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Posted: Tuesday, May 02, 2017 - 01:11 AM UTC
Hi all,
I am looking for some detailed pictures about a generator or something similar to a generator, which is connected behind PZH2000. This can be viewed on pictures made in Afghanistan.
Thanks for reading me
Laurent
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Posted: Tuesday, May 02, 2017 - 01:48 AM UTC
Like this one?

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Posted: Tuesday, May 02, 2017 - 01:50 AM UTC
Dang...you know it's loud when the lanyard is 30 feet long.
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Posted: Tuesday, May 02, 2017 - 07:54 AM UTC
They get way back after maintenance has been performed and they do a test firing.

Tony lee
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Posted: Tuesday, May 02, 2017 - 10:32 AM UTC
It`s not a generator but an A/C unit to keep the guns interior cool. Sometimes you can see a massive hose getting into the fighting compartment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XO1Em0NCCzE

You can see the hose briefly around the 1:50 time mark.
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Posted: Tuesday, May 02, 2017 - 06:06 PM UTC
More views :





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Posted: Tuesday, May 02, 2017 - 06:17 PM UTC

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They get way back after maintenance has been performed and they do a test firing.

Tony lee


Well they got all those leftover parts so they gotta make sure it still works.
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Posted: Tuesday, May 02, 2017 - 07:31 PM UTC
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Posted: Wednesday, May 03, 2017 - 12:53 AM UTC
Thanks all for your interest, i had already seen most of these pictures but i was looking for more specific picture about the A/C unit it self.
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Posted: Wednesday, May 03, 2017 - 01:12 AM UTC

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i was looking for more specific picture about the A/C unit it self.


Maybe the Tankograd book would include some...

H.P.
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Posted: Wednesday, May 03, 2017 - 02:08 AM UTC
I guess it will be difficult to obtain informations about the A/C unit. I need to put these topic on the list when I visit Tag der Bundeswehr in June.
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Posted: Wednesday, May 03, 2017 - 02:13 AM UTC
A German modeller build a PzH 2000 firing position in 1/72 scale.

http://modellboard.net/index.php?topic=52266.180

Maybe this is helpful?
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Posted: Wednesday, May 03, 2017 - 08:02 AM UTC
One thing I don't know..... what are those blocks (and the purpose of they) atop the turret?
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Posted: Wednesday, May 03, 2017 - 09:24 AM UTC
Passive armor blocks to defeat overhead threats like gun and mortar shells.
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Posted: Thursday, May 04, 2017 - 04:27 AM UTC
Looks way bigger then our M-109 A2's?
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Posted: Thursday, May 04, 2017 - 04:43 AM UTC

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Looks way bigger then our M-109 A2's?


Current US SP howitzer is the M109A6 Paladin, which has the same lower hull as the M109A2, but a totally different turret.



The Phz 2000 is much larger though.


It is about the same size as what the Crusader Howitzer was supposed to be. The M200 Crusader was going to be based on an Abrams hull with a huge turret on top. It was cancelled a few years ago though.

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Posted: Thursday, May 04, 2017 - 04:02 PM UTC

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Looks way bigger then our M-109 A2's?


If trusting Wikipedia for length x width x height:
PzH2000: 38'5" x 11'10" x 10'2"
M109A?: 30' x 10'4" x 10'8"
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Posted: Friday, May 05, 2017 - 05:47 AM UTC

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Quoted Text

Looks way bigger then our M-109 A2's?


Current US SP howitzer is the M109A6 Paladin, which has the same lower hull as the M109A2, but a totally different turret.



The Phz 2000 is much larger though.


It is about the same size as what the Crusader Howitzer was supposed to be. The M200 Crusader was going to be based on an Abrams hull with a huge turret on top. It was cancelled a few years ago though.



I remember them when I was at Ft Sill in 1980-1981.

The A2's I guess or A1's
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Posted: Friday, May 05, 2017 - 03:16 PM UTC

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A German modeller build a PzH 2000 firing position in 1/72 scale.

http://modellboard.net/index.php?topic=52266.180

Maybe this is helpful?



Thanks a lot Hans
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Posted: Friday, May 05, 2017 - 04:33 PM UTC
The unit is a cooling unit from Weiss Technik. You can see the logo of the company on one of the pictures.

From the looks of it, it must be either ZKB-15 or ZKB-15-A10 model. Here is a link to a brochure:

http://www.weissdefence.com/sixcms/media.php/2312/Tent%20Air%20Conditioning%20Units_Web.pdf
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Posted: Friday, May 05, 2017 - 11:26 PM UTC

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The unit is a cooling unit from Weiss Technik. You can see the logo of the company on one of the pictures.

From the looks of it, it must be either ZKB-15 or ZKB-15-A10 model. Here is a link to a brochure:

http://www.weissdefence.com/sixcms/media.php/2312/Tent%20Air%20Conditioning%20Units_Web.pdf


You are awesome!! Many many thanks Nikos!! I will invit you for a drink, a big and fresh Mythos
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Posted: Friday, May 05, 2017 - 11:50 PM UTC

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You are awesome!! Many many thanks Nikos!! I will invit you for a drink, a big and fresh Mythos


I would prefer a Maredsous...

For future use, this is how I managed to find it:

I searched the site http://www.defence-suppliers.com/ for manufacturers of cooling units.

This lead me to Weiss Technik, and I managed to match their logo with the photos.

From then I searched their product line and found the particular cooling unit.

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Posted: Saturday, May 06, 2017 - 01:03 AM UTC
Well done Nikos

A few more pics here

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Posted: Saturday, May 06, 2017 - 07:17 AM UTC
Dammit! Now I have no more excuses not to build a PzH2000 in it`s firing position.... Regarding to th HESCO`s.... my poor wallet!
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