CAESAR
Country: 
FranceManufacturer: Nexter (KNDS France)
«CAmion Équipé d'un Système d'ARtillerie»
Self-propelled artilleryFrance2008In service
French wheeled 155 mm/52 self-propelled howitzer mounted on a truck chassis, in French Army service since 2008 and offered in 6×6, 8×8 and Mk II versions.
Self-propelled artillery
ID — CAESARFrance · Nexter (KNDS France)
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Identity
- Designation
- CAESAR
- Alias
- CAmion Équipé d'un Système d'ARtillerie
- Manufacturer
- Nexter (KNDS France)
- Country
- France
- Category
- Self-propelled artillery
Production & service
- Introduced
- 2008
- Status
- In service
- Units produced
- —
- Operators
- France, Ukraine, Denmark, Belgium, Czech Republic
Specifications
- Combat weight
- —
- Crew
- 5
- Main armament
- 155 mm 52-calibre howitzer
- Secondary armament
- —
- Chassis
- 6×6 truck chassis (6×6 version)
- Engine
- —
- Power-to-weight
- —
- Max road speed
- —
- Operational range
- —
- Length / width / height
- —
- Protection
- —
- Amphibious
- —
Historical profile
CAESAR was designed as a lighter, road-mobile alternative to tracked artillery. It has been exported to several countries and was supplied to Ukraine by France and Denmark.
Variants
CAESAR 6×6CAESAR 8×8CAESAR Mk II
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