SHAH ALAM: ON August 22, Slovakian company – Konstrukta Defence – announced that its truck mounted EVA M2 6X6 SPH has completed its first shooting tests. It also said the vehicle also successfully completed the first non-shooting tests for vertical grade, trench and climb rate. It is interesting to note that Konstrukta call the same SPH as BIA and EVA M2 on its website. The EVA truck mounted SPH is the 8X8 variant.
The release (which was translated from Slovakian to English via Google:
Another milestone in the EVA M2 6×6 program
The company KONŠTRUKTA-Defence, a.s. is gradually completing the cannon qualification process in the next segment of its artillery portfolio.Modernized 155mm 52 cal. The EVA M2 6×6 self-propelled artillery system has completed its first shooting tests with a focus on the strength and stability of the object.
EVA M2 6×6 also successfully completed the first non-shooting tests for vertical grade, trench and climb rate.
It is interesting to note that the SPH – which was selected by the Finance Ministry for the Army SPH requirements – has just completed its first shooting tests. In contrast the Caesar SPH chosen by the Army was a prototype in 1997. Furthermore, according to the release, the truck based SPH – on a Tatra 6X6 chassis had only completed its first vertical grade, trench, and climb rate tests.
The release justified the Army’s objection to the selection of the SPH as it does not meet its requirements. Moreover, it is a prototype which means that we will be the first user of the 6X6 variant, if the Madani government goes ahead with the procurement. MOF chose the Eva even though PMX had stated that the government will listen to the military in procurement decisions. I
The BIA/EVA M2 prototype camouflage looks similar enough to the Malaysian Army digital camo (as seen from the comparison above). I know it is not the same, but this could be easily retouched. One wonders whether it will be done when they shipped the prototype here to Malaysia for further tests or delivery.
— Malaysian Defence
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Seem like the military had used the words *against MOF decision twice before. Once for the Turkish SPH while another for the gowinds.
And both time we knew it's not really MOF decisions to acquire such and such but rather the sitting menhan.
It seem like a code word
It is never the sitting menhan when it involved things above RM500 million.
Why did MOF choose the EVA?...lower cost? Or because Caesar will take longer delivery because of Ukraine war?
None officially, what is being bandied cannot be posted here.
What are the requirements for it to be suitable for the army. IMO the Eva sph is pretty standard, nothing special.
It is not standard; it has automatic loading which is not a requirement. One of the requirements is that the offered SPH is not a prototype.
I know the army have preference for wheeled sph. But what was the reason for the not considering of tracked sph?
Which might offer better protection overall
The tracked SPH was the M109, which will be part of the brigade with PT91 MBT. They decided to forego the tracked requirements during PH time stating that the offered M109 were too old. Other things cannot be discussed in an open forum.
Despite this the tracked SPH requirement remained in the books.
I think they should have a new competition. There are more and mature options now.
Based on the selection of the Eva M2 and earlier, Yavuz, another competition will see the same result as before. Two times they tried to buy the truck-mounted SPH, both had unproven SPH selected by the higher ups.
This wheeled sph will be part of which brigade?
Aren't they supposed to follow closely behind the armoured division to provide artillery support at rear? Or the same as the astros since both are wheeled base?
They will be divisional asset actually, as we do not have enough SPH to go around as most of the RAD unit. As reported previously half of them will be placed in Sabah. Astros comes under the Markas Medan Barat.
The M109 was different as they are tracked vehicles so it will be better for them to be placed in an all armoured brigade. That said the support vehicles are mostly wheel vehicles.
@Tom Tom
The only wheels SPH that i think the best contender apart from Caesar is ATMOS 2000. But yeah...
There's no guarantees that either the adnan and kifv would be replaced by another track vehicles.
Out of topic. Did we already received Oshkosh HEMTT that US donate to us?
No idea really.
So the does the Madani government doing "sembang2 kopitiam"? Government (Anwar, the PM and Finance Minister) stated that the government will listen to the military in procurement decisions.
This could be a repeat of LCS where the end user did not get what they wanted due to 'unknown' reasons. Someone should inform the YDPA regarding this issue.
Though it is also partly the Army's fault due to, as reported by Marhalim, "The committee had forwarded its recommendation of the Caesar with Eva as the second choice", in which the Army should not put the EVA as a second choice and should let the second choice empty
No, they must present a second choice, as that is part of the procurement process.