Archer artillery system

The Archer artillery system, also called FH77 BW L52 or Artillerisystem 08, is a Swedish self-propelled howitzer system. Its main piece is a fully automated 155 mm gun-howitzer, 52 calibres long, with a remote-controlled weapon station, mounted on a modified 6x6 chassis of the Volvo A30D articulated all-terrain hauler, with an armoured crew and engine compartment. The project began in 1995 as a study for a self-propelled version of the FH77 howitzer, and BAE Systems Bofors took the development contract in the 2000s, with Sweden and Norway cooperating until Norway withdrew in December 2013. The first guns entered Swedish service on 1 February 2016. The magazine holds 21 projectiles, road speed reaches 90 kilometres per hour, and guided Excalibur rounds extend the range beyond 50 kilometres. Sweden sold 14 systems to the British Army and gave 8 to Ukraine, and a second version on the RMMV HX2 8x8 truck has been ordered by the Swedish Army.