Military Equipment Of The Former U.S.S.R. - Self-Propelled Artillery And Mortars

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Self-propelled Artillery and Mortars:


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2S9 120-mm SELF-PROPELLED

HOWITZER/MORTAR (SO-120)

The 120-mm 2S9 Nona-S (Anemone) self-propelled howitzer/mortar was first seen in

public in May 1985 and it is an airborne

artillery assault vehicle that has been

developed to carry out two tactical

functions: conventional artilleryequipment to replace existing mortars and

howitzers and as a direct fire anti-tank

weapon system firing HEAT projectiles.

The 2S9 has a crew of four; commander, driver/mechanic, gunner and loader. The 2S9

hull is a stretched version of the BMD airborne combat vehicle and is divided into threecompartments; the command compartment, the fighting compartment and the engine

compartment. The two-man turret is located in the middle of the hull and is of welded

steel construction with 16-mm thick frontal armor. The turret roof has two hatches, one

for the gunner and the other for the loader. The track is the same as that used on the BMD

airborne combat vehicle and the suspension is hydro-pneumatic with an adjustableground clearance of between 100 and 450-mm. The ground clearance is adjustable by the

driver/mechanic from within the vehicle. There are six road wheels each side and five

track-return rollers. The 2S9 is armed with a 120-mm breech-loaded mortar (2A60) with

a barrel approximately 1.8-m long. The mortar is probably provided with an interrupted-

screw breech mechanism and a chamber detent to retain a round in place when the barrel

is elevated. Ammunition is fixed and loading is manual, although ramming is automatic.The 120-mm mortar has a rate of fire of 6 to 8 rds/min. In the indirect fire role the mortar

fires high explosive, white phosphorous and smoke rounds. Mounted below the turret rear

is an ammunition loading hatch and mounted on top of the hull is a device for loading

ammunition from the ground directly into the fighting compartment. This allowssustained fire missions to be carried out whilst still retaining onboard ammunition supply.

The 2S9 takes 30 seconds to come into action and a similar time to come out of action.

When in the firing position the suspension is raised to provide a more stable firing

platform. Standard equipment includes an NBC system, night vision equipment and an

electric bilge pump. The 2S9 is amphibious and is powered in the water by two water-jetsat the rear. Power can be delivered to the water-jets and the track at the same time. When

in the water, splash vanes can be erected in front of the driver's position. For air transportthe 2S9 can be carried by any former Soviet Military Air Transport (VTA) medium or

heavy cargo aircraft. It can be para-dropped from the An-32 `Cline', Il-76 `Candid' or An-

22 `Cock' aircraft using the PRSM-915 heavy drop system, from heights between 300and 1500 m.


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2S23 120-mm SELF-PROPELLEDHOWITZER/MORTAR SYSTEM

The 120-mm 2S23 self-propelledhowitzer/mortar system is essentially a

modified version of the turret used with

the 2S9 system mounted on a modifiedBTR-80 (8 x 8) armored personnel carrier

chassis. The all-welded steel turret of the

2S23 does differ from that observed on the

2S9 (SO-120) in a number of areas

including the installation of threeelectrically operated smoke dischargers

either side of the turret firing forwards and

a raised commander's cupola towards the rear of the turret on the left side whichoverhangs the side of the turret. On the 2S23 the infra-red searchlight is mounted on the

forward part of the commander's cupola which is also provided with vision devices.Forward of the cupola is a 7.62-mm pintle-mounted machine gun. The turret is also

provided with vision blocks for direct observation. The 120-mm main armament,

designated the 2A60, has a maximum range of 8000-m with a maximum rate of fire being

6 to 8 rds/min. In addition to firing former Soviet 120-mm mortar bombs, the 120-mm

weapon of the 2S23 can also fire mortar bombs fired by the French Thomson-BrandtMO-120-RT-61 mortar system that is used by many countries around the world. This

fires a wide range of mortar bombs including HE, HE extended range, illuminating and

smoke. The direct fire sight is located to the left of the 120-mm main armament while the

indirect fire sight is mounted in the turret roof on the left side. The indirect sight housingof the 2S23 appears to be slightly different from that of the earlier 2S9 (SO-120) system.Although the chassis of the 2S23 is similar to that of the BTR-80 it does have a number

of differences including removal of all firing ports and their associated vision devices,

removal of the side doors between the second and third road wheels, different roof

hatches and removal of the commander's roof-mounted infra-red searchlight. Although

the doors in the upper hull sides have been removed, a door is fitted in the lower part ofthe hull between the second and third wheels as an emergency exit. The 2S23 retains the

amphibious characteristics of the original BTR-80 and has a single water-jet at the rear of

the hull with a trim vane being mounted on the front of the vehicle. This folds back onto

the glacis plate when not required. Standard equipment on the 2S23 includes an NBC

system, night vision equipment and a central tire pressure regulation system that allowsthe driver to adjust the tire pressure to suit the type of ground being crossed.


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2S1 122-mm GVOZDIKA SELF-PROPELLED HOWITZER (SO-122)

Weight(tons):

15.7/19.68

Speed(km/h):

61.5/50

Crew: ?

Chassis: RT-76?

Armament: 1 x 122mm gun (30-

40 rounds)o Rate of fire:

5-8 rds/mino Max. Range

of fire: 15.3-21.9 km

Armor: ?

Range (km): 350?
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2S3 152-mm AKATSIA SELF-PROPELLED GUN/HOWITZER

D./Weight(tons): 27.5

Speed(km/h):

63

Crew: 4

Chassis: 2S3

Armament: 1 x 152mm GUN (46rounds)

o Rate of fire:3.5 rds/min

o Max. Rangeof fire: 17.3km

1 x 7.62mm m/gun

Armor: 13mm

Range (km): 500
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2S5 152-mm GIATSINT-S SELF-PROPELLED GUN

D./Weight(tons):

28,2

Speed(km/h):

63

Crew: 4/5

Chassis: 2S3

Armament: 1 x 155mm gun (30

rounds)o Rate of fire: 5-6

rnd/mino Muzzle velocity:

942 m/seco Max. Range of

fire: 28.2 km 1 x 7.62mm m/gun

Armor: 13mm

Range (km): 500
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2S19 152-mm MSTA-S SELF-PROPELLED ARTILLERY SYSTEM

Max firing range, km:

HEF projectile

HEF gas-assisted projectile

24.7

28.5

Min firing range, km 6.5

Rate of fire, rds/min 8

Elevation, deg 68

Depression, deg -4

Traverse, deg 360 15

Fire pattern:in range, Epr/Xmax

in deflection, Epd, m

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HEF projectile weight, kg 43.56

Onboard ammunition load, rds 50

Mount weight, t 42.5

Crew, men 5
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2S7 (2S7M) PION 203-mm SELF-PROPELLED GUN (SO-203)

Weight(tons):

46

Speed(km/h):

60

Crew: 7

Chassis: ?

Armament: 1 x 203mm gun (30-40 rounds)

o Rate of fire: 2rds/min

o Max. Rangeof fire: 37.5(55.0) km

Armor: ?

Range (km): 500
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2S4 240-mm TULPAN SELF-PROPELLED MORTAR (SM-240)

D./Weight(tons):

27.5

Speed(km/h):

63

Crew: 4

Chassis: 2S3

Armament: 1 x 240mm mortar(20 mines or 10ARMs)

o Rate of fire:prob. 1mine/min

o Range offire: 9.8 km -standartmine, 18 km -ARM (active-

reactivemine)

1 x 7.62mm m/gun

Armor: ?
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Range (km): 500


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