The Zuzana 2 is an 8x8 self-propelled howitzer and an upgraded version of the Slovak-made Zuzana 155 mm 45 caliber version of the Dana 152 mm 8x8 wheeled self-propelled howitzer. In 2018, Slovakia ordered 25 Zuzana 2, and the first artillery vehicles were handed over to the Slovak army in July 2021.

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Slovak President Zuzana Caputova said in her address to the Verkhovna Rada on May 31 that the Slovak Republic would provide Ukraine with Zuzana 2 self-propelled howitzers.

The Zuzana 2 is based on TATRA 8×8 modified truck chassis, according to armyrecognition.com. The main armament consists of one 155mm/52 caliber gun. The gun has a maximum firing range of 41 km with extended range ammunition. This artillery vehicle is fitted with an automatic loading system that enables a maximum firing range in automatic mode of 5 rounds per minute or 5 rounds in one minute.