DANA Self Propelled Gun 152mm Mobile Artillery - Overview

The DANA (the name being derived from "dělo automobilní nabíjené automaticky" (gun on truck loaded automatically)) is a wheeled self-propelled artillery piece. It is also known as the Samohybná Kanónová Húfnica vzor 77 (ShKH vz. 77) (self-propelled gun howitzer model 77); and was designed by Konštrukta Trenčín and built by ZTS Dubnica nad Váhom in the former Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia). Introduced in the 1970s it was the first wheeled 152 mm self-propelled artillery gun to enter service. It is based on a modified 8x8 Tatra 813 chassis with excellent cross-country mobility. Currently it is in service with the Czech Republic, Libya, Poland, Georgia and Slovakia.
Wheeled vehicles have the advantage of being cheaper to build and easier to maintain with greater mobility. Tire pressure can be regulated to allow good mobility off-road and there is power-assisted steering on the front four wheels. It lowers 3 hydraulic stabilizers into the ground prior to firing, and has a roof mounted crane to assist with ammunition loading.
The crew of the DANA consists of the driver (operates the hydraulic stabilizers) and commander sitting in the front cabin, the gunner (aims the gun and opens fire) and loader operator (selects the appropriate amount of powder charges) are on the left side of the turret, the ammo handler (sets the shells' primers) is on the right side turret.
DANA-M1 CZ is a modernised version of vz. 77 DANA (Delo Automobilní Nabíjené Automaticky) 152mm self-propelled wheeled howitzer developed by Excalibur Army to provide effective artillery support for the Czech Army.
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DANA Self Propelled Gun 152mm Mobile Artillery

[@TheNihes]

I am a simple Slovak man i see a Czechoslovak product i click like.

[@miroslavdockal9468]

Brácho..... 🤣💪

[@adamitodarkinito]

Same. Škoda že som nikde nenašiel ZUZANU. DANA myslím už nieje v slovenskej armáde. Neviem ci tam nieje len ZUZANA 2

[@weirdscience8341]

Cz make the best air rifles in the world aswell as actual firearms but the air rifles are just amazing olympic quality accuracy rugged fair priced i love em im english but slavia as a company and the cz s200 are world beating in accuracy im getting a slavia soon well another slavia should i say ive already got one its my handy rifle no scope just a sling and it is perfection

[@daoss4620]

@@sikertsok225 Stop spreading bullshit, Tatra is pure Czech company created in 1850.

[@wobbies662]

All I see is a BFG on wheels, Wow!

[@Tolmalion]

My brother used to be a loader operator on Zuzana when he served in Slovak military, and he said that one day as they were practising on a shooting range he wanted to know how loud the bang from that 155mm gun really is, so he opened the hatch and removed the ear protection. He said his ears were ringing for three days afterwards :D

[@Trooper_Zero1]

why tf???

[@petersmythe6462]

"Battleships are seagoing vessels. They can't go on land." *Hold my beer!*

[@rewrew897]

Krupp: *HOLD MY BEER*

[@skjorta1984]

cries in kv-2

[@phoboskittym8500]

That thing can hold ALL THE BEER

[@skuzapo9365]

That thing can piss beer. 🍺

[@hellcat7880]

Czech: Hold my Pilsen

[@karlvonbahnhof6594]

10:51 The sign in the vehicle "Pozor, nepřítel naslouchá" means "Attention, enemy is listening"

[@andreassk]

I used to work in military repair center VOP 027 where these beast were refurbished and repaired. Sometimes it was carrying T-72 behind on tank transport wheel platform. Almost 100 tons in total. Windows on buildings in that complex were shaking and it was the best "beast-badass" noise ever.

[@Schulzffw]

Aircooled Diesel sound is the best

[@2serveand2protect]

People often forget the ENORMOUS weapon-producing traditions that the former Checholsovakia had - manufacturers like Tatra or Skoda were not the BIGGEST tank /SPG producers, but always produced extremely versatile and good quality armour. Let's not forget that without the Czech 35(t) and 38(t) tanks Hitler could have NEVER invaded France - he JUST DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TANKS to do it. Entire "Panzerdivisionen" (notably the 7th - as fr as I remember under Rommel's command) were built upon Czech tanks and trucks. These vehicles not only speared "Barbarossa" in 1941 but served up until the end of the IIndWW as SPG - the most notable of them was the "Hetzer" - a little "puppy for German standards of 1943/'44, but easy to conceal and with a MASSIVE punch - a deadly vehicle for the incoming waves of "Shermans" and T-34's. Skoda was also a manufacturer of many scout vehicles. ...and so it remained during the commie regime years - Skoda was turned to produce mainly civil vehicles, because the USSR and the "Warsaw Pact" wanted to have its military production concentrated in Russian "hands", but it it gradually changing back again... Now! - the "Dana" is a very efficient and reliabl system once upgraded to "NATO-standards" especially with it's electronic equipment for targeting, fire-control, communications and (obviously) the capability to shoot all the array of modern NATO "ammo-stock"...

[@ANDREJCELKO88]

to si dobre dal ZTS Dubnica bola za vojni Hermann Göring Werke

[@Cibohos]

@@ANDREJCELKO88 ''vojni''

[@jurajschiller8557]

2serveand2protect i think the famous 88ts been produced in Ceska Zborojovka

[@ANDREJCELKO88]

@@jurajschiller8557 88 sa robili v Plzenskej skodovke a v dubnici

[@anonymo4177]

Skoda made some cannons, howitzers, machineguns, etc. as well. And don't forget the Zbrojovka Brno. Just to mention BREN, meaning BRno - ENfield.

[@brendanmcnally9145]

I used to be a defense correspondent in Czechia and Slovakia. I loved the Dana, the Ondava, and Zuzana. The Tatra Truck is an awesome basis for the vehicle. It's good for so many things.

[@danielkucera5916]

Used to serve with these one year prior for 3 years. They have amazing offroad capabilities for track vehicle, Tatra chassis is amazing.

[@jensdanbolt6953]

7:36 Love the naming inscribed on the barrel. Lady Gaga doing work, dropping some serious bass.

[@zepter00]

Jens Danbolt Lady Gaga and Fiona from Polish army

[@appmagician3240]

these Tatra trucks have almost or even better offroad capabilities as tracked vehicles

[@lIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIlI]

lmao bullshit

[@cheekibreeki6958]

Well I wont glorify reds but soviet NAMI created behemots who were better in off road than tanks

[@kloschuessel773]

Czarnobyl why arent their tanks on wheels? Why arent all of their artillery pieces on wheels?

[@MikeeCZ]

@@kloschuessel773 Its all about weight vs ground contact area. If your vehicle is heavy armored like paladins, the ground contact area would be too small to have good traction, hence they need to increase the area by using tracks.

[@hans2406]

@@kloschuessel773 If you look around in the world, you will see that everywhere the tracked artillery is slowly replaced by wheeled artillery. For IFV's the same movement is discernsble, even Israel has chosen to produce a 8x8 wheeled product. Why? Well, cheaper, faster, uses mostly truck components and engines, etc. Are they better? Time will tell, but it is rather surprising to see a 120mm tank cannon on a wheeled vehicle. Maybe the end of the MBT is near?

[@adepic7927]

"lets slap on a naval gun on a wheeled platform, that will scare the enemy!"

[@mitchellvliem6200]

It does, to be honest. Seeing these guys roll up will make you think twice about playing ping pong

[@toprob20]

Pfffft 152mm is the Warsaw Pact version of our 155mm artillery. This is a standard NATO artillery caliber! I haven't seen it on any ships other than the Zumwalts, and there isn't any proper naval ammunition available for those. Besides, most Naval guns are 127mm or 76mm.

[@SYNtemp]

Todays, yes. Used to be quite other way earlier... But THOSE naval guns like 18" would squash such platform on the first salvo (their recoil) :-)Even the sheer weight would.

[@toprob20]

@@SYNtemp Yeah... Imagine slogging around 1.5 tonnes of 18" shell, and then you'd still need the powder charge :o

[@stonks6616]

Robert Verlinden sounds like something America would do

[@pjstonehill444]

Such a beauty :) , greetings from Slovakia .. btw, nice video as always!

[@MatthewSmith-to1hz]

Credit where credit is due the Czechs are damn fine engineers.

[@Daddo22]

@Smrt Phn Chasis is Czech design, the whole weapon system on it is Slovak design.

[@cosmoray9750]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/152mm_SpGH_DANA

[@mattkennedy6115]

Han shot first!

[@miroslavselecky5091]

Jess Dubnica nad Váhom.

[@TheJok3rMan]

Simply it’s Czechoslovak, 2 brother nations that were amazingly together

[@Sun-Tzu-]

I have a teacher named Dana, she can be about as scary as this.

[@kokos742]

its funny when someone try to speak czech languague :D I could not understand a single word :D but dont be sad, its seriously hard

[@kubauhlir1730]

kokos742 I had to look up what you said, but don't worry, you're awesome :D

[@mik13ST]

the DANA word origin must be russian, I would recognize czech language since I speak it ... and our country was occupied by russians at that time so that makes even more sense

[@actosarsikonactosarus4420]

Mojmír Křížek no its czech or made and researched by Czech We were occupied by Russians but they don't play any role in this vehicle

[@actosarsikonactosarus4420]

Maybe the DŠKM heavy machine gun

[@mik13ST]

oh, sorry, my bad but this sounded anything other than czech please Matsimus Gaming, use Google Translate to read it for you :D good video anyways

[@decavalerie6484]

That synchronize box opening at 00:10 made my evening!

[@PH-gm2qe]

I was driving this little girl for one year when I was in the army :-) It is a real beast!

[@Inquire98]

"Thank You", thank you very much ☺️ I am impressed with the autoloader, and I'd like to see the with some sort autoprotection capabilities 😎

[@semiedgv]

Looks like someone took a tank turret and put it onto a truck lmao

[@benjamin8558]

Biased Sherman it is

[@tango23repetitor59]

Biased Sherman I am sure experts will find more ops. differencies between howitzer and a tank 😆

[@vividconcept]

A far closer comparrison would be to a mobile crane platform given the drive train and forward steering design!

[@bakaweiner6956]

Well, at least they tried...

[@vividconcept]

Indeed they did and its an impressive design. My comment wasn't meant in a derogatory sense only to clearly outline that the platform more closely followed that of a mobile crane not a lorry or truck.

[@mrrolandlawrence]

i love tatras! but yeh the 300 hp powerpack is no small engine. air cooled and very ancient, the economy is terrible but maint is easy as pie.

[@Tamburahk]

torque and reduction gearbox....

[@just_one_opinion]

Why do people even mention HP with DIESELS? Its the TQ!!!!

[@miskatonic6210]

And most military vehicles have lower HP to get a very durable, reliable engine that can run for decades with low maintainance. The military is smarter than civilian customers.

[@lobsterbark]

@@just_one_opinion Horsepower is the ability to do work. People who go in about torque being more important than power don't know what they are talking about, and are usually just noticing that high torque vehicles usually have a nice power curve.

[@lmyrski8385]

Always liked it. Did not realize it had a limited firing arc.

[@thesentinel7310]

Please do a video on the South African G6-52. I'm not even from there but I've always been fascinated by South African military hardware. Great video by the way.

[@Koansies]

Yes, I'll 2nd this one, awesome piece of hardware for it's time.

[@quinnfell3824]

+1 I've always wondered about matsimus would say about it!

[@h1017412]

Koper Vermeulen "It's time?" Still is its time, easily one of the best SPGs around - especially in terms of range.

[@Koansies]

h1017412 Yip, that's so true!

[@jeffrobinson7394]

the G6 is a great piece of equipment. im surprised tbe more governments didnt buy it.

[@ladikthrawn7078]

7:06 imagine a vehicle appears before them and the gun is loaded Shout out from Czech Republic! I'm glad that you are doing a wide variety of military vehicles, not just those from the West

[@northumbriabushcraft1208]

One of my favourite artillery pieces Apparently the troops love these

[@generalexpert7955]

Greetings from Slovakia! Thank you!

[@Hortifox_the_gardener]

Cool! Thank you again for this interesting content! One of the few vehicles I ever saw personally. I live right next to Poland *and* Czech Republic and the Czech forces had showcased it on an event in the next city. It's the same with all volunteer forces - they have to do advertising and like to show the more impressive pieces to influence teenagers (it's absolutely fine to go to the military but this certain kind of funland adventure advertising on minors is rather nasty). Anyways - it's beautiful and huge! It somehow looks like a WW2 Maginot line bunker on wheels. But on the engine: I thought you were going to ignore the matter completely until you mentioned it in the end. 300-something horsepowers sounds pretty low for a metal bunker on wheels right? And since you mentioned it: Tatra engines are not known for being fuel efficient. They are known for working fine with -30 degrees or +40° but not exactly as precise high tech machinery. A military tech enthusiast in my hometown operates a heavy Tatra truck (the same chassis was used as missile launcher vehicle and such) with yet another Tatra tank engine powering a super heavy duty snow blower and sometimes when it snows *a lot* in winter he helps to clear the roads into the mountains and such. It's almost impossible to operate as privateer due to the fuel consumption. It's around 300l/100km for just "lightweight" truck with a pretty limp engine. I wonder how awesome this gun could become with yet another modernization consisting of some cutting edge MTU (and similar) engine with a lot more power for the same fuel guzzling and the usual high tech fire control and targeting systems! As you mentioned in your previous SPA videos these systems are in a phase of transition and might not work anymore like they did for decades. For this kind of changes the wheeled one is superior but it can't play it's cards of extreme mobility and speed due to the "weak" engine. Obviously it can go places but it could be a little beefier.

[@harrisonrawlinson4602]

I like the way that if it can go somewhere, a truck with supplies can follow. So it won't end up isolated from its supplies.

[@kobusdowney5291]

Could you do a video on the G6 155mm SPG from RSA. I have not seen a more impressive gun, with a max range of 67km on range extender shells, and 42km with HE rounds.

[@aytonbob]

Kobus Downey Oman have some of these .

[@anthonysheffield5717]

I worked at the firm which designed the fire control computer. When the Army test-fired the gun at a range of 40+ kms, the shell landed 5 metres from the target!!!

[@michaelsheil5590]

I worked for the Australian Tatra Agent some years ago. He was keen to offer these to the Australian Army in 155mm. The factory Demo videos were astounding. The 8x8 truck is vastly more capable than this video shows or the comments by Matsimus (sorry). I think the engine output must be wrong, as the Tatra air cooled V8 in the Tatra 815 4x4 and 6x6 vehicles puts out 700hp, so a similar V12 should output more like 700hp plus and in excess of 1000 NM of torque. As an ex-Gunner, this vehicle is a brilliant solution for mobile Artillery, much more beneficial than a tracker SPG.

[@Pyrochemik007]

I bet the engine is 330 kW, not 330 hp. You may like the new MORANA artillery. Nowadays also NEXTER is using tatra chassis for Cesar II artillery. But that one requires crew to exit wen shooting. Morana needs only 3 people, and they stay inside cabin. Edit: 3 people

[@dianapennepacker6854]

@@Pyrochemik007 Wonder how long it takes to shoot and scoot. It doesn't matter the format but I feel like that is what the future holds since counter artillery is only getting better. Unless you have a significant range advantage I don't see how a more static defense is viable. Towed artillery seem so vulnerable to set up, fire, and relocate. It is so easy to scout with drones, aircraft, and now we have radar and computers that can pin point the location of your location. I forsee artillery firing a few rounds for a few minutes then booking it to some predetermined location. Better when coordinated with others spread out over a few KM.

[@Pyrochemik007]

@@dianapennepacker6854 6 shots in first minute, and it has MRSI, which means several shots are shot at different angles, but hit enemy at the same time. It can start shooting 40 seconds after stopping. I bet moving will be shorter, because you do not need to wait until the hydraulic arms stabilise the vehicle. Since the vehicle aims everything on it´s own, you do not need to act as a group of howitzers, each one can shoot from different location. That makes it that much harder for enemy to spot them. The vehicle is literaly designed around what you wrote, shoot and scoot. Carries 45 rounds of ammo, so it can eliminate 10 targets with simultaneuos 4 grenades, before resuplying.

[@jirifleger3037]

Nice video, fair and without stupid competitive hate. Don't worry about pronounciation, it's very hard and special language :) Just one tip, I wouldn't call it soviet vehicle, I know there was this stupid wall and stuff, but Czechoslovakia was never part of USSR, we were controled by their tyrrany for 40 years and even occupied by joint forces of so called Warshau pact. So we are a bit itchy when you say soviet :) Unfortunatelly even Tatra was set back a big time by soviets, if it wasn't for them, they would be prolly one of the really big players in truck production at least in Europe. Their engines and offroad trucks in general were quite amazing. I have seen even working prototypes of their smaller offroad military cars. Oh my, that things were just amazing, nothing from Russia in that time would compete with them (and let me tell you, they knew how to build offroad cars in USSR) production was forbidden for... reasons. Thanks for the video about this overgrown beauty, it's just one of these vehicles that looks so cute you would hug them (shame that they are made for completely different business).

[@tango23repetitor59]

Denmark just announced its newly purchased 155mm Howitzer type CAESAR are going to be assembled on Tatra 8x8 chassis.

[@imperialguardsman135]

I wonder how much the recoil will increase

[@themitri5643]

@@imperialguardsman135 you might wanna check on results of sport racing in trucks division, although results even more boring than CL or ATP. 1'' kamaz 2' tatra 3'' the whatever rest. best trucks come from Russia and chechoslovakia

[@meldondglord7930]

Every country has its own good truck so I doubt that best trucks are from Russia or Czech. As example my country Poland uses Polish "Jelcz". If it was bad Poland would buy Czech or German trucks but Jelcz is very good vehicle.

[@nietzschegonierosumiesh2639]

@@themitri5643 The truck is not an F1, it will last a million kilometers before it is sold on to some poor country, such as Russia, where it will continue to compete with the new Kamaz. Kamaz is cheap scrap metal, old Mercedes constitutions, from a decade ago, 99% of potential customers of truck manufacturers do not even know the winner of this race, it is a commercial niche for perverts like the world championship in speedway.

[@themitri5643]

@@nietzschegonierosumiesh2639 sorry mate, but Kamaz is simply better. Tatra is the only truck close to Kamaz and the rest are simply not even close. So, I don't know what are you on about, but I know there is no need for Russians to buy tatra. Mounting Ceasars and Archers on a Tatra is good though, much better then Scania or volvo.

[@FroxyCz]

Couple things I would like to say. 1. Do not worry about your czech pronunciation. It is hard and google will almost never help you. :D 2. The reason for the turret not beeing able to make 360° is simple. The truck would simply flip itself if the gun would be fired perpendicular to the chassis. 3. the system was surprisingly good for its age. In 21st century not so much. Of course nowadays there are modernisation plans for it. But no one wants to put any money into army so we are at a stalemate. Good video :) keep up the good work.

[@inouelenhatduy]

well czech are in the eu why spend money on a military when there is 100% of no war of eu fighting eu and the russia aint a threat cause it will be like cold war both side know what happend if one attack the other. should have spend on thing that will develop your economy

[@medicann_coping]

neni tazke povedat dubnica nad vahom

[@themitri5643]

dude, why would chechs or Slovaks need an army? no offense here, but seriously.

[@daoss4620]

@@themitri5643 For simply reason. To fight any threat ( Germany, Russia) or to fight terrosits, help in NATO missions, help civilians when natural catastrophes happens(floods etc..)

[@hofnaerrchen]

While serving in the Bundeswehr (1993/94) we were using the FH70 in combination with a 7.5t MAN truck because the plan back then was to have a highly mobile artillery unit being part of the French-German-Brigade, that the alternative at that time (M109) couldn't achieve. Some years later the FH70s were replaced by the PzH2000.

[@jakubjanota5086]

My father used to be a driver of this thing during his compulsory military service in peoples army of czechoslovakia :) I saw it few times and its massive. As for your czech I didnt understant anything you said :D but thats not an issue.

[@Suchac_cz]

In 70s it was ahead of its time 👍

[@CowboyCarCrushing]

When them soldiers opened the ammo crates in "drill team" fashion i laughed so hard. Could you imagine getting yelled at and having to do push ups cause you kept screwing up "rehearsal". Not combat real deal situation stuff but synchronized crate opening. Soldiering ain't never been easy.

[@sand0decker]

It makes sense, though. They want your movements to be automatic when in combat. By treating it as a drill, the young guys will take it more seriously and try their best.

[@logantc.1353]

I agree on the engine, what surprised me more about it than the horse power was that it was air cooled. Of course that may have a part in its low hp out put, and probably affects this vehicle in extremely hot and extremely cold weather. Something I'd be interested in seeing is the torque ratings, as that figure may explain a bit more about some engines. Great video!

[@AndrewCZ47]

Cannot find data for this exact version, but the slightly newer one (but still fully mechanical, naturally aspirated, air cooled V12) with the same horsepower had 1295 Nm peak torque.

[@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006]

horse power sells- torque propels!

[@beqakvelashvili4402]

im georgian, we had those guns before 2008 war, we used them in war and we bought some more. it says all about it. :) such amazing vehicle

[@openttd-cztr191]

Hi! Really cool video, you have got many points right, just highlighting: Excellent cross-terrain ability Relatively low manufacturing and running cost Autoloader able to load at any barrel elevation = keeping the sights on target = superb accuracy in salvo firing (and fire rate) You should see them live - event is called BAHNA ("Muds") with many other pieces of military machinery perform, it is organized by CZ Army ;) Thumbs up for trying to pronounce very difficult language as czech is ;) but the C is really C (like in cinema, or "ts"), never "K"

[@artenonerbas8544]

Wowww! This is a game changer! It is more autonomous than the common self propelled artillery designs

[@DisplayLine6.13.9]

Ah yes those funny slavic languages and all their little simbolos around letters that make those weird sounds that are so rarely used in english. Don't worry no Slovak or Czech would expect you to pronounce those words correctly :)

[@DankoMe]

and we all (slovaks and czechs) are really delighted that you try so hard to do the best you can to pronounce those words ;)

[@Teorge]

Try some Ř :-D

[@Passonator11]

Haha, dear brother, I live in Prague already 6 years and I still can't nail the sound properly. Its really hard:)

[@jensdanbolt6953]

I've been to Czechia (that is official name in English now! Hurray! :)) a few times and I actually like the simbolos! It makes it clear and consistent which sound to make for the corresponding letter. Unlike in English where you have to guess unless you grew up with the language, either through Pokemon as I did or through living there.

[@marianmarkovic5881]

Actualy it has = unlike german or english pretty clear rules. That is why we dont have things like spelling contests, since we writing directly what we are hearing. exceptions are words originating from diferent languages

[@redenginner]

The Czechs always fail to disappoint for cool and interesting looking armor designs.

[@filipzemba3453]

Its not a fcking czech design dana and Zuzana is design by slovaks

[@TADAMAT-CZ]

@@filipzemba3453 its not a fcking slovak design dana is Czechoslovak and zuzana uses Czech chassis

[@mrcharles3061]

do the swedish archer next

[@DaOneJoel]

+1

[@Fazzelgaming]

was just to ask for it!

[@mullvaden68]

Oh yes please!

[@christopher1871]

u took my comment :D

[@SonnyKnutson]

Please do Swedish Archer :)

[@duncanstamps]

A little explanation with the engine, while it does have relatively low horsepower rating 308-436 it has some monster torque numbers with the low being 1,000 ftlbs and the high of 1500 ftlbs. This power is made at a super low 1000 to 1200 rpm, meaning at just above idle it has all the power they need. I would assume this engine is governed for very low rpm for reasons of reliability and heat, these large v12 tatra engines are still air-cooled.

[@marubeef3052]

Almost bought one of these in a military surplus store. Wish I had the money.

[@seumasnatuaighe]

With regard to the low horsepower output of the TATRA V12 engine, it is a low revving, long stroke design which gives it a very respectable torque curve. This has some advantages in maintaining engine speed under varying terrain loads due to its massive flywheel inertia. On the minus side, it produces a greater load on the gearbox.

[@ado65514452]

Dubnica nad Váhom, I nearly died :DDDDD, sorry, great vid tho. Cheers from Slovakia.

[@fulcrum2951]

When a truck and a tank love each other very much

[@grahamariss2111]

Classic bit of Czech engineering, simple, well made and does the job. Sadly in the UK the gold plated must do anything of our procurement will always mean we will end up with a handful of state of the art kit. May be now things are going to focus on a European defence requirement to fend off Putin we will see us select equipment for the UK that will recognise a need for volume in both troops and equipment as well as out and out quality. The other thing is that the UK could not buy this kit, because its air cooled engine is not Euro 6 compliant, although I think Tatra is part of Paccar group now so could come with a Daf Euro 6 engine instead.

[@thesaul9484]

Czechoslovakian :D

[@marekmarecek1275]

Hohoho stop it. I am from Slovakia, turret with main gun is from Slovakia, it was developed and manufactured in Slovakia. Only the truck is made by Tatra, cczech company. That is big difference. You can put Slovak turret on anything you want. After dissolution of Czechoslovakia it is the same. Now slovak engineers deleloped Zuzana 155 howitzer, Zuzana 2 155 howiterz and Eva 155 howitzer, and now our engineers are working for howitzer for all European conuntries in program called PESCO, hopefully it wil be successful project.

[@nigelft]

@Graham Ariss One of my many gripes about our UK Government, irrespective of which ever party, is since the Minister for Procurement for the MoD frequiently has little to no military experience, let alone combat experience, our track record of buying the right equipment, at the right price, in a timely manner, has been ... what's the correct adjective ...? Oh yes ... a total dog's breakfast ... Take the Eurofighter Typhoon. Granted, its may well be a great Interceptor/Air Superiority fast jet, but, in my very unexpert opinion, by the time the Typhoon eventually entered into service, it was at least, iirc, a decade late, and, at minimum, one generation behind both the latest MiG and SU. As soon as the delays began to happen, the MoD should have pulled out asap. But, the again hindsight is 20/15* ... I would love to see the Dana deployed alongside the infantry, along with the Wiesel, with the main reason being its 'shoot and scoot' capability. Personally, there is alot to be said for maintaining that fine balance between being highly mobile, but yet still able to put a heck of alot of firepower down range. This is especially true, as the conflicts that the, say, British Army has been involved in of late (cf. Afghanistan), means dealing with a highly mobile, but still relativly decently equipped, opposition. After all, despite everything the Russian army threw at them, short of battlefield nuclear weapons, they could unseat, let alone come even remotely close to routing, the Afghan-Islamist fighters (the mujahideen). Instead, the Russian army often found themselves frequently beaten back, due to the use of guerrilla warfare, despite the Soviets not only having the numerical advantage, but also in terms of weaponry and sheer firepower. One can argue that to the Soviets of the 80's, Afghanistan was to them what Vietnam was to the Americans, in that they were forced to pull out entirely due to the enemy having arguably much clearer and better strategy and tactics. I am pretty sure Sun Tzu mentions that one should never fight an enemy on their territory, as it makes it easier for them to set the 'terms' of any battles. Bearing this in mind, the Army needs to think of mobility, such as the Wiesel, and, once upon a time, the Scorpion. Personally, I would love to see the former introduced, and the latter brought back into service with major, but fit for purpose, upgrades. But that may be too sensible, and thus unlikely to happen ... [*= ok, I expect to be flammed for this, but instead of both the Typhoon and the F35, I would have spent that money on:- a) Upgrading the Tornado to F4/5. b) Upgrading the Harrier to AV-9a/b. c) Buy the SAAB JAS Gripen, but ask for a slightly bigger airframe to allow for twin engines, along with the existing twin cockpit variant (call it the Gripen G). d) Buy the A-10 Thunderbolt II, but in the twin cockpit, all-weather, version that was once trialled. c) This will definitly raise some hackles, but I would argue for also adding a few AC-130; keep the 105mm M102 howitzer, but upgrade the L/60 Bofors Cannon to 50mm, and add 2 x 25mm GAU-12/U Equalizer. d) And last but no means least ... Ever since the retirement of the 'V-Force', the RAF has lacked long rang, strategic deep strike, bombing capability and capacity it once had with it. Granted, the Tornado F3 has filled in some of that gap admirably, but still pales against the likes of the B1-b, the B2, and, of course, the venerable B52. Hence, my idea would be to dust off the plans for the TSR-2, and call it the TSR-4. Of course everything besides the airframe (and possibly that too ...) will have to be updated, but since the draw-down of the F111, it would be nice to have an aircraft that fills in the niche it once occupied, and in fact, which was chosen over the TSR-2 ...]

[@masakeris]

3:37 "Konštrukta (state design company) Trenčín (city in Slovakia) ; 4:22 ZTS (heavy machinery plant) Dubnica nad Váhom (City in Slovakia) ; Nowadays Konštrukta still works and produces Zuzana 155mm 8x8 and EVA 8x8 155mm howitzers! and was moved to Dubnica... ZTS was closed, but the artillery ammo production still works (ZVS company) also in Dubnica.

[@crispay8304]

Look like someone put a piece of artillery off a battleship on a truck

[@ls200076]

Crispay A-10 sssst

[@petter5721]

Looks like an old relik....

[@themitri5643]

that someone has a ability to think. dana is an archers dad.

[@SRB.4S]

DANA is still one of the best self-propelled guns today ... Since you introduced a lot of self-propelled guns on a truck, wheeled basis, which are among the best today. It could present, the Serbian version .NORA B52 155mm. Which is also at the very top of the range of today's self-propelled Howitzer.

[@Real_Claudy_Focan]

Probably the best "eastern" SPG and probably as good as G6 or Archer

[@kubauhlir1730]

Claudy_Focan We're NOT eastern

[@Andrewza1]

Kuba Uhlíř the dana is a eastern tech though. Built back in the days of warsaw pact.

[@Gotalanes789]

funny, our capital city is way closer to the west then vienna but ok ...

[@TheCDmonkey]

Eastern...ehm no... Best...maybe the platform...the gun sucks

[@infrared337]

czech rep and slovakia are central european being called eastern only because we were unlucky enough to be snatched by the commies back in the days

[@instantjizz]

I love the way this machine looks. That massive gun sitting in the middle of the chassis looks 👌

[@chrisnelmes7180]

I'm actually am building the Hobbyboss kit of this as we speak. This video is very useful.Thanks!!

[@h1017412]

Please could you do a video on the South African G6?

[@y-u-video4596]

TATRA was developing their engines towards torque. So the turbocharged 19.0l engine has 1295 Nm (955.14 lb ft)/ 1400 rpm (955.14 lb ft) and that was good for late 70's especially combined with the 8X8. They actually were counting on sending DANA into the woods ^^

[@marekcizmarik2862]

Made in my city 💪

[@madigorfkgoogle9349]

just for your question, yes those tires are run flats to some degree, up until the compressor can supply enough air.

[@Bayomeer]

You should check out Serbian B-52K1 "Nora".

[@frantisekslipka9651]

Wheels are not "run flats" but DANA is equipped with a central inflation system. This system Allows DANA to operate on the unstable (sand, snow, mud, swamp) surface by deflation of the wheels and also It provides ability to continue in movement with damaged wheels. Regrads from Czech republic.

[@sq33qs]

Please do a vid on the G6-52.

[@tomaskonkol8894]

Dubnica nad Váhom, Slovakia. You can also check out Self propelled gun ZUZANA. DANA and ZUZANA are girls names. Thanks for nice video.

[@the_irish_gman2797]

They should add this thing in War Thunder. More durp guns the better and a wheeled vihecle at that.

[@craigtate5930]

I am fascinated with the "chain" looking loading device...I would love to see how it can operate in compression without buckling

[@LikeUntoBuddha]

This STRONGLY reminds me of the South African gun from years ago

[@adambroderick3462]

The G5.. awesome machine

[@gbear1005]

The G6 Rhino. The g5 is a gun.

[@anthonysheffield5717]

@@gbear1005 I worked at the Company that made the fire control system for the G6. First test fire at 40 km range landed only 5m from target. Awesome weapon!!

[@gbear1005]

@@anthonysheffield5717 my association w G6 is pure fandom.. I traveled to the military history museum in JoBurg 10 plus yrs ago just to see it and visit the technical library. Was in contact with Denel to make large scale model kits of it but it kind of fell apart.. only the movie Aliens APC moves me so much...

[@TheComputerUnderground]

Freaking cool, reminds me of some GI Joe toys as a kid.

[@ashvandal5697]

Matsimus: "Don't get triggered!" Me: triggered*

[@richardrobinson4869]

Interesting. Sounds like a solid gun, outclassed by the more modern 155mm guns but delivering reasonably in the mid range. Thank you. I really want to ask do you have any videos on battlefield imaging systems eg radar, observation planes etc and how they can stand up to enemy attempts to destroy them in a symmetric conflict? Also any reviews of battlefield communication systems and targetting systems?

[@Niever]

155mm and 152mm isn't a huge difference smart guy and the 152mm can more than likely be loaded quicker and have a few more rounds. Also as to the last part. You do know some things are top secret or classified right? You try to sound smart but come off as ignorant. Artillery tends to be in the very rear and normally have some defense elements with it. Maybe learn some modern combat tactics before coming off as dumb. If you had actually watched you'd know there's a 155mm version.

[@SO-Negative]

7:36 God damn Lady Gaga has some massive cannon how does one hide something like that with a camo skirt?

[@AmazingAce]

That's one impressive autoloading mechanism.

[@thomaschadwick1557]

Hahaha, Dana/Zuzana is SPG from my motherland. Great but outdated SPG system...

[@richardlizner7063]

I live in the Czech Republic and I have seen a battery of these fire on a military exhibition. It is truly a sight to behold. And don't worry, the Czech language is extremely difficult for foreigners

[@xuda7100]

M109A6 Paladin next please.

[@charliebowman785]

superb video. I never knew about this is the future of self propelled artillery system and yes, it is so sad to know that track system is going to disappear. great work sir.

[@tamir3071]

Can your next artillery video be on the united states palidin

[@benjamin8558]

CaptinSnuggles 3 The idea me made me cum

[@providence5384]

CaptinSnuggles 3 its old, all you need to know.

[@tongp1998]

btw no one can destroy it because it will just heal itself

[@maximgun3833]

I WOULD like to use the notification system if Google didn't mess with it so often. I'll just use the subscription box for now. By the way, can you review the M109? Malaysia will be receiving a few of them ( makes me wonder how are we going to supply and mantain them ).

[@ResetandChill]

0:59 Poland :)

[@Sucy1776]

you should do a video on the Archer Artillery System. That thing is a work of art, if i was the US army, i'd replace all our old howitzers with them

[@qwe5qwe566]

Trying to read czech like it was english with russian accent = Crazy mixture of sounds without any meaning. Czech pronunciation is simple (except some tricky sounds), each letter is one sound and we read same way as we write with little exceptions. So no need for spelling contests. Letters with special symbols are just sounds that are made by group of letters in other languages. Č = CZ, Š = Sh, or long variants Á = aa.

[@Trusteft]

Cyprus also has 60-70 or so of them. They were given to them by Greece few years ago. Always thought this was one cool looking system.

[@pr1m3number5]

There is no Dana only Zule

[@_Matsimus_]

Max Power HAHAHAHHAHAHA!! YES!! Awesome!

[@DaOneJoel]

ZUUL

[@1HOUSEMD]

hahahahahah,i laughed my ass off

[@hibco3000]

Are you the key master

[@PatrykMata]

In Poland is Dana

[@Samsa000]

Its a cool looking vehicle, thats for sure.

[@pickle4332]

7:42 anyone notice that the tank has lady gaga written on the barrel?

[@mpingo91]

Yup. An effect of the Polish boys fantasy. :)

[@serpico1616]

That engine IS powerful enough. It's all about the torque with diesel. And being a V12, this will have TONS of torque.

[@mikulashorak5723]

Czech engineering XD i am glad you like it

[@filipzemba3453]

Its not czech engineering its slovak engineering not every fcking thing in czsk Army is czech fcking engineering

[@OskarsSurstrommingKoop]

Beautiful Czech howitzer our Czechnology is amazing just look at the Czech Sa vz 58.

[@StigmADiabolicuM666]

Mine kind of lady gaga ;)

[@AKAtheA]

the 300HP is with or without modern standards diesel, this was designed to operate with expectations of a soviet battlefield...if it's somewhat liquid and somewhat flammable, this engine will run with it. The physical size is because of the air cooling, you can't make an engine as compact once you have to use air to cool it. The main "+" of this engine is the durability ;-)

[@the_mad_bear3683]

this needsto be added in warthunder

[@dickiedollop]

you wouldn’t have to worry about parking with this beauty if you rocked up at the local Tesco 😁

[@ccim3136]

T-155 Firtina please

[@Mr9Guns]

Definitely a solid low cost option for many countries.

[@jeromekhies4948]

Looks Like advance ARTILLERY. if im GENERALS i put the 24 units army as 1 bataLLions with 1 artiLLery.year6000.

[@miroslavdockal9468]

345 kw engine was a smart idea. These Tatra engines got ton of torque, and "little lower" fuel consumption. For curiosity, these engines can do euro4 emission test without any catylist, or ad blue or any other piece of shit. These engines are mechanical marwels to these days.

[@REgamesplayer]

The issue with modern militaries is that they simply do not get it. Mobility is a luxury, not an requirement. To make self propelled whatever costs a lot of resources. Towed equipment is by many levels cheaper. Equipping more of the towed weapons to the trucks is not only smart, but combat efficient since you give your infantry far more firepower that you would otherwise. If it ever comes to choosing, I will choose towed weapons, leaving only a small core of motorized/mechanized troops since this composition is far superior.

[@theodorbutters141]

REgamesplayer The problem with towed guns, is that they take a lot of time to set up. Price wouldn't be a problem as a tow artilery piece needs an extra set of wheels and a way to anchor it to the ground to manage all the recoil. You can even make a version with manual reloading and enough space to carry the gun and ammo in one truck. This serbian SPG costs $700k, so for $70 million(price of 1 fighter jet) you can have 100 of these available en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nora_B-52 So basically you're just switching out the set of wheels and way to anchor it with a truck mount that can rotate

[@maximgun3833]

is the barrel on the Nora really that thin?

[@FollowedGaming]

REgamesplayer And you dont understand modern counter battery fire.

[@TheDKCover]

You won't have that opinion when you are playing catch up with counter battery fire from self-propelled pieces.

[@hamishneilson7140]

Wrong. It's a necessity these days for conventional warfare at least. Counter battery artillery fire make mobility a requirement these days, as it is so precise and quick these days. Here's an example, one of my artillery buddies who was in Afghanistan told me about how their base would get hit by rockets all the time, but we had sensors and air defence systems that could track the rockets back to their launching point. The coordinate of the launch would be relayed to the gun line, which would immediately lay onto the target and blow it to kingdom come. So, against non conventional forces like the Taliban, yes mobility isn't a requirement. But if you're against a NATO with precise rapid engagement guns, or Russia with huuuuuge amounts of rocket artillery that can demolish an entire grid square, mobility is a requirement.

the tatra 8x8 wins heavy truck offroad cross challenges on a regular base. every now and then, a harvester gets even further on the track. tracked vehicles are allowed by regulation but don't even try. so what makes you think a tracked vehicle would be better suited to deliver that thing to a battle field?

[@palteck6867]

why DANA..there is new ZUZANA out there or EVA

[@kubauhlir1730]

Pavol Petik Or Ondava in the middle, but they are all based on this one. And it's still used in the Czech army

[@palteck6867]

jasne ondava bol prototyp ...ale naco opisovat to co sa musi modernizovat ked je tu Zuzana to je ako robit recenziu na AK-47 ked je tu AK-74 a AK -12

[@kubauhlir1730]

Jasný, tohle chápu, ale stejně si myslím, že by jsi spíš udělal recenzi na AK-47 :D A většina videa by pro Zuzanu nebyla tak zásadně moc jiná :D

[@palteck6867]

ale ba ...zuzana a dana ma spolocny len podvozok....to teraz ste riadne nastvali ludi z trencina a dubnice...

[@jozopako]

No mňa áno ale som z blízkosti Bratislavy.

[@walterscientist]

Those engines are underrated to last forever, same goes for suspension - also the swing axle suspension by Tatra can go through almost any terrain, it is almost like tracks. Pronunciation is Dah-nah and Zoo-zah-nah.