!

[@timofuchs2777]

@@Maryondo Although it might look like this it is actually only using parts of the wheerset for the tracks and the suspension. You can easily tell the difference by looking at the wheels from a side profile. Also it is much bigger.

[@MrGerrit600]

18,3 Liter V8 Diesel a displacement of 1000 HP 💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪

[@Hannoi]

I am happy as a German that these weapons help, I hope we send much more. No problem with my tax money going to Ukraine, they are a wonderful nation.

[@Ctani673]

Hohoho i'm laughing

[@Ctani673]

@St S If one is delusional i can only laugh sorry

[@youtubeuser206]

how do you feel now that your country is bankrupt, freezing, and overrun by migrants with HIV?

[@Hannoi]

@@youtubeuser206 At this point I dont even know which comments are serious and which parody? lol :D

[@dmitriypovaliaiev8647]

🇺🇦🤝🇩🇪Vielen Dank an die Deutschen für ihre Hilfe und Unterstützung Ich habe als internationaler Fahrer gearbeitet Ich habe Deutschland besucht ihr habt ein wunderschönes Land und ihr Deutschen seid wunderbare Menschen

[@johnpopadiuk851]

Thank you Germany for your help. God bless Ukraine, and all the other nations who have helped

[@andre-dx4yw]

Thanks to Netherlands and Germany for stepping up and sending these awesome weapons. love and best wishes from UK

[@joseph1980.]

As of June 2022 Germany and the Netherlands are the 2nd and 3rd biggest importer of Russian fuel.

[@ridethecurve55]

Very Cool, but PLEASE - Get some tactical updated camouflage netting for your armor! It totally conceals your equipment and you if you stay under it and not move around too much. Orcs' Drones are always trying to look for you!

[@singhc9855]

Russian will screw all of them from top to bottom.

[@GHinWI]

I love that the Netherlands are taking this opportunity to “repay” Russia for the airliner/Dutch people they shot down ~10 years ago.

[@Klote3241]

payback for MH17, greetings from the Netherlands.

[@UnknownUser-pf9rk]

From Germany with love. Slava Ukraini! Smert Voroham! 💙💙💙💙💙💙 💛💛💛💛💛💛

[@michaelmeyers3664]

Go Russia Go destroy the Nazi's of Ukraine and NATO!!!! America and NATO started this war!!! The sick and filth of the world America!!!! Go Russia Go!!!!

[@michaelmcginn7260]

Bravo Germany, Bravo Netherlands, Slava Ukraine.

[@KarlRubens]

Greetings from Germany! Its a pity that the production of Panzerhaubitze and Leopard is such a complicated thing. The Ukrainian Army deserves hundreds of them. 🖤❤️💛 - 💙 💛

[@spartanconscience2693]

Germany has to be the most ungrateful nation on earth. Russia allowed it to reunite in 1991. If I were Stalin I would have razed Germany to the ground and not even allow weeds to grow there. Hope next leader after Putin will do that.

[@spartanconscience2693]

Junk military hardware and a complete myth about German quality. Unreliable and did not work in extreme weather. They lost WW2 to superior Russian equipment and weaponry and to the bravery of the Russian soldier. Germans were cowards and inferior to an army of equal strength. All they knew was to retreat and surrender. Unworthy to be called soldiers.

[@dmitriypovaliaiev8647]

Vielen Dank an die Deutschen für ihre Hilfe und Unterstützung Ich habe als internationaler Fahrer gearbeitet Ich habe Deutschland besucht ihr habt ein wunderschönes Land und ihr Deutschen seid wunderbare Menschen🇺🇦🤝🇩🇪

[@rammlady6225]

Thank you Germany🥰and The Netherlands🥰❣️🙏 Love🥰from🇸🇪to🇺🇦🌻

[@krunoslavf.8268]

CROATIA is with you. SLAVA UKRAJINI !

[@bluebud169]

Two nazis lmao Ustashe and Nazis. What an irony

[@DerDop]

@@bluebud169 cope.

[@raphwalker9123]

Respect to Germany and the Netherlands for sending these monsters Together we can win this.🇬🇧🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇸

[@albanian0160]

God Bless you Germany, strong country. 🇦🇱🇩🇪

[@sydrider6023]

Thanks very much Germany👍

[@maltimoto]

Greetings from Germany, hope the government will send more! What Putin has done is a major disgrace.

[@joeybacker8429]

Da kommt noch mehr 🤗

[@Sir.F929]

Combat footage Russia vs ukraine kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3jUaHebj7Kje5Y

[@charlieboffin2432]

As the advert says " Vorsprung Durch Technik " ....or in English " Advance Through Technology " Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦❤️🇬🇧

[@mut311]

But this was audis slogan! :)

[@davidwagner9659]

As an American with a Ukrainian mother and German father. I love seeing these German guns fighting in Ukraine 🇺🇦. 🇺🇦❤️🇺🇸

[@Brian-om2hh]

Anything engineered in Germany is usually solidly built and does what it's supposed to do...... Given Germany's past, it can't have been an easy decision to agree to supply weapons to another nation. But you did the right thing Germany. The decision was the right one..... Well done to the Netherlands too. Again, the right decision..... There is no second chance here. The World has to come together to show it's disapproval of Russia's actions...........

[@EngelinZivilBO]

Me a German: sure, it was the right thing to do, those 10 phz2000 are massive In my mind: all the weapon systems we sold to dubious third world countries in the last few decade's

[@domoneanon6129]

The important difference was always whether it would be sent to a conflict zone and less whether the zone itself was reputable to stay out of foreign conflicts. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine is the first one Germany joined as an arms supplier since WWII if we don't consider ISIS a real state.

[@Maryondo]

@@EngelinZivilBO Exactly. This conflict reveals many "Doppel-Morals" in Germany and other countries.

[@Flaschenteufel]

@@domoneanon6129 eh jeahhh suure^^ except those several tanks n stuff in the middle east and so on ^^ But personally i don't mind at least about supporting Ukraine. Although sure there are more idiots rising the recent years i'd say germany is a country that not very likely is going to repeat some major mistakes from it's dark past.

[@user-oh7th2je7t]

Объединения всего мира против России не будет, весь мир устал от США и его пуделя Евросоюза которые всю свою жизнь грабили и продолжают грабить рессурсы всего мира, навязывание США своей политики и "демократии" с помощью силы оружия это опасно для них, весь мир может востать против этого террора "колективного Запада".

[@toi_techno]

Well done Germany and Holland. Good luck Ukraine from Ireland

[@callers420]

From one shithole country to another…

[@MsThor1]

Go take booster y f idiot

[@Leppi72]

My friend from Ireland it was and it is a TEAMWORK between Good Neigbours which Germany and THE NETHERLANDS are. Makes me also proud to work with our friends from The Netherlands. The Germany Bundeswehr and the Dutch Koninklijke Landmacht is close togheter. This makes me personally proud.

[@suigeneris3909]

@@Leppi72 and proud you should be 💙💛👏🏻

[@joeybacker8429]

@@Leppi72 all NATO Forces are "close together"! 32 great military Nations and some allies like Japan, Australia and South Korea. Look at Putins Friends, Belarus, China, Iran and North Korea... 🤭👎

[@KasperHauser7762]

Greatings from Germany, hope the best for all Ukraine Soldiers and Civilians and hope our support gets more and more.

[@ENGBriseB]

Could do with a lot more hopefully Germany will help more and France too before it's gets worse. Hopefully Russia will see sence as it will damage their country to.

[@Jamal1981e]

Aber nicht bei Scholz

[@Spitzfitz82]

Wie verstrahlt kann man sein?! Sie werden sich noch wundern, was für Leuten Sie hier die Daumen gedrückt haben, wenn eines Tages mal alles ans Licht kommen wird. Aber ja, lassen Sie sich weiterhin berieseln… Herbst/Winter kommen bald, dann wird’s hierzulande so richtig gemütlich… Aber Hauptsache Waffen ins Kriegsgebiet für nochmal Mord und Totschlag.

[@KasperHauser7762]

@@Spitzfitz82 Wie verstrahlt muss man sein, wenn man in einem demokratischen, freien Land lebt, und dann zu einem Diktator hält, der Angriffskriege führt, Kriegsverbrechen begeht und Menschenrechte mit Füßen tritt? Da hat die Kremlpropaganda aber scheinbar, mit dem wenig Hirn, was sie hatten, ganz böse Aua gemacht. Bitte ab nach Russland mit ihnen!

[@romanzharov4590]

​@@ENGBriseBевропа уже не первый раз пытается нанести ущерб России))) и где они, наполеоны и гитлеры? Не даёт покоя Великая Россия? История вновь повторится!

[@ehmjay97]

From Germany with love! 🖤❤💛💙✊

[@klauszinser]

As a German citizen its good to see that they help. My big thank you to the Netherlands. Without them the German Government would have never sent the weapons.

[@Name-zd5fq]

No?! We don't need Ukraine. They have nothing to offer. We need Russia!

[@dustintacohands1107]

Now stop paying Russia for gas… how much money have you given Russia since war started??

[@cchulinn]

@@dustintacohands1107 definitely much too much. I am positively surprised Putin is limiting the gas flow himself. Our German government wouldn‘t dare to do that.

[@Name-zd5fq]

@@dustintacohands1107 Go away, without russian gas Europe will fall!

[@zonk2k4]

thats not right, who are u to know what would happend? ... dont understand u

[@georgepurdy1473]

Thanks Germany!

[@mid9trambler758]

You boy's are on the frontline defending freedom. Respect for all the Ukrainian armed force's. Salva Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@lambertj.2892]

Thank you, Germany!!! You're definitely on the right side of justice this time! Hat's off to you!

[@santokun5835]

Thank you Germany 🇺🇦🤝🇩🇪

[@lars2703]

Hope we can send around 20 of the 100 ordered relatively quickly with COBRA radar system and add each 100 Marder, Fuchs and Leopards to it. This would made a nice package

[@AnkurFFM]

Use the PUMA. With programmable AIRBURST Ammo and its optical sensors very suitable against small drones. Marder is unfortunatedly an outdated battle taxi, the Fuchs has now roughly the same value but does not tease you using a gun, giving away your position. I assume, Ukraine has received the SMART 155mm target searching ammo.

[@jakobc.2558]

We should defenetly send the Leopard 1. Ukraine already operates the Gepard in small numbers and the gepard is based on the same chasis so there should be at least some mechanics who are already familiar enough. Leopard 1s can be used by reserve troops stationed at the belorussian border to free up ukrainain armored units to fight in the donbas, meanwhile the crews can get familiar with leopard 1 and in case russia would try another invasion from Belarus for some reason (highly unlikely) the leopard 1s should a very powerfull defensive weapon. The Leopard 1A5 comes with laser warning reciver, thermal sights, good fire controll system, very good mobility and most importantly it only weighs 44 tons which means it can cross Ukrainian bridges (60 ton Leopard 2 or Abrams are too heavy). Also leopard 1 uses the NATO standard L7 gun which means it can use NATO 105mm ammunition. The U.S. could supply M900 APFSDS shells for the Leopard 1s, which are depleted uranium shells which can punch threw any russian tank from the front.

[@ThePolosport83]

Send them some King Tigers

[@AnkurFFM]

@@jakobc.2558 If you want to kill them - do so. Outdated, no stabilized gun, no real all weather target aquisition - its lacking proper traing likely less effective than the "well known" T64. IMHO. And rather than a few guepards you have then to maintain a fleet of these chassis types. By the way, its a similar chassis and not the same. Guepards hull is a bit stretched. What Ukraine needs - counter Artillery radar and good long-range AA against the remaining cruise missiles.

[@wolflarsen1900]

@@AnkurFFM yeah its outdated but please stay on the ground its not THAT outdated as a t-64 xd not in this universe^^

[@Pyriphlegeton]

Good to see german engineering doing its job. Slava Ukraini! 🇩🇪🤝🏻🇺🇦

[@b.sorger5189]

I feel so Howitzer today 🇺🇦🇩🇪🇺🇦

[@cobbler40]

Nice to see the excellent Ukrainian professional army in action

[@valyshknee4203]

They're not professional at all, Their professional army from before the war has nearly entirely been lost, only about 10% is left that is ready to fight. Rest is either dead or wounded, Their entire army currently is made up of conscripts and barely trained militiamen with guns from the fucking 40's and 50's, Dont believe what the media shows you man, Its the same as german propaganda during ww2 where they only showed the best troops with the best equipment and the best training, Big tanks, Mechanized Units, Lines of tanks, The best self propelled artillery, Yet atleast 90% of their army was still on horses and carrying around old equipment sometimes even from ww1.

[@borderfox2]

@@WolfeTone17-98 is that why the Russian Army is Marching through Kyiv after 3 days lol NO

[@angora34]

@@borderfox2 🤣🤣🤣

[@WolfeTone17-98]

@@borderfox2 They sent 40,000 soldiers towards Kiev which pinned 120,000 Ukrainian soldiers in Kiev which could have been better used where the real attack was coming from....LOL!

[@saltwater8915]

@@WolfeTone17-98 yes didn't you see that above Panzerhaubitze 2000 on fire and the crew running away ... No, you didn't???? ooohhhhh thats right, that only happens with the old soviet crap that the Russians are using ... you know like your 'jack-in-the-box' tanks where they explode after a missile hit and shoot the turret up about 30 metres ... Besides Numb-Nuts it's not a war comrade Putin told you muppets that ... it's a 'special military operation' ... you're a pawn in comrade Putin's madness

[@user-dv7hq2rh4g]

10 from Germany, 8 from the Netherlands. 18 of these beasts is pretty nice. However I hope they'll send more. I also hope that of the 100 ordered by Ukraine at the manufacturer maybe some are already not too far from beimg finished as I believe Ukraine announced the order a couple of months ago already.

[@pjhgerlach]

I'm afraid that the Netherlands cannot send more because our small country is beginning to run out of stock.

[@worfoz]

@@pjhgerlach MH 17, we will never forget

[@Conan-ny1um]

Sadly the west is just sending enough weapons like this and Himars etc so Ukraine can stop Russias invasion.. But not enough to Crush the orcs. Why because they fear Putin will use nukes on Ukraine, because his army is weak and pathetic and the warriors of Ukraine will take the entire country back including Crimea… Putin is a A Physcho and he knows if he loses in Ukraine he will be booted from being president and then go in front of the Haige for Warcrimes.

[@gluteusmaximus1657]

It takes some time to produce PzH 2000s. But the good news - there is a certain number at hand. They have to get checked and tested and send to Ukraine.

[@marcusschulze9172]

the manufacturer said they can currently produce about one per month. now I dont know if 100 is enough to increase production capacity. hell we have no idea that the bottleneck is with the 1 per month. could be the barrel, the paint or whatever

[@clarechomyn9686]

Thank you Germany for sending these great machines to Ukraine. 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 Heroyam Slava 🇺🇦

[@barfuss2007]

you are welcome 🇺🇦 Heroyam Slava 🇺🇦

[@rudigerfehlemann3651]

🍀🍀👍👍💪💪✊✊✌️✌️🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 🇺🇦🤝🇩🇪

[@skyhappy]

Slava Rusia!

[@lululu6102]

0:28 the engine sound 🥰 true German Power

[@jacko4483]

Absolutely love the sound of that turbo Diesel!! Thank you Germany!

[@roastntoast7550]

MTU power engine!

[@tjuren1]

They fire less because you hit them!!! Keep on, from Sweden!!!

[@NordicKnight1]

i am trained at the panzerhaubitze 2000 if i was in the german army, that thing brings hell ....

[@kr1886]

Well done Germany for helping this gallant nation . 🇺🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@jeffsiegwart]

Thank you Germany!

[@ServusCrux]

Bitte

[@MelonHead887]

Germany needs to ramp up production of these monsters.

[@DraigBlackCat]

Or just give (or even sell) to Ukraine some of their 100 remaining PzH 2000s If they are frightened of offending Putin then they could sell them to UK and we could pass them to Ukraine

[@marcolecompte3284]

Akhmat sila

[@axelscharf2415]

@@DraigBlackCat yes we're so frightened little british man . So frightened.

[@Maryondo]

@@DraigBlackCat The German Gov would still have to allow you to hand it over, so it wouldn't change that much. But yes, the Gov is too afraid to do what must be done.

[@the_retag]

@@Maryondo 100 were ordered and approved by/for ukraine. Im reasonably sire prod is being ramped

[@obiwankenobi7154]

0:24 the engine sound, the angle, the environment, its just so badass to look at.

[@walkcam2841]

This is German technology solid metal

[@jonswenson]

Thanks Germany and the Netherlands!

[@Gayzenon]

❤️Ukrainian 🇬🇪

[@Rob_Otter]

Always great to see this beautiful monster. Especially when it's now finally in service with the Ukrainian army. Slava Ukraini!

[@danielecariati3977]

Stop war ❤

[@PhanchaiSiam555]

Slava Ukraini and hello from Germany. Wish you the best✌️✌️✌️

[@JohnJones-ce5ri]

Protect them like a new born gentlemen. Slava Ukraini!

[@02markcal]

I see them using branches as cover, but wondered why something so valuable with so few isn't covered also with a camouflaged netting, as they are very inexpensive compared to the millions spent on the tank.

[@MegsCarpentry-lovedogs]

This was a respectful comment. I appreciate it dearly. Thank you from East Canada.

[@semvv8638]

@@02markcal They use nets too ofcourse. But obviously don't want to show too much to any Russian spies watching this video.

[@UserUser-ww2nj]

@@02markcal It might be that the trees and branches provide better camouflage than netting ,

[@joeybacker8429]

You can see a net pretty clear from the sky, cause it's always a bit different from surrounding woods and leafs. Camouflage nets are for quick moving infantry!

[@nk1974]

Anything made in Germany is top level. Always has been. The best of the best. These poor soldiers, they look so tired but otherwise look healthy. If you compare how they look to the Russian soldiers who look extremely thin, rough and dirty, the Ukrainians look great. I’m glad Ukraine is taking good care of its brave warriors. 🇺🇸♥️🇺🇦

[@adolfmaotsestalin8753]

More warmongering... thx to the sanctions now we pay a lot for fuel,gas and coal. The winter looks bright and warm for million of Poles and other Europeans. You have your own resources and do not pay for that crappy co2 quoatas although it was your idea. Hopefully Ruskies will finish them by winter and we can go back to doing business with them. There are at least 2 mln military age Ukrainians in Poland, most if them acts like murican Tourists in Acapulco.

[@kummer45]

Engineering from Germany, Engineering from Switzerland, Engineering from other highly educated countries surpasses Russia's military discipline. EU, NATO, US, UK team can really produces high end military equipment that surpasses Russia's technology. The assembly and the combined efforts can surpasses any nation might. Imagine if Japan joins in the party in a global collaboration....

[@joseph1980.]

How's that 30 plus trillion dollars worth of debt going?

[@adolfmaotsestalin8753]

@@joseph1980. Murican debt is nothing comparing to ours and we pay a lot for than war. They dont.

[@joseph1980.]

@@kummer45 NATO shit it's pants, the US is 30 trillion dollars in debt due to its 1 trillion per year "defense" budget, the UKs military is now behind Italy and the EU is more or less completely reliant on Russian gas..... the only people who've done ok from the sanctions are Russia and China. In fact Russia is on the list of top 12 countries with the lowest national debt and China owns trillions worth of American debt

[@Villain1874]

Best wishes to Ukraine her Armed Forces and People 🇺🇦🇬🇧

[@christianpankratz]

As a German ist strange to see weapons of our army on real war combat. Whe thought and hoped this would never be necessary again. Good luck Ukrainian soldiers.

[@ServusCrux]

Krieg wird es immer geben

[@Lightning3697]

Hope that we (Germany🇩🇪) will send much more of these weapons as fast as possible to Ukraine 🇺🇦 Russia have to and will loose this war like Hitler in the past.

[@boink800]

Just as the Hitler Nazis were destroyed, the Putin Nazis will be destroyed too.

[@boink800]

@@babayaga8605 Ok, Putin troll farm loser ... *HIMARS* boom, boom and boom!

[@harmless6813]

@@babayaga8605 At least the user name is sincere. Oo

[@joseph1980.]

hahaha I'm sure Russias military will be terrified. You do know Russia hasn't even declared war on ukraine yet don't you? And the fact Russia has the world's 2nd most powerful military. Luckily for ukraine Russia has kept it as a land and artillery war.... and haven't used the thousands of attack planes or many long range ballistic missiles that can be guided in using satellites.

[@joseph1980.]

Good luck pal when the gas runs out in the winter

[@manymoonstraveled]

Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦 Thank you Germany❤️

[@GhostFreeman2077]

💪🇺🇦🤝🇩🇪👍 :)

[@BobTheTrueCactus]

I wish you guys all the best and hope that it helps you to end this quickly.

[@Doodloper]

Why you dont thank The Netherlands?

[@actionjackson838]

@@Doodloper Sorry, and of course thank you Netherlands! You are awesome. Greetings from Germany

[@Doodloper]

@@actionjackson838 - Cool! Sweet kisses from The Netherlands

[@SovereignTroll]

Germany is a great country. I love the people, culture and industrial power.

[@DegenCosmo]

hahaha brother we are dying right now culture is half muslims and industrial power is nowhere seen in these days

[@donfluso9042]

best regards from central Germany, slava Ukraini! 💙💛

[@dmitriypovaliaiev8647]

Vielen Dank an die Deutschen für ihre Hilfe und Unterstützung Ich habe als internationaler Fahrer gearbeitet Ich habe Deutschland besucht ihr habt ein wunderschönes Land und ihr Deutschen seid wunderbare Menschen🇺🇦🤝🇩🇪

[@donfluso9042]

@@dmitriypovaliaiev8647 Дякую, Дмитре, бажаю тобі швидше бути вільним народом.

[@petrus666love]

Great Britain 🇬🇧 is watching you guys ! May god protect you and may you soon be back with your loved ones and your families!

[@fernandoritter3348]

As a german, I would be happy if our gouverment would do the same like the britains did.. Our economy could do more, but our gouverment is scared for being a part of a sight of the war and in the next World War, again.. but infact, Russia isn't able to beat Ukraine. How could Russia beat then the whole Nato? It's sad how history is repeating. In this time we have a Russian Hitler

[@albionmyl7735]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧💕🇩🇪🤗Anglosaxon

[@LePerlashez]

Imagine when Ukrainians will get a 100 of these PZH 2000, a 100 HIMARS, a 100 of CAESAR. It will be Hell on earth for the Russian army.

[@kummer45]

The benefactors are providing the goods in small packages. Russia knows that the westerners are giving them chances lo leave Ukraine but Russians are stubborn and stiff. The alliances with Ukraine gave the Russians all the chances in the world to leave Ukraine peacefully. Eventually more powerful weapons will be introduced letting the Russians themselves understand that they are not SAFE in Ukraine.

[@AnkurFFM]

I wonder how well the PZH will work in comparison to the Czech DANA and the Caesar. Same caliber, but very different concept with armament. PZH has the highest rate of fire, best armor and will be therefore the closest to the frontline. Theoretically. As counter artillery battery, the Caesar or DANA will do the same job - likely less maintenance. But in average at a higher distance to target. If that works, its the better sysetm for that "counter" job.

[@fstimellom8882]

Russians wont pull out. They will crawl out. with their tales between their legs

[@ullix4994]

So, let's work on it...

[@moozoo2589]

And if you think those are not so big numbers, Putin looks like a clown with his threats towards NATO back in January.

[@LEJapproach]

I would have liked it better, if the first German word they learn had been _Prost_ (cheers) or _Freundschaft_ (friendship) or maybe _Bratwurst_ (fried sausage) rather than _Panzerhaubitze_ (literally interpreted: armoured howitzer or tank howitzer). But under the given circumstances I'm glad they had the chance to learn the word and have what it means on their side!

[@graphite282]

And the word we are enjoying is "schadenfreude" .

[@colddarkness1798]

I am Bosnian I have many Bosnian Ukrainians friends in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Many Ukrainians visit Bosnia and Herzegovina in North part of country and south side of the country and capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Slava Ukrajini! Herojima Slava!💙💛

[@peasantsrevolt4780]

You can tell by the "Thousand yard stare" in these soldier's eyes that they've been through a lot in the last 6 months. 🌻🇺🇸🤝🇺🇦🌻

[@johnlammergeier2890]

they look pretty composed to me dude

[@erhardpostinger1326]

"Thousand yard stare" - interessanter Ausdruck, den wir im Englischunterricht nicht hatten. "Tote Augen" war dafür ein Anblick, den ich als Kind kurz nach dem WWII oft gesehen habe. Sehr wenige - viel zu wenige - haben inzwischen wieder sehen gelernt.

[@GnosticAtheist]

@@johnlammergeier2890 Composed yes, naturally drained also yes. The thousand yard state does not mean the person is shellshocked.

[@herrlich1461]

VE AR BACK!! FINALLY ZE ROAR OF ZE TSCHERMAN ARTILLERY FIRING AT ZE RUSSIAN IS HEARD AGAIN OVER ZE UKRAINE FIELDZ! IF ONLY ZE FUHRER COULD HEAR ZIS! I HAFF TEARS IN MAI AIZ!

[@yodieyuh6077]

6 months? They've been fighting since 2014.

[@vinm300]

Magnificent machinery. Add that to the professionalism of the Ukrainian gunner - and the Orcs don't have time to say a Pater Noster.

[@j7j7j7j7x]

I wanted to ask about the 'orc' thing -- that is a racist ethnic slur...am I correct that is your intention?

[@j7j7j7j7x]

Does that mean the Ukrainians are Hobbits? That is also a bit off color, no?

[@Fastbikkel]

@@j7j7j7j7x I was under the assumption that 'orc' here just meant a savage invader.

[@texasray5237]

Ukraine is world famous for having a pretty lax work ethic. It's not that the people aren't intelligent but their culture has never stressed doing a good job. This is common among former communist countries. So don't brag about their professionalism. Most are conscripts, not professionals, and many are totally untrained. They do their best but lets not pretend they are super soldiers. Because they clearly aren't.

[@keesvandenbroek331]

@@j7j7j7j7x Just read "Lord of the Rings", then you have a fair impression what "Orcs"stand for an how much that "title" befits the ruzzian army

[@bobthecanon3457]

we trained you in Germany on the howitzer and you trained day and night!! Protect your land... we will bring you more!! God bless you

[@Larsykfz303]

Glad to contribute! Greetings from the Netherlands! Slava Ukraini!

[@dmitriypovaliaiev8647]

🇺🇦🤝🇳🇱

[@mblky5457]

Подяка німецьким друзям!!!

[@b-radjoseph1052]

I would caution China and Russia on reawakening Germany and Japan's war economies.

[@huskypuppy9785]

maybe but most of us germans dont want to fight anymore and our army has such a bad reputation amon the citizen. So i dont think you need to worry about that, if such a thing happens only with conscription. On top of that we have way to much own problems who the elites dont care about the peopel.

[@ServusCrux]

​@@huskypuppy9785wir brauchen mehr nationalismus, schuld nicht.

[@Johankenzeler]

"It aims by itself, I calculates by itself, ..." So you just type in "Russian" and hit enter?

[@KarlHeinzSpock]

the computer receives target data and calcuates the exact position of the cannon tube and puts it automatically into correct position and so on.

[@nibelgauer7280]

I am really happy to see, that our Panzerhaubitzen in Ukraine are doing a helpful job. Nothing to compare to the great work of your gunners, of course! Absolute respect for these soldiers - and thank you for defending our freedom. We are sorry that our government cannot bring itself to send you more of these devices. But we are working on it... :-)

[@JohnSmith-un9jm]

Ya like your really free in Germany??? Germany is a puppet state of the USA and run by zionist! A complete police state. No freedom in germany.

[@albanian0160]

Germany is so strong country. Strong nation 💪

[@ktu668]

Ho yea it's great fun let's have a World War is it you idiot clown.

[@ktu668]

The West should stop supplying arms to the Ukraine and bring this to a end because we can't afford to keep you lot.

[@sabaton4420]

let's build nord stream 3, and pretend to be the good guys, and let's pretend we're doing something for six months, but block all help. We are Germans so helpful

[@vsGoliath96]

God damn, the shockwave when that thing fires. Between stuff like this and the HIMARS running non-stop? Don't fuck with NATO, but as we've learned from this war, especially don't fuck with NATO when their equipment is being used by badass Ukrainians!

[@tsmartin]

The thing is the Ukrainians only have a limited number of these modern NATO/US weapons so they can't cover ever mile of the front line. They have to be selective on their placement. If Ukraine had access to the quantity of weapons NATO/US has ... and the personnel to man them ... the Russians would be pushed back to the border in short order.

[@niume7468]

Imagine what would happen if Ukraine would get 200 Himars, 100 F-16, 100 Apaches, 100 abrams.

[@Walterwaltraud]

@@niume7468 50 HIMARS with 10 k M31 would be sufficient to roll through their ranks even with current equipment... it's the ammo that makes a gigantic difference here.

[@joseph1980.]

NATO shit it's pants mate, they were making big noises before the invasion and haven't done a thing since

[@joseph1980.]

@@niume7468 yeah imagine.... Russia would then actually declare war n not a special military operation and start using their thousands of high tech war planes n long range ballistic missiles. Luckily for ukraine Russia has kept it as a land and artillery war

[@StrongholdDefender]

God Bless Ukraine 🇺🇦 Victory Will come soon salute from Cuba 🇨🇺.

[@KungKras]

They need much, much more of those. We need to give them more.

[@dieterdodel835]

Ok wait, i just pull a sh*tload of these beauties out of my anus....or just let me conjure up some....i'm the world's greatest magician...

[@sooz9433]

I'm sitting here watching this and smiling ear to ear! Thank you Germany!! 🇩🇪 Thank you Netherlands 🇳🇱 The orcs don't like them... they STING!!!!! Victory to Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@joweda6342]

Bravo Germany, please never stop help for the freedom fighters !

[@tvanb8729]

NL provided 8! And has a much smaller army.

[@Lykyk]

@@tvanb8729 The dutch are putting more and more regiments of their army under German command through the Dutch-German cooperation program and have several branches of their army that can't function independently anymore (the ability to rebuild them at some point with experienced units is retained by training-cooperation and shared regiments with the German army). The netherlands have clearly given up on having an independently run and independently combat-ready army, which makes giving up some of their most valuable assets a lot less of an issue as they have much less strict operational requirements for their armed forces than most other countries. Meanwhile Germany just announced a complete renewal of their capabilities with 2% of the GDP spent on it per year as the legal minimum, 100 billion euros as a special fund to fix some of the most glaring issues ASAP and the intention to expand and improve the armed forces in general, which makes giving away howitzers like that a much bigger deal. In short: Context matters.

[@texasray5237]

Well they're going to have to stop helping Ukraine if they don't get more gas now aren't they?

[@Speed-1001]

UA go home

[@blaugelb1213]

Gott schütze die Ukraine ! Slava Ukraine !

[@bigfish7493]

Nothing short of remarkably Fantastic! The crew have become ballistic scientists on their mission to eliminate the Russian presence in the Ukraine. Please finish this job quickly. Slava Ukraine!

[@miguelangelrodriguez8999]

Glory to nato. Glory to Germany. Glory to the Netherlands. Glory to Ukraine

[@mostlyright5384]

Nobjob

[@joseph1980.]

And glory to the upcoming winter gas shortage and collapse of the economy in Germany

[@GoodBread]

@@joseph1980. 🦧 funny that you write everywhere the same! Haha...troll

[@joeybacker8429]

@@joseph1980. nothing compared to the russians economy downfall, in the upcoming decades 🤗

[@fernandoritter3348]

@@GoodBread what could he write else? The West will send military equipment until Ukraine win the war. Russia looses every day more and more equipment. Soon, the Ukraine will fight back the Russians army. So, he stand for the side, which is loosing. Maybe the gas will be less in Germany, but without gas the Russians don't get money for the gas. So they will get a problem to finance the war and the corrupt Russia system

[@mrHBarry]

Thank you to all people and countries who support Ukraine, please continue to support Ukraine because the fight is not over and Ukraine IS fighting for the FREE and Democratic world. Slava Ukraine

[@haydengalloway5177]

Ukrainian propaganda troll. The dictatorship that banned a dozen political parties, banned independent media, and arrested the presidents two main political opponents is fighting for a "free and Democratic world"?

[@christianvachon2235]

Have a look at the Rada, and it's not democratic. All Russian-Speaking opposition parties, including the main opposition OPFL are banned and disbanded. The rest of the opposition had to sign deals to set aside political differences and have complete support of Zelensky or be banned also. Multiple opposition leaders were arrested on fake charges. That is not a democracy.

[@user-hf2ji6lb1u]

SLAVA NWO NAZI Ukraine Harold. NWO=NATO=EU. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bquYh6eMdreAl8k

[@alonsocushing2263]

As an old gunner (SE Asia 1967/68) I am constantly impressed by the technology used with arty today. Very accurate and very impressive. Ubique!

[@susanpaz3027]

Nice" great soldiers of Ukraine!!!! Long Live Ukraine!!!! God Blessed Ukraine!!!!

[@MegsCarpentry-lovedogs]

These men have been through a lot. They come across as very professional. I am so happy to hear these men talk and to know that the Netherlands and Germany pulled together to show badly needed support to these Ukraine brave men. I fear for their safety as we watch how drones locate and drop to attack. Glory to Ukraine and all their hero's and people who support them. If russia would simply return to their pootin and leave it would be perfect.

[@youtubeuser206]

or ukraine could have not started a war against their ethnic russian citizens 8 years ago or ended it at any time during 2014-2022 ... guess russia got tired of asking nicely

[@MegsCarpentry-lovedogs]

@@youtubeuser206 You do not know what you are talking about.

[@joshuanixon5463]

Thumbs up to Germany for stepping up to really help Ukraine with their fight for life!!!

[@glenbolderson9279]

CIA bot.

[@kiennguyenanh8498]

@@glenbolderson9279 It seem you sound more like a Russian troll

[@QuantumWaveMaster]

@@glenbolderson9279 Quegmire is it you?

[@Bilangumus]

They are bombing civilians in Donetsk.

[@ravenmcclaw1725]

Jesus Christ the engine sounds like if a Tiger 2 or Jagdtiger were approaching, what a beast.

[@bossanova]

I live near Bergen/Germany. There is a training field where soldiers training on the PH2000. When they shoot ... - man you can hear this up to moscow.

[@juststuff8128]

Good job Ukraine 🇺🇦 standing and fighting

[@maas2198]

Let's hope the promised COBRA system (counter battery radar) also already arrived. With that system directly live-linked to the PzH2000 it's an absolutely deadly and precise anti-artillery weapon.

[@citronski]

COBRA has been delivered a few weeks ago, like with the PzH2000, it needed a good amount of training.

[@dmejz]

@@citronski What do you think Russians will do? You know they can't loose this war. One amount of radiation from Ukraine was enough back in 1986. I do not want another fallout because of non EU, non NATO member, which is full of nazis and criminals that caused this war by killing Russian minority (real EU value where every nation has minorities) .

[@Dark__Thoughts]

@@citronski What? It was scheduled for September.

[@Weffi76]

@@Dark__Thoughts not sure, but giving false information to a warzone is probably smart, becuse the enemy would not know what weapons there is already and what is comming. making it realy hard to attack, becuse you do not know exactly what is against you anymore.

[@citronski]

@@Dark__Thoughts Indeed, COBRA is yet to be delivered, i stand corrected.

[@ladislavsieber]

Germans make the best war machines 😻

[@znate6730]

What a beautifull toy ! Very proud that the excellent German workers work for such beautiful creations !

[@eisbeinkraut9451]

If this toy spits on your head, you will also quietly little man! Greetings from Germany.

[@KaasSchaaf666]

the name alone already scares the shit out of me: panzer howitzer. 🇺🇦🇳🇱🇩🇪🇪🇺

[@eruditegimel-peh6582]

Danke Deutschland. Gott segne dich weiter als einer der Größte. Danke auch an Alle, die die Ukrainer geholfen haben.

[@target8970]

Die Ukraine hat 100 Panzerhaubitzen bestellt im wert von 1,5 Milliarden sobald die ersten fertig sind werden sie auch geliefert kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZ2unYpnYpyWa6M

[@robertwagner8544]

Sehr gerne 🙂

[@Josef-EU]

und Niederlande!

[@MegaPaul305]

Na klar! Sehr gerne.

[@Turican76]

Nur Dumme Leute glauben, das die Ukraine auf der guten Seite ist

[@Threat_LvL]

You guys have to understand, they operate different system from different countries. Absolute mad lads.

[@jonasf1275]

As a German: This is just beautiful.

[@Jamal1981e]

Von 10 Habitzen sind schon 10 kaputt

[@Odin355]

@@Jamal1981e Quelle? Russenfurz

[@jonasf1275]

@@Jamal1981e 🤡

[@LuGer212]

@@jonasf1275 bin fast überrascht, dass nicht schon 2400 von 10 Haubitzen kaputt sind. Die Bots werden klüger :D

[@mirnicht6183]

@@LuGer212 😅

[@fgm1197]

These guys have got more combat experience on this weapon system in a week than anybody in the german army.

[@BS-my6qx]

Bla Bla Bla Guess who trained them? Guys who served in Afghanistan on the PzH 2000

[@ServantOfTheLordJesusChrist.]

how do you know ?

[@minimax9452]

Of course - this is the idea of deterrence - they knew we have these systems and our country can live in peace.

[@germaniac44x28]

Don’t comment if you know nothing you little civilian !!! All these little YT boys these days think they can talk without having any knowledge at all !!!

[@Panzerabwehr]

@@BS-my6qx I think it doesn’t need to be discussed that the scenario in Afghanistan is not comparable to the scenario in Ukraine.

[@dermodsmyth7645]

Well done Germany and the Netherlands! From Eire...🇮🇪

[@joseph1980.]

As of June 2022 Germany and the Netherlands are the 2nd n 3rd biggest importer of Russian fuel

[@telebubba5527]

@@joseph1980. The Netherlands exports most of it to other countries. It's the reason why Rotterdam is the largest port. It's a transit port.

[@TheEuronaut]

@@joseph1980. s/are/were/

[@Benz2533]

Phz 2000 look beautiful doesn’t it? Please don’t let it get capture if possible.

[@thehighgroundde1571]

German here, im glad we could help with these! :) But u should get way more weapons and other helpful stuff imo

[@schiefeebene3215]

Du unterstützt Faschisten und weißt es nicht.

[@frankklaassen]

We are honoured that we could help. The Dutch.

[@alexanderlindner5808]

We are honored that we designed and built it. The German.

[@JohnSmith-un9jm]

How stupid! Your so glad to help until the Russians start trashing Amsterdam, and then you'll realize how ill advised it was for your country to support ukraine.