Profile
- Type
- 155 mm tracked self-propelled howitzer
- Conflict side
- Ukraine
- Origin
- Poland
- Service note
- Modern NATO-compatible artillery
Artillery
AHS Krab
The AHS Krab is a Polish 155 mm tracked self-propelled howitzer built by Huta Stalowa Wola around a NATO-standard 52-caliber gun, an armored tracked chassis, and modern fire-control equipment. In Ukrainian service it gives artillery units a mobile Western-caliber gun able to fire standard 155 mm ammunition, displace after missions, and operate in counter-battery-threatened sectors of the Russia-Ukraine War.
- Conflict side
- Ukraine
- Built by
- Huta Stalowa Wola
- Built in
- Poland
Service History
- In service
- Polish service from the late 2010s; supplied to Ukraine during the full-scale Russian invasion
- Used by
- Ukrainian Armed Forces, Polish Armed Forces
- Wars
- Russia-Ukraine War
Production History
- Designer
- Huta Stalowa Wola / BAE Systems / OBRUM
- Designed
- 1990s-2010s development; serial deliveries in Polish service by 2019
- Built by
- Huta Stalowa Wola
- Built in
- Poland
- Produced
- Serial production from the late 2010s
- Variants
- Krab 155 mm self-propelled howitzer
Specifications
- Crew
- 5
- Caliber
- 155 mm / 52 caliber
- Range
- 4.7 to 40 km with standard supported ammunition types
- Rate of fire
- Up to 6 rounds/min for intense fire; 2 rounds/min sustained
- Ammunition
- 40 shells and 48 charges carried on vehicle
- Mobility
- Tracked armored chassis; about 67 km/h road speed and 650 km cruising range
- Protection
- Armored protection against small-arms fire and artillery shell splinters
- Secondary armament
- 12.7 mm machine gun and smoke grenade launchers
Conflict Usage
- Russia-Ukraine War
- Side: Ukraine
Operated by Ukrainian forces as a Polish-supplied 155 mm tracked self-propelled howitzer; Reuters/RFE/RL documented a Ukrainian Krab unit firing against Russian forces near Donetsk in August 2022.
AHS Krab Images
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155 mm Self-Propelled Howitzer KRABPublisher: Huta Stalowa Wola | Note: Official manufacturer page supporting the Krab identity, manufacturer, and product background. | Accessed: 2026-06-19Polish Armed Forces Have Received Self-Propelled Howitzers KRABPublisher: Huta Stalowa Wola | Note: Supports official production and specification context including caliber, rate of fire, maximum range, fire-control equipment, and secondary armament. | Accessed: 2026-06-19Krab 155mm HowitzerPublisher: Army Recognition | Note: Supports technical data such as crew, ammunition carried, protection, mobility, chassis and turret configuration, and Ukraine user context. | Accessed: 2026-06-19Ukrainian Forces Use Poland's AHS Krab Howitzer Against Russian InvadersPublisher: RFE/RL | Note: Supports Russia-Ukraine War direct conflict-use context: Reuters/RFE/RL documents Ukrainian Krab deployment near Donetsk and notes Poland's donation of Krabs during Russia's invasion. | Accessed: 2026-06-19AHS Krab in Kyiv 06Publisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports primary image provenance and CC BY-SA 4.0 licensing information. | Accessed: 2026-06-19Polish Army AHS Krab at Radom-2023Publisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports gallery image provenance and CC BY-SA 3.0 licensing information. | Accessed: 2026-06-19