Here's Why France's Caesar is The King of The Battlefield

Why France's Caesar is Urgently Needed on The Battlefield:
France's Caesar artillery is one of the most efficient vehicle-mounted defense weapons used by the French Army. Now, this gigantic gun is already owned by other countries, such as Denmark, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Morocco, and the Czech Republic. Aside from these countries, France's allies, including Ukraine, are also relying on it to defend their lands. During the ongoing conflict with Russia, Ukraine soldiers are clearly giving Russian armies a hard time because they have Caesar artillery units.
Easy to use
The soldiers spent just two weeks training how to use the 19.5-ton Caesars at a training facility in France. The gun is mounted on a 6 by 6 truck, which can travel at a top road speed of 50 mph and an off-road speed of more than 31 mph with to its 245 horsepower engine. The truck, which is 33 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 12 feet high, has a cruising range of 373 miles and can fit in a transport aircraft to be flown to its destination.
It’s fast
Once the vehicle is parked, the Caesar is ready to go in less than 60 seconds, and it takes less than a minute for the 155mm/52 caliber ordnance, semi-automatic gun to fire six shells at a target that is between 3 to 31 miles away. Less than 40 seconds after the last shell has been fired, the Caesar can have driven off. Shoot, then move on.
It’s powerful
The gun's detonation chamber, or the section of the system where the propellant charge bursts, is 23 liters in size as opposed to the M777 towed howitzer's 18 liters, so more propellant can be loaded into it, which causes the shells to be expended faster and farther.
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[@nunchucknads3644]

An amazing technology. And made the way France makes things: precision and quality.

[@Jagggggg88]

Hope you don’t mean their cars 😅

[@catparka7698]

@@Jagggggg88 Some awesome cars - brilliant ride quality on country roads and always with some bizarre French characteristic that you have to adapt to. And they've won a lot of WRCs and F1 Championships - not so easily dismissed.

[@bitsnbobs1969]

@@Jagggggg88 i never drive cars from france unreliable

[@pierrekiroule2827]

@Nunchunk. Thanks. I agree with you as a Frenchman...Our technology and engineering is top notch in the all ranges.... Except that we are unable to make good looking quality cars ( since the eighties) like the germans, japonese, Koreans. ..It has historical reasons, not technological.

[@bv6540]

@@Jagggggg88 they are generally reliable, french engineering is good. It's just how they look, it's an acquired taste.

[@ethanviquesnel6641]

I'm bored so I'll destroy the jokes about the military history of France There were 53 major conflicts in Europe. France was a belligerent in 49 of them, and the United Kingdom in 43. Of the 185 battles France has fought over the past 800 years, its armies have won 132 and lost 43, leaving only 10 battles undecided. Giving the French military the record of victories in Europe and therefore in the world. France is the nation that has participated in the greatest number of wars and battles in the entire History of Humanity. Over the last 800 years France has fought over 200 years against England, over 150 years against the Germanic nations, over 190 years against the Spanish/Portuguese, and against many other nations yet. Often these wars were fought against France in numerical inferiority in front of coalitions of several nations aiming at destroying it. France, a warrior nation par excellence, the strategies deployed by these generals are still being studied today, notably Napoleon Bonaparte's campaigns. On all lands and continents France has shown the world what it was worth in combat. Battle of Auerstaedt (1806), 25 000 French against 60 000 Prussians, French victory @t Battle of Patays at 1 against 4, French Victory. . @t Fort Carillon, 3600 French against 18 000 English, French Victory. @t Battle of the pyramids, 20 000 Fr against 50 000 Mamelouks, French Victory. @t Austerlitz, 73 000 Fr against 86 000 Russians and Austrians, French Victory. @t But it is also the battles of Bouvines, Verdun, Soissons, Marigan, Castillon, etc.... And those of the Prestige: the battle of Camerone, 62 French legionnaires against 2000 Mexicans. @t Bir hakeim, at 1 against 10, 3 700 French against 37 000 Germans/Italians. @t And so many others... But France is also the one that colonized England in 1066, this French country for centuries to the point that 40% of English words are of French origin. It is the Daughter-Elder Nation of the Church, because the first barbarian King of Europe to have converted is none other than Clovis I, King of the Franks, it is therefore the protector of Christianity, even within its national borders one feels its destiny. The one that dismantled the 900-year-old Holy Roman Empire. Enabling Germany to be born 65 years later. The one that allowed the independence of the USA by fighting in America against the English. The land of the "Dynasties" Many European kings have French ancestry. Under Saint-Louis France is the richest and most populated country in Europe as well as the most developed intellectually and artistically thus influencing all of Europe. The Amerindians nicknamed the King of France the Onontio Goa "the greatest mountain of the earth" at the end of the Seven Years War, overwhelmed then by the French defeat and their fate to throw at the hands of the English who will exterminate them thereafter. The one that dominated Europe for several centuries making its royal court the most frequented and appreciated by the Kings of Europe. The country of humanism and human rights and the first modern true European democracy. But France is something else: France is the second nation in the world to have made the most invention and discovery. It was the 2nd largest colonial empire in the world, stretching across all continents and oceans. It has the 2nd largest maritime space in the world behind the USA and could legitimize certain zones classifying it then world number 1 in maritime possession across the Globe. - It is the largest nation in the European Union in terms of area. First European agricultural power and 4th in the world. 4th world military power and 1st European. 5th economic power in the world. Permanent member of the UN alongside the USA, Russia, China and England. 2 nd industrial and commercial power in Europe. France is also the 3rd country in the world to have manufactured the atomic bomb. France is also a Space Power, 3rd nation to conquer Space, the largest space budget of the European agency. This is france

[@raatroc]

You forgot that the Netherlands are European? They are the second agricultural exporter in the world (after the U.S.) and the first in Europe.

[@Libanoni974]

This is.... Beautiful 😍

[@Weget2]

​@@raatroc Please hater, don't be silly... he said 1st euopean agricultural power. What does it mean, let me tell you, it's mean that agriculturale production in 2019 is 420billion€. France represent 20% of while netherland is 7%. It's a good score for netherland is we take country size in considaration but netherland will never match france for same reason (country size). But you are right on something, Netherlands export more than France, but it was not the subject.

[@raatroc]

​@@Weget2

[@raatroc]

U.S. agricultural Exports: 118 billion Dutch agricultural Exports: 79 billion German agricultural Exports: 70 billion French agricultural Exports: 68 billion Sourc: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 2019

[@alexandrelarsac9115]

It's not the king of the battlefield but the emperor.

[@Mr800vfr]

Dit le mec avec des fleurs de lys dorées sur fond bleu comme avatar ! Vive l'empereur et les abeilles dorées sur fond rouge! Au pire un bon vieux rapace sur fond rouge avec quelques lauriers!😅😁😜

[@Bracus.Reghusk]

@@Mr800vfr La couleur de la France c'est le bleu, les symboles eux tiennent du régime politique. Le rouge c'est bon pour les rosbiff

[@DoctorChained]

Caesar wasn't an emperor

[@jeanpierreragequit1726]

just consider there were 4 CAESAR in the French Chammal Task Force against ISIS in IRAQ. These howitzers shoted 13.000 rounds without any incident .

[@schloops8473]

@Edka Poik based on what? State propaganda from China or Russia dictatorships?

[@shoorakhamis3904]

NATO and the u.s.a never shot a single bullet at ISIS. They SIMPLY created ISIS.

[@schloops8473]

@@shoorakhamis3904 NATO and the USA stopped isis (by killing them) which was created by nations like Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, terrorist states like Russia are mass murdering, mass torturing, mass raping and mass pillaging civilians while mass shelling their homes and infrastructure... and you decided it was time to attack the West... must really love zwastikas.

[@haaxeu6501]

@Edka Poik You're a clown

[@jeanpierreragequit1726]

@@shoorakhamis3904 lol...u funny kid

[@Fabzil]

You missed one of the most important feature of the gun : because it's heavily computerized, you can ask the gun to shoot 2 to 3 shells at the same target in a group-shot. I believe it's called a "tir malouines". Basically, the gun will look up and shoot one shell very high, so that the first shell has a higher, longer travel time to the target. And then very quickly the gun will lower itself for a lower, shorter "direct" fire. The 2-3 shells will then land at the same time on the same target and obliterate anything that was there. There is footage of such fire mission here : watch?v=tTdDm4ucBB4&t=36s

[@niklaslund2204]

Really glad my country invested in these.

[@niklaslund2204]

@Edka Poik Kinda how things work in life. i gladly pay my taxes because there is more positives than negatives. You didnt expect such stuff to be free right?

[@kroooassant9899]

What I like best in this artillery vehicle is the very sophisticated gyroscope which if needed ables the vehicle to position itself very precisely on the map without any need for external communication, I think this is worth gold in nowadays warfare.

[@Maddog-xc2zv]

and here you're not seing the Caesar NG, but the current 8x8 version - like denmark and other countries wanted. you sell (I don't know if you use both) the 6x6 version as well the 8x8 seen on the video and wrongly reported as the New Caeser Generation - those will only be ready by late 2023/2024, as the new US SP-Howitzer, the M1299. Cheers. (I would trade our current M109A5 for any Caeser version, those are vastly superior, I only compare them to the German PzH-2000. Damn, I would trade our M109A5 SP-H for the much better, Poland bought some too, South Korean K9A1)

[@MrShatourex]

The Louis Vuitton of Artillery!

[@BlackSeaReport]

Simply the best artillery piece in the world! Mobility is a key advantage!

[@benjaminlamey3591]

Bigger and heavier is not always better. the actual CESAR is great because it is not that heavy and can easily be transported by air. It is quick and agile, his mobility is what makes it very hard to countershot.

[@Fabzil]

It looks like the new CAESAR will have better armor. They probably want to have the truck being able to survive counter -artillery, or infantry ambush

[@Ko-gp2qi]

thank you France for contributing your badass gun to Ukrainian

[@BFVK]

Shame on Macron to give those guns to Ukrainians. He nerfed french army arty power to support a corrupted governement.

[@BFVK]

@@lo_qc Et en plus t'en es fier ?

[@BFVK]

@@lo_qc Tu as une drôle de conception de l'honneur, de la patrie et de la liberté... Tu sais que l'OTAN a reconnu que les photos d'obus non explosés de CAESAR en centre ville de Donetsk étaient authentiques ? Tu es vraiment fier que les canons français bombardent des civils ?

[@yannpodh7454]

You’re welcome , keep fighting ukrainian’s brothers ! 🇫🇷 🇺🇦

[@pilou09100]

Ko, like asshole?

[@rbstevns1534]

Western artillery is poetry in motion, such little recoil or blowback

[@jugjunkie101]

except the 777 that thing kicks big time

[@jansix4287]

What are you talking about? The whole truck is jumping around.

[@dnndndnendnd2605]

Western artillery in motion, piece of jank being reduced to smoking trash by Russian artillery .

[@bzhjezequel3430]

Bravo pour les explications du Caesar 🇫🇷🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@majormiller493]

C'est pour ça que la br*tagne ne mérite pas l'indépendance

[@olivierpuyou3621]

I admit I was a little disappointed that the Caesar replaced the AUF-1 on AMX-30 chassis (armoured and tracked). Now when we see the costs of purchase, maintenance, speed, range, air transportability and precision, I better understand the choices of the French army. A howitzer is worth only by its shells and I believe that these are particularly precise but are very expensive. It seems to me that the US military based in Europe is in the process of purchasing this weapon system. But they are more likely to copy and make their own version. Like the Brutus (funny Caesar and Brutus: Tu quoque fili ) which still seems significantly inferior to the Caesar, as historically.

[@bridelhack198]

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can do to greatness. 😎

[@drefhill]

everything the americans copy or do is much more costly and inferior to what the frenchs do. Look at the jet fighters the f35 is a piece of crap compared to the Rafale, the development of the Rafale costed 10 times less, is much cheaper, better, more reliable, need less maintenant cheaper in maintenance. There is other projects that i dont have in mind that costed 10 times more for USA and they ended up giving up with nothing worth it while the frenches developped the best product.

[@nicks3608]

@@drefhill The F35 is far from a piece of crap. The Rafael would be taken out of the sky before it ever could ever see the F35. It's around 3x the cost, not 10. How did the US give up on the F35?

[@Walterwaltraud]

@@drefhill Apparently the RCS and thus low observability are meaningless to you...

[@olivierpuyou3621]

@@Walterwaltraud What is the use of radar stealth when with infra-red research systems we can detect the ignition of a jet engine or its afterburner at more than 150 km?

[@tacticalsapper]

From Europe with love to our French brothers and sisters. I feel no "jealousy" that France has some nice military equipment, I am proud that the European family can whoop any ass that dares to attack any of us and not even that, any neighbor that gets attacked by an aggressor like putin.

[@mirage2585]

I am from France and I totally agree with you, we will do our best. The downside is the manufacturing time of each truck. we're gonna kick their asses !

[@TvFChevChelios]

When you think about the french bashing before use our material is funny when people discover what mean really how do war,France 2 world war win with allies,lot of victory in our History win with less people and material,but we always have the best stuff and the best tactic,we know how win,and we know that because we use our brain and think about futur and not simply the actual situation,the key is the anticipation my friends,we need peace,not war and for have peace,we prepare war.

[@user-jo7dd2jn5s]

@@nuclearbuzz4707 It is exactly what the Russian army thought abouth the Ukrainian army...it does not age well....They lost on the field against a less powerfull army, plain and simple.

[@BruneSixtine]

You've mixed up the light CAESAR 6x6 "NG" which is still in development with the heavy CAESAR 8x8 which is in active service in Danemark. The "NG" is an updated version of the light 6x6, it will keep it's light weight, stay air liftable, affordable price and good mobility. Because that's a big part of what makes this artillery system so effective, along with it's range and large choice of projectiles. The hidden game changing thing though is the entry of the new French vehicles (Jaguar, Griffon, Serval, Leclerc XLR, CAESAR...) into the era of infovalorization through the new SICS information system. That's a huge advantage, a revolution on par with and in parallel of the use of drones.

[@davidrydl7292]

The 8x8 version has most of the NG capabilities already. It has better protection, new loading system and better driving in heavy terrain.

[@v8chevy788]

That's a sweet setup! Glad it's in the hands of the allies...

[@tonyv8925]

A battery of 3 or 4 guns could provide almost continuous fire for about 5 minutes, then break down and scoot to next position and replenish expended rounds before going into action again. Very efficient use of these systems I would think.

[@bobbuilder1382]

Not a good idea to stay in same spot for longer than 2 minutes since the first shot.

[@nicolas2419]

@@bobbuilder1382 I think the idea of Tony V is the following. With 3-4 Caesar, you could always one that shoot while one is moving, another one is getting in battery and a last one is replenishing. But each one won't shoot more than one minute from one position.

[@marc0110j]

This is fine for harassing or counter battery fire but key role of artillery is fire support in during attack or in defence against an attack. If the artillery is "scooting" all over the place it isn't able to provide the crucial fire support when needed. Survival is important, but if survival becomes the overarching concern, then the artillery cannot fulfil its primary role. Ballistic radar detection is only the first element in the counter battery kill chain. Detecting an enemy gun position, and having a weapon system available, in range, to respond is much easier to imagine than it is to implement.

[@bendu49100]

@@marc0110j It all depends of the type of conflict. In high intensity warfare the CAESAR's will prioritize taking out high value ennemy target : artillery, anti air, tank formations and logi strikes ... The french 120mm mortar is as effective as a 155mm HE shell and up to a 17km range with the most advanced laser-guided rounds, and will be carried inside the Griffon MEPAC and fully compatible with the french network-centric systems. The Griffon MEPAC will be more than capable of following and providing fire support when the CAESAR is busy duelling ennemy artillery

[@flo__60]

those artillery units shoot in unisson a few rounds each to make a volume of fire on a brief time then pack up and leave before the first round even hit, avoiding any counter artillery.

[@tonyhawk94]

A important correction : You mistake the future CAESAR NG with the crurent Caesar 8x8. To explain : Every country can chose on what vehicule the CAESAR system Will be installed,some chose 8x8 trucks like Denmark. The new CAESAR Will feature a more secure cabine as well as a more powerful engine and software improvements. :)

[@Ascaron1337]

Dude, don't even expect a halfway correct video of "creators" like this. Theyare here for the quick yt money, nothing more. Clickbait title, dramatic music and an overly enthusiastic Murican voice over.. and done. Hardly any research needed, some stolen clips roughly edited to a somehow ok video and of course a watermark, since they don't want the stolen content be stolen again by other "creators" like them.

[@flo__60]

@@Ascaron1337 the amount of made up crap you can see especially in the "daily doses" videos... appalling!!

[@kimkristensen2816]

6 of the Ceasar 155mm 8x8 howitzer that was produced for Denmark are on its way to Ukraine.

[@Mike-zx1kx]

@@kimkristensen2816 Denmark have donated 19 factory new CAESARS. They were supposed to have been delivered to Denmark by now but they asked for them to be delivered in Ukraine. These 19 factory new donated Caesars thus have never been in Denmark. I am not familiar with facts about their delivery. Have they been delivered by now or not? These weapons could be crucial right now since it, to the best of my knowledge, would provide Ukraine with a longer range and precision than any other weapons they have access to.

[@wernertognetti5956]

Thanks for uploading. I just have one request: next time, could you show the metric system as well?

[@liondefrance4906]

Oui ! Et c est que le début ! Nous les français préférons la qualité à la quantité 💪💪 allez l Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@liondefrance4906]

@Edka Poik we are no longer in 1940 , update yourself, since we have nuclear weapons and the best artillery and tank char Leclerc and do you know raffale ? Its not the russian planes is it ?

[@liondefrance4906]

@Edka Poik do you know nucléaire wepon ? 3 in russia and 5 in china and finish, you are a kid

[@BFVK]

"Nous les français préférons la qualité à la quantité" Non, mais hé, ça va pas un peu la tête ? Si tu as des idées débiles, libre a toi, mais ne vient pas mêler les français a ça... Ce laquais des usa macron a donné 18 canons sur les moins de 100 que la France possède. Tu crois qu'avec 50 canons, la France a une quelconque puissance en artillerie ? Pendant 20 ans on t'as servi le mot "guerre" pour des missions de police chasse anti terroriste, la vraie guerre c'est comme en Ukraine, et tu crois qu'avec "la qualité" on lutte contre la quantité ? Ouvre un livre appelé "2e guerre mondiale", chapitre "front de l'Est", peut etre un petit encadré "Quantité T34 gagne contre qualité Panther"

[@liondefrance4906]

@Edka Poik non tu va faire l effort comme moi de traduire petit garçon , tu ne sais peut être pas utiliser un traducteur ? J ai pas le temps de t aider petit garçon.

[@liondefrance4906]

@Edka Poik je constate que tu n as toujours pas trouvé comment on utilise un traducteur 😂😂😂 where you live young boy ?

[@raffboss33]

Artillery is an French speciality since Napoléon wars.

[@guillaumel9977]

Even before, more like the 16th century...

[@christophepatou1764]

Since 1452 where the french artillery build up by the bureau's brother blew up the english army in castillon battle and following battles, and drives to the end of the 100 years war.

[@MrRossi1805]

Would’ve nice to write also metric information as meters, km/h etc.

[@DemPilafian]

... especially since all militaries in the world, even the U.S. military, use metric. I'd even go a step further and say better than displaying unit conversions, go with just metric for military videos. Anyone who is on the internet knows about meters and kilometers (klicks).

[@christopherharmon2433]

BTW 155mm x 52 caliber translates into a just over 8 Meter long barrel.

[@christopherharmon2433]

8 meters and 30 centimeters to be exact.

[@patrickf2671]

The French 75 mm of WW1 was one of the best guns ever built and was used in WW2 so the French are at this a long time. Any way ,the long and the short of it boils down to this...China is the elephant in the room not Russia..and as the MI6 man said..they are watching like a hawk what happens in Ukraine...a victory for Ukraine will deter China for a while and keep Russia deterred for a decade at least.

[@kettelbe]

More than a decade i believe.

[@bendu49100]

China is indeed the elephant in the room, and if the European ever need to fight on chinese soil, or taiwan, or korea, or japan, you can be sure the CAESAR will be there much, much faster than the PzH 2000s.

[@patrickf2671]

@@kettelbe Yes I suppose you are correct but it depends on how hard they are thrashed in Ukraine.

[@Max-jy3pj]

For a much long time than you think : the Gribeauval during the revolutionnary war and the war of the first empire. The guns of the Bureau brothers that broke english army in 1453 at Castillon were the best of the world.

[@marc9080]

La Chine dispose à 80% de matériel russe en sous arme alors ils sont déjà dans la merde! ce matériel étant opsolètes.

[@TheOne-er7nk]

Napoleon would be so proud to see something right out of his play book, still being used to day... Tactically I mean. Fast, mobile artillery.

[@Rafale01]

Simple note : Caesar for the French army is ONLY 6X6, the "new" Caesar stay in 6x6 for the French army. 8x8 version based on Tatra truck its only for export.

[@Nini-pw4uf]

Got to think to dictators, they need something beefy when the armies are marching along the palace. Makes a strong impression on the oppressed.

[@wikirexmax]

@@Nini-pw4uf The dictatorship of Denmark...

[@davidrydl7292]

@@wikirexmax the 8x8 vesion is much better than 6x6

[@christianjambou8208]

And France sold that to Saudi Arabia. Arming their next enemies. WTF

[@endi5739]

Martel No I believe the french army, will also be equiped partientially with 8X8 models.

[@MMoreau]

The metallurgy of the tube is one of the advantages of the Caesar

[@BFVK]

L'avantage vient surtout des obus spéciaux fabriqués en Allemagne.

[@MMoreau]

@@BFVK C'est avant tout du calibre OTAN, disponible pour toutes les artilleries compatibles. Le traitement métallurgique du tube est propriétaire, il explique certainement une bonne partie des performances concernant la vélocité (et donc la portée)

[@sirius8103]

@@MMoreau Certainement pleins de secrets industriels dans ce "simple bout de métal". :)

[@BFVK]

@@MMoreau Raté, c'est la capacité en encaisser le recul par la base stabilisatrice du système d'arme qui fait que le caesar peut tirer cet obus avec son canon aussi bien usiné. Les autres canons otan sur camion ne peuvent pas utiliser cet obus car l'engin ne supporterait pas le recul.

[@Kiev-en-3-jours]

People know about Rafales and Caesar. Best overall plane and among the best piece of artillerie. I wish they also knew about some of our newer ships (mistral class...) and submarines.

[@aspergeblanche9502]

nos sous marins sont parmi les meilleurs , surtout ceux avec les charges nucléaires, pouvant tirer depuis le fond des océans , indétectable, c'est l'arme ultime

[@NPKBen]

@@aspergeblanche9502 Pas que nos nouveaux SM! Le Saphir, lors d'un exercice conjoint avec l'US Navy, a virtuellement coulé l'USS Roosevelt et une partie de sa flotte sans se faire détecter par les systèmes US! L'année dernière, le Saphir a sorti sa tête de l'eau face à la marine chinoise en mer de Chine sans se faire détecter ce qui les a fait paniquer et ont dépêché 200 navires en urgence dans la zone.... Quand à nos balises marines, elles sont les meilleures et quadrillent une bonne partie du Pacifique Nord ( utilisées par les US, le Japon notamment).

[@aspergeblanche9502]

@@NPKBen merci pour ces précisions :)

[@TheDGP17]

Mouaih... je suis d'accord sur la qualité de nos armements, mais on manque cruellement de quantité, en cas de conflit dit de haute intensité, la quantité finit toujours par triompher de la qualité... A voir si on devrait pas, à côté d'une centaine de Caesar, avoir 2 ou 300 pièces plus rustiques mais faciles à remplacer. Sinon nos sous-marins OK, les Mistral peut-être, par contre on a un gros déficit sur la marine de surface: pas assez de bâtiments et bâtiments pas assez armés (défense rapprochée quasi inexistante, puissance de feu moyenne, surtout face aux équivalents asiatiques ou US, pour le même tonnage environ 2 fois plus de lanceurs verticaux!). Bref, on peut être fiers et reconnaissants à notre armée qui est sans aucun doute la plus crédible des armées européennes, mais y a encore du boulot!

[@Kiev-en-3-jours]

@@TheDGP17 On a pas la quantité, c'est sur. Mais en a t'on vraiment besoin? Y'a-t-il vraiment un risque de conflit de haute intensité, sachant que la menace Russe pour les prochaines decennie s'amenuise de mois en mois et que dans le meme temps l'importance de beaucoup de material lourd diminue face notamment aux drones.

[@thierrybo6304]

Amazing that the video missed the best feature of this platform. Accuracy.

[@lafreeman4558]

These needs to be deployed all over the Eastern flank in huge numbers

[@user-gq6mt4mw9q]

와 프랑스 군인들은 대단하구나! 저 무거운 포탄들을 다 '손으로' 들고 나르는구나... 도대체 얼마나 힘든 훈련을 하면 저렇게 할 수 있는거지? 우리 한국 군인들은 18개월 정도 훈련하기 때문에 저렇게 시키면 아마 못할꺼야. 대단하다 프랑스!

[@andrewduran1813]

Viva Le Francia 🇺🇦🇺🇦🌻🌻

[@lo_qc]

Vive la France *

[@Acme12345]

Nice shooter

[@djames693]

Wow wow 😳😳😳 France Caesar is the king. Ukraine won big. Slava slava.

[@atomic4650]

@Edka Poik bot

[@ronaldderooij1774]

Could you do metric units? I have no clue what you are talking about. I don't feel the need to calculate it all to metric units, as you are the worldwide exception, not your audience outside the US.

[@DemPilafian]

Agreed, and I'm American. The U.S. military already uses metric, so showing imperial units in a military video is kinda, well... un-American.

[@Cigar0]

Maybe the next Video will feat. the german Panzerhaubitze 2000?

[@_Since-1994]

Send us some 🇫🇷 🤝 🇮🇳 our dear allies...

[@Rod-Wheeler]

I love their toast! 🇫🇷

[@mohairsam9705]

U.S. XM1299 has 30ft Barrel. Wonder if it's on the good Ship, arriveing in Poland very soon.

[@chrisrock3108]

Denmark has received the first 8x8 Ceasars

[@Giloup92]

I am French but I am always afraid for the gunners when I see them in the open.

[@joshron99]

To what confabulated battlefield does the title of this video refer?

[@wilson2455]

that's a lot of BOOM BOOM !!

[@IMAN7THRYLOS]

Nice. But I like the Archer more. The Archer has only a three soldier crew and they don’t need to get out of their cabin to fire.

[@olivierpuyou3621]

Yes the system is excellent, but more expensive, less reliable, heavier and not yet finalized.

[@scruffy7760]

What? It's already in service

[@Necromancer_88]

G6 is better than both😀

[@Maddog-xc2zv]

Top notch Self-Propelled Howitzer, the NG version (spoiler: the NG is devilered 6x6 or 8x8, and you're showing the current 8x8, not the NG version). It will certainly go side by side with the US M1299, from BAE systems; or even best it. We can only dream of having some, replacing the old M109A5 we still use (it will be upgraded but still expected not to equal the 109A6 Paladin -it would be like an 1909A5+?-, already a not top tier SP-Howitzer)...

[@jugjunkie101]

Would love to see how well the South African G5 and G6 fares there.

[@jugjunkie101]

@Edka Poik Was talking to the intelligent people here, not the braindead.

[@minhkhoa7261]

But it quite expensive I remember that in 2015 , we ( Vietnam ) was interested in buying 106 system , but in some sources they said that the contract is cancelled because of the price

[@nuvis1000]

Some sources consider F35 as the cheapest plane to buy. Some others said it don't have meet his match yet. A rumor is nothing more than an unverified information.

[@resonatorneuronium5324]

I doubt Vietnam could afford 16 of these. 106 of them? Lol

[@Artemis-rs8sp]

@@resonatorneuronium5324 Their is only one factory making the Cesars, and it’s in France. So the rate of production is like really low, with 10 units build each year, even if the french governement said he will increase the production. So it is really unliquely to see such a contract of 106 units, because it would take more than a decade to build them, knowing that France has to build them for her own army and that she already had few contract at that time. PS : I’m french, don’t mind my writting 🇫🇷

[@ohpatriote5622]

One of thé chipest modern gun nowaday.

[@HarpeTonner36]

A french ceasar cost 5 millions €

[@jakubbugyi2117]

how about new Zuzana 2?

[@KaHaDa_life]

I wonder how loud those things are ?

[@MercuryCircuit]

This is what the Ukranians need a lot more of. These systems can wreak havoc amongst the Russian invading forces.

[@yanisf1869]

yes but we do not have a lot of of ceasar

[@spiz555s3]

Yes, please send more we have good sales to our clients {Russia/ Black market} and we hope to expand to central asia etc.. Thanks

[@elcingulmemmedov3349]

guys which artillery is better ?Caesar or Nora B 52NG from Serbia ?

[@tscheburaschka4851]

Like watching a commercial for Caesar Artillery.

[@Pakal77]

Yeah, and they wish peace after all that 🙄

[@patlelion]

Made in France is a fantastic label

[@clintonjfox]

Caesar system is badass, but idk if it’s better than Swedish Archer.

[@PalleRasmussen]

Well... the German Panzerhaubitze 2000 is at the front now. Being tracked is an advantage. The Swedes has not sent Archers yet, though they sure would be sweet. I do not know the Polish CRAB, but it seems nice too.

[@alioshax7797]

Being tracked is both an advantage and a disadvantage. On one hand, you can go pretty much anywhere, even in difficult terrains. On the other, your far slower, especially on road, making you an easier target. Making weapons is always about balance.

[@jenseninsulation2202]

Alot of hydraulics on this equipment. Hydraulics break will leave you with a totally manual loading sequence. Is each hydraulic system isolated from the next hydraulic sequence?

[@FRMaverick6]

Can't wait for the pictures that will prove you right. Oh wait... There's none 🤓

[@Aulder]

The King has been dethroned.

[@patrickmassol6586]

Le génie Français tout simplement🎉

[@warszawa7157]

Its a long way off the Archer Artillery System

[@chairde]

The smallest guy has to carry the ammunition.

[@1joshjosh1]

Well now that they have such a nice weapon next time they are invaded they can defend themselves.

[@maninredhelm]

What is the purpose of the auto-loading mechanism? It looks quite superfluous as depicted in footage, with the soldiers seeming to do a faster job by hand, but I assume there's a good reason for it to be there. Is it only for certain munitions that need to be very precisely loaded?

[@mignonthon]

its faster simple as that

[@Franfran722]

It is faster. The shells are heavy so the hard part is done mechanicals And the crew size can be smaller

[@Migoyan]

As the semi-auto load the round, the soldier can take next round from the truck making the whole process faster.

[@BruneSixtine]

The soldier doesn't have to wait with a round over his shoulder, the round is ready to be loaded by a mechanical arm. It's simple and effective. The 8x8 version that we see in the video (which is not the 6x6 NG at all btw) has more mechanical arms to help the crew even more. The next level to help the crew would be an autoloader in the system, but it would mean the vehicle would be heavier, less mobile, not air liftable, etc...

[@leneanderthalien]

maximum speed from the truck is 100km/h= 62 MPH...it's time that anglo saxons swich to metric...And after the 8x8, the 6x6 will be next product in NG configuration with a 450hp engine automatic gearbox, better cabin armor, improved semi autoloader improved fire controll...The 6x6 is designed to be air transportable in a C130J, then the 8x8 need a A400M

[@Acme12345]

Australia has been using metric system for over fourty years

[@alanaldpal950]

Every one should use only metric by now? Yeah, it is also time for everyone in Europe and especially France to make English the official language… just for uniformity 🤪

[@vermicelledecheval5219]

@@alanaldpal950 Well everyone is able to speak at least globish to a certain degree. On the other hand resisting the metric system could have dire consequences like in the aircraft industry when you need to refill tanks with kerozene... Gallons against liters and you're ending up with half emptied reservoirs... This has already happened in the past.

[@alanaldpal950]

@@vermicelledecheval5219 Well, even with aviation fuel, you have to know the difference between Avgas and JetA fuel not to mention some planes that have an STC for auto gas. I have been in favor of all going metric, except…. That takes us closer to the dreaded “New World Order” 😮

[@DemPilafian]

The U.S. military already uses metric, so showing imperial units in a military video is kinda, well... un-American.

[@rymoe6299]

Don’t fancy being a gunner on this thing when it’s muddy 🫣 dry ground looks amazing. Wet ground looks like a nightmare to be humping 155 rounds around

[@kroooassant9899]

In real mud hell no heavy vehicle is safe, a 6x6 motorisation coupled with direct control on pneumatics is still a lot more potent in the mud than a regular truck and a lot more faster than a tracked vehicle.

[@rymoe6299]

@@kroooassant9899 fair enough if your only have 1 small fire mission Atleast the Polish German British self propelled guns can be preloaded with 40plus rounds

[@tonyhawk94]

We Will see how it performs in muddy fields next fall

[@aspergeblanche9502]

France : Leclerc, Rafale, programme Scorpion, Caesar etc etc 🟦🟦⬜⬜🟥🟥

[@malikgalek49]

denmark also uses the ng not the original one : )

[@davidrydl7292]

@@hermes6910 still the difference between 8x8 and NG is only in the size and 8x8 is better in heavy terrain with it's Tatra chassis.

[@lesaventuresdemarius6969]

you forgot Spain for the cannon

[@hugueslevistre5519]

The only problem with this gun is that the barrel life is shorter than the M777 1500 is the max ,and the M 777 is 2000 . Greetings from ex French military .

[@georgeanwang6310]

The life time of the Caesar's barrel is about 2500 rounds . But it depends of the type of shots. With high pressure for very long range you decrease the life time.

[@hugueslevistre5519]

@@georgeanwang6310 Now the using them at the limit of there capacity to prevent counter attacks . From service that I hear from colleges and users in the corps and in the work shops average life is shy over 1500 on different fire methods . It was rated for 2000 ,but sadly enough it isn’t. Precision declines faster after the 1200 shots range by 3,4% by 100shots on average use . That’s what we calculated . The intensity of use in central Africa the last years has given use that figure. Grt

[@georgeanwang6310]

@@hugueslevistre5519 "The intensity of use in central Africa the last years has given use that figure." You or your informant are pretty misinformed. There has never been a Caesar deployed in the Central African Republic. Now it's impossible to belive this numbers are correct. Do not talk about artillery with a cook even if he has a nice uniform.

[@hugueslevistre5519]

@@georgeanwang6310 Nice words from you ,I think you live on the wrong continent. As ex militair j’ai servi comme mechano,pas ou Mali mais dans une autre campagne . Mais j’ai toujours mes contacts dan le service militaire. Nous Français l’avons utilisé dans le (68e RAA) + (11e RAMA)+ (3e RAMa) la campagne ou “operation “Serval ,them in Mali in 2013 to 2014. Then the hole campagne these batteries where used intensively. And if your interested they where used ,au Liban ,Iraq,Yemen ,Cambodge,and Afghanistan . BG ,517RT Levistre hugues Out .

[@georgeanwang6310]

​@@hugueslevistre5519 Intensive use : Iraq, task force Wagram : 18000 shots , no issues, 0 Caesar removed from service.

[@Ww-nc3cz]

Nous avons aussi un très bon char leclerc 😉

[@fastsheep3964]

Oui mais il n'est plus en production . Et avec la chute du bloc soviétique, les commandes ont été sérieusement réduites. Seulement 219 Leclerc sont rn service

[@Ww-nc3cz]

Est-ce qu'il y avait pas aussi une variante avec la tourelle du léopard allemand en projet

[@Noelegamer]

@@Ww-nc3cz l’embt mais c’est juste un char de transition pour un autre projet dont je n’ai plus le nom

[@meriadecdarfaouet7139]

This FR-US must admit. The current CAESAr is one of the best military equipment. Artillery-wise, probably the best, when compared to other systems which could be superior in the long run. At least, for 2 reasons: battle-tested and very reliable (other systems tend to have many maintenance issues, quite quickly). So, it's agile and robust. And it can fire most, if npt all, NATO ammo, including the best from the US. Now... The problem is: production rate. The French try to fix this, but il will take time. Esp. when you already have to supply other countries which purchased the system prior to the RU/UKR war (btw, kudos to countries agreeing to delay deliveries to supply Ukraine first). Yet, the "haute couture" model doesn't apply anymore. It's a major shift in France, and a risky one. They have - let's be honest - the best fighter jet. Still, so many countries buy F-35s, rejected by the US Armies themselves. France is not a huge country and must choose wisely. Including the fact they spend a lot on their nuclear deterrent, esp. with top notch submarines. To then be stabbed in the back by allies... Now, there could be a real incentive, here. Before the UKR/RU war, they were the third arm exporters. Just behind Russia, USA being the first (makes sense). Now. When the world sees Russian systems fail so miserably (like S-400, yet bought by Turkey, a NATO country). The French may understand and build up on their expertise.

[@heyitsme8222]

The caesar + Rafale : the best army in the world.

[@PySnek]

30 miles is not enough, HIMARS (190 miles with ATACMS, 310 miles in 2024 with PrSM) + F-22 is the best

[@bonzaibush4391]

@@PySnek you're comparing shell with missiles

[@chrisa3661]

@@PySnek price per shot and hour of fly please? And tell me when F22 Raptor will be able to land everywhere and drop bombs. It's just a wonderful interceptor that has very special needs.

[@egolachmann1183]

Thats just a Panzerhaubitze 2000 in Version of 1970 XD

[@nuttygeezer708]

Napoléon approves of this.

[@patlelion]

The “155 mm Sniper” as they call it in Francee

[@silent-cc1sm]

France should make a artillery gun called napoleon

[@OptLab]

I doubt other Eu members would appreciate the name

[@debbachebachir]

Un dragon à feu .

[@nielshunniche1]

Denmark bourght the new model and not the old

[@user-wb1ww1py2f]

It’s wrong the 8x8 is already in service in Denmark and CZ while NG is 6x6 with better shells and the 460hp engine is in development and will be sold to france belgium and lithuania

[@maxouzouzou733]

Not the NG version, the current version of the CAESAr is offered in 6X6 and 8X8

[@davidrydl7292]

The 8x8 has most of the capabilities of NG + plus it is better in heavy terrain and can carry more ammunition.

[@sucre9995]

FAMAS 😍

[@rickc661]

sure looks like the 155 artillery version of the highly publicized (and perfect for the situation ) US M142 truck missile launcher. simply - lighter, far quicker / road mobile than the tracked version. Wonder, what is the cost ratio ? I will give credit - I read France gave Ukraine almost a third of their entire stock of this system - probably included regular troops as well as reserve.oh, the ' NG ' version - too big & heavy for the very common C130 air transport ??

[@olivierpuyou3621]

Always the same problem between pros and cons. The 8X8 is much heavier and requires A-400Ms to deploy, it is heavier and not all decks are able to support the weights of the craft. It is faster, requires fewer servants, carries more ammunition and is more armored. Hmmm and also costs much more expensive.

[@eugeniodimilano]

and the ukrainians sold 2 of them to the russians for just $120.000 for each one (+ 1 HIMARS for $850.000). although russia has its KOALITSIA-SV that is better/

[@didierbaltes5554]

@@eugeniodimilano of course, that was debunked, primary info came from some french "ultra nationalist pro-russia but otherwise totaly unknow" idiot in a tweet even russia tv channel repost info 3 days after... Not a image, not a fact, not an info come to give any proof of that. of course, both ukrainians and frenchs tell it is an hoax

[@franckdebzh7608]

@@eugeniodimilano You still believe in these fake news ? 😂😂😂

[@kroooassant9899]

@@olivierpuyou3621 The 8x8 was designed with the northern hemisphere in mind, look at the customers. The booth is noticeably different.

[@J.R.Graham]

Great true story,book title-"Cowboy Mafia "#

[@manuman5319]

Hope Ukraine army likes them and hope we're sending more very soon 🇺🇦🇫🇷

[@a.lbdy345]

on en a déjà,pas assez pour nous, 5 millions d'euro et 18 mois de travail l'unité payés avec nos impots, qu'on garde notre armement si on en a pas assez.

[@jezalb2710]

Well done frogeaters.

[@Louis-Capet]

We also eat andouillettes, tripe, snails, mutton balls etc etc... 🤗

[@spekenbonen72]

Go France-eeeeeeeee...

[@maynamar2517]

After several months of battle in Ukraine, the Caesar is the only artillery system that is reliable, unfortunately there are not many. Not once broke down, let alone replaced the cannon, which is impressive since it was the first used to allow Ukrainian soldiers to (ensure their withdrawal from Severdonesk. the German Panzerhaubitze 2000 broke down several times and each time transferred to Latvia for repairs. The 80 Polish krab, bought and not donated and paid by France and Germany 800 million $ to help poland (cause of refugees) is bullshit. we should have bought the Caesars in an agreement with Morocco and Denmark (their COMMAND 36 +28) at this price, and no buy a system krab that even the Polish army does not want, since it bought from South Korea.

[@oskarsazavsky993]

I thing NG Cesar made czech Tatra White nextern

[@sigma_frenchie4075]

Napoléon would be proud

[@aleksanderszczurek8629]

You have to realize that Ukraine has obtained only ~15 of those and its not a game changer at all, in fact Ukraine has obtained other more modern artillery systems from other European states at much larger numbers. France - send more!

[@benjaminlamey3591]

Ukraine has obtained different systems with different caracteristics from other states. Ukraine has received about 20% of the french CEASAR

[@aleksanderszczurek8629]

@@benjaminlamey3591 cool, Norway, a state 20 times smaller than France, delivered as many Paladins, Poland has delivered 48 self propelled Howitzers, come on Germany and France! The world is watching! You can do MUCH better than that

[@olivierpuyou3621]

@@benjaminlamey3591 The factory that manufactures this barrel (which takes a very long time to manufacture, because all the finishes are done by hand, a guarantee of its extreme precision) will double or triple its production rate by the end of the year. If the need arises the capacities can be further increased. France is not Russia.

[@MrShatourex]

@@aleksanderszczurek8629 maybe Norway and Poland are much more afraid of Russia, for evident reason. (Geographical)

[@Migoyan]

@@aleksanderszczurek8629 bro France has send many other things than caesar, it just doesn't make the news.

[@rbstevns1534]

Truly the king of the basic artillery along with 777’s

[@mignonthon]

Too bad the 777 is a sitting duck, effective yeah but prone to counter artillery shots

[@louisixlefourbe8075]

Caesar NG and 8×8 Caesar shown in the doc are not the same thing at all

[@davidrydl7292]

You are right. The 8x8 is better.

[@louisixlefourbe8075]

@@davidrydl7292 not sure, it is heavier, slower, less manoeuvrable ans is not transportable by a plane. So 8×8 is better for flat countries like Danemark, Ukraine etc. Not good for a country like France, especially since France will have the New Generation Caesar next year

[@raoulheinrichvonmerten4851]

Sort of like an advertisement.

[@urbani3522]

18 sont déjà en service en Ukraine. Entre 6 et 12 unités supplémentaires seront livrées prochainement. Vive l'Ukraine 🇺🇦⚔️🇨🇵!

[@FireFox133]

I don‘t know, I‘d prefer a self propelled Haubitze like phz2000. This thing looks like its breaking apart after firing. Further, it needs hydraulic stuff to shoot which takes time to get the hell out of your firing position. Lastly, there‘s no protection for the crew as they operate in the open

[@Noelegamer]

no it takes 30 seconds to leave

[@gaolekweedwardmotshwane295]

Dis got to be a joke First you sold us HIMARS now dis?

[@pepinlebref6091]

These systems are convincing: if use is massive and if aeriene domination is assured. Without these two conditions, after two shots, they will be reduced to a pile of scrap.

[@Franfran722]

The doctrine used is 2 or 3 shots (that land simultaneously) and then run away to the next position No more than 60 or 120 seconds in the same place

[@bornofgodjohn.33-79]

Your message is blocking the video

[@johnliungman1333]

Who is this Francie the voice-over talks about? 🤣

[@jurgenmuller143]

It is good for out of area missions under good weather conditions like Africa etc. If it comes to crew protection and cross country mobility I would chose the PzH 2000. There is a good reason why German Artillery decided to get rid of field/wheeled artillery fighting a peer enemy.

[@tonyhawk94]

"Good weather conditions like Africa" bruh... But the chain vs wheels is a long debate.

[@jurgenmuller143]

@@hermes6910 Well said. Therefore headlines like“Cesar is the king of the battlefield“ are either on purpose for clickbaiting or without deeper understanding of the topic like you perfectly explained. In Germany we say comparinf apples (i.e. PzH2000) with pears (Cesar)

[@pierredelato5356]

Well, wheel vehicle require less fuel, less maintenance and are lighter than there track counter part so they’re more adapted to certain tactics.

[@pierrevilley6675]

Tracked vehicles are more armored, thus more able to take counter battery fire or to be used in dangerous zones. But they are less mobile and more expensive. France needs an easily deployable artillery piece, which will be used for operations in secured areas, so the ceasar makes more sense. For the maintening cost of one pzh 2000, you can maintain several ceasar, so more firepower for the same price. You need armor only if the ennemy has long range artillery itself (and good recon to know where to shoot), and/or aerial superiority, and airstrike capability. Oddly enough the russians can provide neither, so in Ukraine having armored artillery, is more of a burden than an advantage.

[@rookiexreviews]

Yo 245 hp? There's no way?? Is that right?