7512 Rolling Steel: NATO's Self-Propelled Guns
Carl Schulze & Walter Bohm
NATO's conception of warfare - combined arms fighting on the
battlefield - is marked by the combination and cooperation of the
firepower and mobility of battalion-, brigade-, and division-scale
units. Another factor is the capability to destroy the mobility of
hostile forces by barrage and obstacles. Modern mechanized infantry
and armored units are dependent on artillery protection.
Self-propelled guns are an important element of this concept.
Modern artillery weapon systems, such as the British AS 90, the
French GCT AUF-1, the American M109A6 Paladin, and the German
Panzerhaubitze PzH 2000 have multi-role requirements - fire support
against hostile elements on the frontline, ahead of their own
combat units, and fire against hostile follow-on forces and
artillery positions - and hostile control, support and air-defense
positions have become targets for today's modern artillery
systems.
The authors Carl Schulze and Walter Bohm bring us striking photos
of the four modern NATO self-propelled guns in action in Germany,
Kosovo and Bosnia. The book is divided into four chapters, each
chapter dedicated to one self-propelled gun, with a color plate
showing camouflage scheme and markings.
The focus of this book is the 5-view 1/35 scale plans of the
massive PzH 2000
Format 21 x 29,7 cm, Paperback, 48 Seiten, 125 Farbfotos, 4
Farbtafeln, Maßtafeln 1:35, englischer Text, Best.-Nr. Con7512
