AHS Krab Self-Propelled Artillery (SPA) Vehicle
Channel: Main Battle Tank
Date: 21/04/2023

The AHS "Krab" is a self-propelled howitzer developed to a NATO-friendly standard for the Polish Army. The project was, at one point, a wholly indigenous initiative, set to rely on proven components borrowed from the PT-91 "Twardy" Main Battle Tank (a highly modified Soviet/Russian T-72) and to sport a powered turret based on the British AS-90 "Braveheart" Seld-Propelled Artillery vehicle utilizing the barrel of the French-based Nexter gun system. Design work on the vehicle began in 2000 and saw a prolonged development period eventually producing at least three prototypes, the first being completed in 2008. The effort was headed up the Polish concerns of OBRUM (Osrodek Badawczo-Rozwojowy Urzadzen Mechanicznych) and CPW HSW (Centrum Produkcji Wojskowej Huta Stalowa Wola).