POLISH 21ST CENTURY ARTILLERY ASSETS FIRING COLD WAR MUNITIONS

The universal and flexible nature of the Krab's usability in convoluted circumstances of war can only be confirmed here. The Ukrainian media outlets dealing with war reporting have just disclosed information that the Polish Krab howitzers also utilize the Italian M107 munitions when in combat. This is not some special surprise. According to NATO's JBMoU (Joint Ballistics Memorandum of Understanding), and due to the technical requirements devised when Poland was working on the 155 mm artillery assets, the Krab is obliged to be able to shoot any 155 mm NATO-compliant munitions. When the Krab howitzer prototypes were tested, the condition was met, assuming that the howitzer in question would be able to fire conventional HE rounds (with base-bleed, or without it), but also modern PGMs, designed specifically to act against high-value assets or armor - at a standoff distance. This class of munitions includes rounds such as Excalibur, Bonus, and other similar systems. No formally confirmed, official data on the use of such munitions, delivered mainly by the US, in the case of Krab is available. However, the battlespace analysis in the area where the Krab is used allows us to speculate, th...