zone in Ukraine. Exports A number of armies have tested the PzH 2000 system; its ability to provide accurate fire at 40 km has been a major selling point. The PzH 2000 was considered for the US Army's Crusader concept system, but several requirements of the Crusader made it unsuitable. The Crusader specifications placed the crew and gun in separate compartments, allowing a single highly armoured crew compartment to control the firing of an entire battery of guns through intervehicle links. In addition, the Crusader included an automated ammunition tender, and an active cooled barrel. The PzH 2000 was a contender for Phase 1C of Australia's Land 17 Artillery Replacement Programme, until that phase of the project was cancelled in May 2012. Finland tested a PzH 2000 alongside the 155mm SpGH ZUZANA and AS-90 "Braveheart". Tests ended in 1998; more of the cheaper 155 K 98 field guns were bought instead of self-propelled systems. The German Navy evaluated a modified system known as MONARC for installation onboard frigates; while the system performed well, components were difficult to protect against corrosion. Sweden evaluated a slightly modified version, but selected the ARCHER Artillery System instead. In December 2018, Hungary ordered 24 new-build PzH 2000s from Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, along with 44 Leopard 2A7+ and 12 Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks, in a deal valued at over 160 billion HUF (USD $565 million). In June 2022, Germany and the Netherlands authorized the transfer of twelve Panzerhaubitze 2000s to the Armed Forces of Ukraine; the first was received on 21 June. In September 2022, Germany announced the handover of four additional PzH 2000s to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Similar vehicles AS-90 Bandkanon 1C 2S35 Koalitsiya-SV, derived from Msta 2S19 Msta, Msta S M K and other related Type 99 M109 howitzer GCT 155mm K-9 Thunder AHS Krab T-155 Fırtına PLZ-05 SSPH Primus Sholef See also List of artillery K-9 Thunder Artillery Gun Module Archer Artillery System Gallery References External links Armored Vehicles - PzH 2000 Manufacturer's website (en) PzH 2000 Photos at Prime Portal Article on the Official Heer website (in German) Federation of American Scientists Military Today Dutch PzH 2000 Firing at Taliban Positions at Youtube 155 mm artillery Field artillery of Germany Military vehicles introduced in the 1990s Post–Cold War artillery of Germany Post–Cold War weapons of Germany Rheinmetall Self-propelled artillery of Germany Tracked self-propelled howitzers