| Type | Self-propelled artillery |
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| Place of origin |  Germany |
| Service history | |
| Wars | War in Afghanistan |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1996 |
| Unit cost | US$4.5 million |
| Produced | 1998 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | Combat: 55.8 t (61.5 short tons) |
| Length | 11.7 m (38 ft 5 in) |
| Width | 3.6 m (11 ft 10 in) |
| Height | 3.1 m (10 ft 2 in) |
| Crew | 3 (commander, driver and gunner) |
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| Armor | welded steel, 14.5 mm resistant additional bomblet protection |
| Main armament |
Rheinmetall 155 mm L52 Artillery Gun (60 rounds) 3 rounds in 9.0 seconds (Burst) 10 round/min |
| Secondary armament |
Rheinmetall MG3 7.62 mm machine gun |
| Engine | MTU 881 Ka-500 1,000 PS (986 hp, 736 kW) |
| Power/weight | 17.92 PS/t |
| Suspension | torsion bar |
| Operational range |
420 km (261 mi) |
| Speed | Road: 67 km/h (41 mph) Off-road: 45 km/h (28 mph) |
