Ukrainian Armed Forces showcase combat work of Dana self-propelled guns

The Ukrainian military demonstrated combat use of the Dana wheeled self-propelled artillery system.

The 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine released a video with this self-propelled gun.

The footage portrayed the process of moving artillery installation by roads and preparing for a fire mission to strike on Russian invaders in different areas of ordinary terrain at different times of the year.

It is currently unknown whether these artillery systems were sent to Ukraine as military assistance from the countries in which they had previously been in service, or they were purchased.

In the spring it was reported that the Czech Republic had sent to Ukraine Vampire MLRS and Dana ACS. Their first images appeared in early May. Subsequently, a better video was published on which firing from self-propelled guns was showcased.

Vz. 77 Dana self-propelled artillery system was developed in the late 70s in the former Czechoslovakia, mass production was established at ZTS Dubnica in the city of Trenčin, Slovakia.

In addition to Czechoslovakia, they were operated by other Warsaw Pact countries, such as Poland and the USSR, in the latter they were acquired for testing, but after the collapse they were disposed of.

In Poland, they are still in service with artillery units.

After the collapse of Czechoslovakia, the Czech Republic and Slovakia inherited a significant number of these artillery systems, which were sold to interested countries, and for their own army it was considered to purchase the new self-propelled guns.

Among buyers as original Vz. 77 Dana, and their modernized versions, there are Azerbaijan and Georgia, and Libya is also called among the operators.

The self-propelled artillery unit uses a modified version of the Tatra 813 with a 8×8 wheel arrangement as chassis.

The power element is Tatra T2-930, ammunition is up to 60 rounds, and the maximum speed along the highway is up to 80 km/h.