“Sweden has gifted Ukraine 26 Archer self-propelled howitzers. Ukrainian forces, including the 45th Artillery Brigade, have highly praised the system for its exceptional effectiveness against Russian positions at distances of up to 50 km. However, intensive use of the Archers has led to rapid barrel wear, prompting the delivery of more than in mid-2025,” the Embassy wrote on X.

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Each Archer can fully deploy in just 20 seconds.

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https://united24media.com/latest-news/inside-ukraines-fastest-counter-battery-weapon-the-archer-howitzer-14876

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[–] bluGill@fedia.io 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

On the one hand great, but only 44? that is a drop in the bucket, ukraine needs thousands to win. They should be firing 50,000 rounds pre day, wearing out 50 barrels in the typical day.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 days ago

That is why the self propelled and towed bohdana howitzers exist.

However, 44 of these is a lot. Not enough, but 44 of these vehicles when placed into the context they can play forms a devastating capacity especially as 155mm guided extended range artillery ammunition becomes more available.