152 mm ShKH vz. 77 DANA

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The 152 mm ShKH vz. 77 DANA is a Czechoslovak wheeled self-propelled howitzer notable for being one of the first of its kind to use an 8×8 truck chassis for high mobility and rapid deployment.

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152 mm ShKH vz. 77 DANA canonical 1
Czechoslovak 152 mm SpGH DANA 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artillery system
self-propelled howitzer
baseChassis Tatra 815
caliber 152 mm
category wheeled self-propelled artillery
chassisType 8×8 wheeled truck chassis
configuration turreted gun on wheeled chassis
countryOfOrigin Czechoslovakia
crew 5
designedBy Konštrukta Trenčín
designedFor high mobility
rapid deployment
designedToReplace towed 152 mm howitzers in Czechoslovak service
driveLayout 8×8
fireControl mechanical and optical fire-control system (original)
gunElevation approximately −4° to +70°
hasVariant DANA-M1 CZ
linked to: DANA M1 CZ

Zuzana
Zuzana 2
introduced late 1970s
loadingSystem automatic loading system
manufacturer ZTS Dubnica nad Váhom
mobilityType wheeled
nameMeaning DANA is a project name, sometimes expanded as Dělo automobilní nabíjené automaticky
linked to: DANA M1 CZ
notableFeature one of the first wheeled self-propelled howitzers on 8×8 chassis
originEra Cold War
primaryArmament 152 mm howitzer
propulsion diesel engine
role indirect fire support
serviceEntry 1981
standardAmmunition 152 mm NATO-compatible shells (selected types)
152 mm Soviet-standard shells (selected types)
successor 155 mm ShKH Zuzana
suspension independent suspension
transport road-mobile
turretTraverse limited traverse to each side
upgradePotential modern digital fire-control systems
usedBy Azerbaijan
Czech Republic
Czechoslovak People’s Army
linked to: Czechoslovak Army

Georgia
Libya
Poland
Slovakia
Ukraine
usedInConflict Libyan Civil War (post-2011)
linked to: Libyan Civil War

Russo-Ukrainian War

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DANA self-propelled howitzer alternativeName 152 mm ShKH vz. 77 DANA
DANA M1 CZ originatesFromModernizationOf Czechoslovak 152 mm SpGH DANA
linked to: 152 mm ShKH vz. 77 DANA