AUSTERLITZ
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K-9 has been outdated (comparing to PZH-2000) since it's inception, hence Turkish modifications to the original design. If India has the original design, which looks to be the case - it is in my opinion outdated. I also base that opinion on K-9 competing in Australian tender equipped with Turkish FCS from T-155.
T-155 always has had ability to manually sight targets. Turkish turret is designed to stow the sight within the turret when 'direct fire' is not required... It's hard to find pictures with the sight out, since 99% of the time howitzers are firing at long range distance that are out of visual detection 'indirect fire'...
in these pictures I've marked where the direct fire sight is mounted and where it's positioned out of the turret.
What India should develop or precure next is the tracked ammunition resupply vehicle.
Pzh2000 at 56 tonnes is too heavy for indian thar desert,Rann of Kutch marshes and soft soil of punjab plains.Its also enormously expensive.Army prefers vehicles of less than 50 tonne weight.