One of the main types of weapons that Western partners are currently supplying to Ukraine is artillery systems, primarily heavy artillery, both self-propelled and trailed. 18 plus more 72 howitzers from the USA . Hopefully this will be M777, but we will not decline the M198. 12 152-mm DANA ACS from the Czech Republic . 9 howitzers D-30 from Estonia . Potentially PzH 2000 from Germany and the Netherlands, and ZUZANA from Slovakia . And here’s another: Emmanuel Macron mentioned in an interview that France will send a 155-mm CAESAR ACS to Ukraine. Let’s see what weapon it is.

CAESAR (CAmion Équipé d’un Système d’Artillerie Daimler Truck). An updated version, CAESAR 8×8 will receive the Tatra T-815 8×8 chassis. That is, in terms of caliber and capabilities, CAESAR is an analogue of ZUZANA, DANA, or our 2S22 Bohdana, of course, with the NATO 155-mm projectile.

Maximum firing range – 42 km of conventional projectiles, up to 50 km of active-jet. The howitzers were recently tested for compatibility with M982 Excalibur guided projectiles.

155-mm CAESAR ACS are in service with France, Denmark, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and Thailand. In the next four years most CAESAR 6x6s in France will receive an upgrade to the Mark II version with an armored cab, a new fire control system, new chassis with a 460 hp engine, and automatic transmission. But this project was launched only in 2022, so Ukraine will receive howitzers of the old kind.

The exact number of CAESAR howitzers arriving in Ukraine is currently unknown, but there are reports that Ukrainian Armed Forces artillerymen have already begun training with this type of weapon.

In addition to CAESAR howitzers, in the same interview Emmanuel Macron mentioned another type of weapon that France will deliver to Ukraine, the MILAN ATGM, which roughly corresponds to the specifications of the Ukrainian Corsar anti-tank missile system – range 2-3 km, cumulative warhead, wire control.

CAESAR Specifications
Mass – 17.7 t (6×6), 28.7-30.2 t (8×8)
Length – 10 m (6×6), 12.3 m (8×8)
Width – 2.55 m (6×6), 2.8 m (8×8)
Height – 3.7 m (6×6), 3.1 m (8×8)
Crew – 5-6 people
Caliber- 155 mm
Barrel length – 52 calibers
Firing ange – 42 km (conventional shells), 50 km (rocket-assisted)
Operational range – 600 km
Maximum speed – 100 km/h (road), 50 km/h (off-road)