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PzH 2000

land4.5 Genactive

Manufacturer:KNDS / Rheinmetall AGIntroduced: 1998|Status: active|Origin: Germany

LANDSPEC // PZH-2000

FIREPOWER

MOBILITY

PROTECTION

SENSORS

COMBAT VALUE

UNIT COST

$12.0M

Platform Dossier & Identity

IDENTITY

Typeartillery

Categoryland

Country🇩🇪Germany

ContractorKNDS / Rheinmetall AG

Statusactive

Generation4.5 Generation

Introduced1998

Service StatusActive

Data SourceBundeswehr Artillerietruppe / KNDS Official Fact Sheet

Defense Tech Capability Scorecard

TACTICAL AUDIT

EW SUITE

90/100

Electronic Attack & Jamming Defense

STEALTH / RCS

40/100

Radar Signature Reduction

ACTIVE PROTECTIONPASSIVE

Hard-Kill Interception

BMS BATTLE MGMTNETWORKED

Tactical Datalink Integration

Tactical Specifications Matrix

SPEC SHEET

Length11.7 m

Width3.6 m

Height3.1 m

Weight55,800 kg

Crew5 personnel

Max Speed67 km/h

Range420 km

Endurance8 hrs

Fuel Capacity1,000 L

PowerplantMTU 881 Ka-500 8-cylinder diesel engine (1000 hp)

Weapons & Ordnance Manifest

60 RDS AMMO

PRIMARY WEAPON

Rheinmetall 155mm L52 chrome-plated howitzer with 60-round fully automated magazine (MRSI 5 rounds)60 RDS

SECONDARY WEAPONS

MG3 / MG5 7.62mm machine gun

GUIDED MISSILES

SMArt 155 sensor-fuzed anti-tank munitionsV-LAP long-range artillery shells (54 km)

Avionics & Sensor Suite

SENSORS

RadarEQUIPPED

Rheinmetall Doppler muzzle velocity radar(2 km)

Fire Control (FCS)EQUIPPED

Digital Integrated Ballistic FCS

Radar Warning (RWR)EQUIPPED

Integrated Radar Warning Receiver

ECM SuiteACTIVE ECM

Multi-Band Electronic Jammer Suite

Thermal & FLIREQUIPPED

Thermal FLIR • Infrared (IRST) • Night Vision

Sonar SuiteN/A

N/A (Non-Naval)

Supply Chain & Industrial Intel Sheet

MIB AUDIT

PRIME CONTRACTOR80% WORKSHARE

Rheinmetall AG🇩🇪

PROPULSION SYSTEM🇩🇪

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RADAR / AVIONICS MANUFACTURER🇩🇪

Digital Battle Management & Fire ControlManufacturer: HensoldtArchitecture: Fire Control & BMS

PRIMARY ARMAMENT VENDOR🇩🇪

Heavy Caliber Gun / Auto-Cannon & AmmunitionVendor: Rheinmetall AGPayload: 120mm / 155mm / 30mm

SENSORS / OPTICS SUITE🇩🇪

Commander 360 Panoramic Thermal OptronicsVendor: Hensoldt Optronics

SECURE SEMICONDUCTORS🇺🇸

GlobalFoundriesNode: 22nm FD-SOI Automotive/Defense

Passive Armor & Countermeasures

SURVIVABILITY

Armor Compositioncomposite

Armor Thickness80 mm

CountermeasuresBomblet protection roof armor with hedgehog rubber spikes, Spall liners

Tactical Communications & Data Link

C4ISR

Tactical RadioMICMOS digital artillery computer and ADLER artillery fire control network

Satellite UplinkEquipped

Tactical Data LinkIntegrated (Link 16/MADL)

Military EncryptionType-1 Cryptographic

Procurement & Life-Cycle Cost

COST AUDIT

Unit Purchase Cost$12,000,000

Annual Operating Cost$800,000

Annual Maintenance Cost$400,000

Operational Deployments & Operator Nations

4 Operator Nations~274 Active Units

Operator Nation	Deployment Status	Estimated Fleet Inventory
🇩🇪Germany	Domestic Operator	121units
🇳🇱Netherlands	Export Operator	57units
🇮🇹Italy	Export Operator	68units
🇺🇦Ukraine	Export Operator	28units

Performance Analysis

HUD BENCHMARK

6-Axis Telemetry Ratings0-100 SCALE

Firepower

97/100

Mobility

84/100

Protection

82/100

Sensors

92/100

Reliability

88/100

Maintainability

84/100

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Additional Intelligence Information

AUDIT LOG

Intelligence SourceBundeswehr Artillerietruppe / KNDS Official Fact Sheet

Last Verification Date2026-10-07