{"id":66508,"date":"2024-04-02T16:49:26","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T16:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2024\/04\/02\/in-ukraine-shoot-and-scoot-tactics-helping-caesars-survive\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:04:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:04:43","slug":"in-ukraine-shoot-and-scoot-tactics-helping-caesars-survive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2024\/04\/02\/in-ukraine-shoot-and-scoot-tactics-helping-caesars-survive\/","title":{"rendered":"In Ukraine, \u2018shoot-and-scoot\u2019 tactics helping Caesars survive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PARIS \u2013 Ukraine has lost less than 10% of the truck-mounted Caesar howitzers it received from France and Denmark, with greater mobility resulting in a higher survival rate than for some other self-propelled or towed systems, according French manufacturer KNDS Nexter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Losses for some other self-propelled or towed systems in Ukraine\u2019s war with Russia amount to nearly 30%, the company said in a statement to Defense News, without providing specifics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The French-built Caesar is the world\u2019s lightest 155mmm self-propelled gun at 18 metric tons, according to Nexter. The howitzer can fire six shells within a minute before packing up and moving away, an artillery tactic known as shoot-and-scoot, and evolving battlefield threats mean that mobility is the Caesar system\u2019s best protection rather than the cannon\u2019s range, Nexter said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUse of drones and loitering munitions has become a real threat 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the front, where the Caesar operates,\u201d Nexter said in the statement. \u201cIts light weight and ability to leave its position in less than a minute to avoid counter-battery fire are therefore major assets.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukraine has received 55 of the truck-mounted systems, with 36 supplied by France, including six purchased this year, and another 19 donated by Denmark. Besides the French cannon, Ukraine operates 155mm artillery systems including the towed American M777 and self-propelled systems such as the German Panzerhaubitze 2000, the Polish Krab and Sweden\u2019s Archer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and French Armed Forces Minister S\u00e9bastien Lecornu visited the Nexter site in Versailles outside Paris on Tuesday to discuss the French-U.S.-led coalition to supply artillery and ammunition to Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">France, Denmark and Ukraine have agreed on financing the purchase of 78 Caesar systems for Ukraine in 2024 as part of the coalition, Lecornu said last week. That includes the six already delivered this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nexter has increased monthly Caesar production to six from two before the war, and the target \u201cin the time to come\u201d is 12 cannons per month, Lecornu said in a press conference following the visit. The target is to reach the new capacity within a year, and Nexter has already made investments to boost the output of the system\u2019s components, the company said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor the time being, all Caesar production is earmarked for Ukraine and for replenishing stocks of the French Army, which may decide to make further divestments to Ukraine,\u201d Nexter said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">France in December ordered 109 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2024\/02\/02\/france-orders-11-billion-of-cannons-vehicles-and-helicopters\/\"><u>new-generation howitzers from Nexter<\/u><\/a> for about \u20ac350 million, with first delivery expected in 2026. The updated cannon will have an armored cabin to protect against mines and small-caliber arms, based on the feedback from French deployments in Afghanistan and Africa\u2019s Sahel region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Caesar MkII will get a new 460 HP engine more than double as powerful as the previous 215 HP one, a new six-wheel chassis from military-vehicle maker Arquus, and updated fire control software. The howitzer will keep its 155mm cannon, with a range of more than 40 kilometers, and will remain air-transportable, according to France\u2019s armaments directorate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a Ukrainian advantage in artillery fire in the summer of 2023, Russia gained the upper hand, and Lecornu said in January the shell ratio was nearly one-to-six in favor of Russia. Artillery has been the greatest killer in the war in Ukraine, accounting for more than 70% of casualties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukraine\u2019s artillery deficit contributed to recent setbacks on the frontline, including the withdrawal from the city of Avdiivka in the Donetsk region in February. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2024\/01\/18\/us-france-to-lead-artillery-coalition-for-ukraine\/\"><u>stronger artillery capability<\/u><\/a> is one of Ukraine\u2019s key needs to win the war, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said in January.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nexter has increased monthly Caesar production to six from two before the war, and the target \u201cin the time to come\u201d is 12 cannons per month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":35933,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":46,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[46,11,33,12,14],"tags":[],"coauthors":[3427],"class_list":["post-66508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-europe","category-global","category-home","category-industry","category-land"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"V6V5UNUR75CNJJXBBHKUGQE42Q","arc_canonical_url":"\/global\/europe\/2024\/04\/02\/in-ukraine-shoot-and-scoot-tactics-helping-caesars-survive\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>In Ukraine, \u2018shoot-and-scoot\u2019 tactics helping Caesars survive - Defense News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Nexter has increased monthly Caesar production to six from two before the war, and the target \u201cin the time to come\u201d is 12 cannons per month.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"In Ukraine, \u2018shoot-and-scoot\u2019 tactics helping Caesars survive\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Nexter has increased monthly Caesar production to six from two before the war, and the target \u201cin the time to come\u201d is 12 cannons per month.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2024\/04\/02\/in-ukraine-shoot-and-scoot-tactics-helping-caesars-survive\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Defense News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-04-02T16:49:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-08T01:04:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Rudy Ruitenberg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Rudy Ruitenberg\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\n\t    \"@context\": \"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\n\t    \"@graph\": [\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Article\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/global\\\/europe\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/02\\\/in-ukraine-shoot-and-scoot-tactics-helping-caesars-survive\\\/#article\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/global\\\/europe\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/02\\\/in-ukraine-shoot-and-scoot-tactics-helping-caesars-survive\\\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"author\": {\n\t                \"name\": \"migration\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"headline\": \"In Ukraine, \u2018shoot-and-scoot\u2019 tactics helping Caesars survive\",\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2024-04-02T16:49:26+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2026-08-08T01:04:43+00:00\",\n\t            \"mainEntityOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/global\\\/europe\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/02\\\/in-ukraine-shoot-and-scoot-tactics-helping-caesars-survive\\\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"wordCount\": 593,\n\t            \"commentCount\": 0,\n\t            \"publisher\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#organization\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/global\\\/europe\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/02\\\/in-ukraine-shoot-and-scoot-tactics-helping-caesars-survive\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/GettyImages-1241324227.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"articleSection\": [\n\t                \"Europe\",\n\t                \"Global\",\n\t                \"Home\",\n\t                \"Industry\",\n\t                \"Land\"\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"CommentAction\",\n\t                    \"name\": \"Comment\",\n\t                    \"target\": [\n\t                        \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/global\\\/europe\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/02\\\/in-ukraine-shoot-and-scoot-tactics-helping-caesars-survive\\\/#respond\"\n\t                    ]\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/global\\\/europe\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/02\\\/in-ukraine-shoot-and-scoot-tactics-helping-caesars-survive\\\/\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/global\\\/europe\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/02\\\/in-ukraine-shoot-and-scoot-tactics-helping-caesars-survive\\\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"In Ukraine, \u2018shoot-and-scoot\u2019 tactics helping Caesars survive - Defense News\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#website\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"primaryImageOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/global\\\/europe\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/02\\\/in-ukraine-shoot-and-scoot-tactics-helping-caesars-survive\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/global\\\/europe\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/02\\\/in-ukraine-shoot-and-scoot-tactics-helping-caesars-survive\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/GettyImages-1241324227.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2024-04-02T16:49:26+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2026-08-08T01:04:43+00:00\",\n\t            \"description\": \"Nexter has increased monthly Caesar production to six from two before the war, and the target \u201cin the time to come\u201d is 12 cannons per month.\",\n\t            \"breadcrumb\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/global\\\/europe\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/02\\\/in-ukraine-shoot-and-scoot-tactics-helping-caesars-survive\\\/#breadcrumb\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ReadAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": [\n\t                        \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/global\\\/europe\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/02\\\/in-ukraine-shoot-and-scoot-tactics-helping-caesars-survive\\\/\"\n\t                    ]\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/global\\\/europe\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/02\\\/in-ukraine-shoot-and-scoot-tactics-helping-caesars-survive\\\/#primaryimage\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/GettyImages-1241324227.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/GettyImages-1241324227.jpg.jpg\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"BreadcrumbList\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/global\\\/europe\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/02\\\/in-ukraine-shoot-and-scoot-tactics-helping-caesars-survive\\\/#breadcrumb\",\n\t            \"itemListElement\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 1,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Home\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/\",\n\t                    \"ad_zone\": \"home\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 2,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Global\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/global\\\/\",\n\t                    \"ad_zone\": \"global\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 3,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Europe\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/global\\\/europe\\\/\",\n\t                    \"ad_zone\": \"europe\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 4,\n\t                    \"name\": \"In Ukraine, \u2018shoot-and-scoot\u2019 tactics helping Caesars survive\"\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebSite\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#website\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Defense News\",\n\t            \"description\": \"Covering the politics, business and technology of defense | Defense News\",\n\t            \"publisher\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#organization\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"SearchAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"EntryPoint\",\n\t                        \"urlTemplate\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"\n\t                    },\n\t                    \"query-input\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"PropertyValueSpecification\",\n\t                        \"valueRequired\": true,\n\t                        \"valueName\": \"search_term_string\"\n\t                    }\n\t                }\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#organization\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Defense News\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/\",\n\t            \"logo\": {\n\t                \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t                \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\n\t                \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/defensenews-logo-white.png\",\n\t                \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/defensenews-logo-white.png\",\n\t                \"caption\": \"Defense News\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"\n\t            }\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1\",\n\t            \"name\": \"migration\",\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t                \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=gcf4cb6ee0ec29e49e7a963234e4340ec\",\n\t                \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\n\t                \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\n\t                \"caption\": \"migration\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/author\\\/migration\\\/\"\n\t        }\n\t    ]\n\t}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"In Ukraine, \u2018shoot-and-scoot\u2019 tactics helping Caesars survive - Defense News","description":"Nexter has increased monthly Caesar production to six from two before the war, and the target \u201cin the time to come\u201d is 12 cannons per month.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"In Ukraine, \u2018shoot-and-scoot\u2019 tactics helping Caesars survive","og_description":"Nexter has increased monthly Caesar production to six from two before the war, and the target \u201cin the time to come\u201d is 12 cannons per month.","og_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2024\/04\/02\/in-ukraine-shoot-and-scoot-tactics-helping-caesars-survive\/","og_site_name":"Defense News","article_published_time":"2024-04-02T16:49:26+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-08-08T01:04:43+00:00","author":"Rudy Ruitenberg","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Rudy Ruitenberg","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2024\/04\/02\/in-ukraine-shoot-and-scoot-tactics-helping-caesars-survive\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2024\/04\/02\/in-ukraine-shoot-and-scoot-tactics-helping-caesars-survive\/"},"author":{"name":"migration","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#\/schema\/person\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1"},"headline":"In Ukraine, \u2018shoot-and-scoot\u2019 tactics helping Caesars survive","datePublished":"2024-04-02T16:49:26+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-08T01:04:43+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2024\/04\/02\/in-ukraine-shoot-and-scoot-tactics-helping-caesars-survive\/"},"wordCount":593,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2024\/04\/02\/in-ukraine-shoot-and-scoot-tactics-helping-caesars-survive\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1241324227.jpg.jpg","articleSection":["Europe","Global","Home","Industry","Land"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2024\/04\/02\/in-ukraine-shoot-and-scoot-tactics-helping-caesars-survive\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2024\/04\/02\/in-ukraine-shoot-and-scoot-tactics-helping-caesars-survive\/","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2024\/04\/02\/in-ukraine-shoot-and-scoot-tactics-helping-caesars-survive\/","name":"In Ukraine, \u2018shoot-and-scoot\u2019 tactics helping Caesars survive - Defense News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2024\/04\/02\/in-ukraine-shoot-and-scoot-tactics-helping-caesars-survive\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2024\/04\/02\/in-ukraine-shoot-and-scoot-tactics-helping-caesars-survive\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1241324227.jpg.jpg","datePublished":"2024-04-02T16:49:26+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-08T01:04:43+00:00","description":"Nexter has increased monthly Caesar production to six from two before the war, and the target \u201cin the time to come\u201d is 12 cannons per month.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2024\/04\/02\/in-ukraine-shoot-and-scoot-tactics-helping-caesars-survive\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2024\/04\/02\/in-ukraine-shoot-and-scoot-tactics-helping-caesars-survive\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2024\/04\/02\/in-ukraine-shoot-and-scoot-tactics-helping-caesars-survive\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1241324227.jpg.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1241324227.jpg.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2024\/04\/02\/in-ukraine-shoot-and-scoot-tactics-helping-caesars-survive\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/","ad_zone":"home"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Global","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/","ad_zone":"global"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Europe","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/","ad_zone":"europe"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"In Ukraine, \u2018shoot-and-scoot\u2019 tactics helping Caesars survive"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#website","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/","name":"Defense News","description":"Covering the politics, business and technology of defense | Defense News","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#organization","name":"Defense News","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/defensenews-logo-white.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/defensenews-logo-white.png","caption":"Defense News"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#\/schema\/person\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1","name":"migration","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=gcf4cb6ee0ec29e49e7a963234e4340ec","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"migration"},"url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/author\/migration\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Defense News","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews","push-errors":false,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1241324227.jpg.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66508"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66508\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66516,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66508\/revisions\/66516"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66508"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=66508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}