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The 2A65 "Msta-B" (named from the Msta River) is a Soviet towed 152.4 mm howitzer.The "B" in the designation is an abbreviation for Buksiruyemaya, which means towed.This weapon has been fielded in Soviet forces since at least 1987 and as of 2022 is currently in service with Russian front and army level artillery units, as well as the militaries of six other countries, most of them former ...
It is a robust piece that focuses on the essential features of a towed field gun suitable for all conditions. The D-30 has a maximum range of 15.4 km (9.6 mi) or 21.9 km (13.6 mi) using rocket-assisted projectile ammunition. With its three-leg mounting, the D-30 can be rapidly traversed through 360 degrees.
The clip showed an entrenched Russian crew firing an old, towed artillery system against Ukrainian positions in Donetsk. The field gun featured: a D-74 122 mm howitzer, which the Soviet Union ...
The 152 mm gun-howitzer M1955, also known as the D-20, (Russian: 152-мм пушка-гаубица Д-20 обр. 1955 г.) is a manually loaded, towed 152 mm gun-howitzer artillery piece, manufactured in the Soviet Union during the 1950s.
2022 video of the inside of a Msta-S during the Russian invasion of Ukraine Msta-S at the 2013 tank biathlon A Russian 2S19 Msta-S that was damaged in 2022 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, on display at the military park of the army museum in Białystok, Poland, in 2023 2S19 Msta-S of the Ukrainian 26th Artillery Brigade
The gun is normally towed by a KrAZ-260 6×6 truck, but it can also be towed by the KrAZ-255B, Ural 4320 6×6 trucks, [3] or tracked artillery tractors such as the AT-T, ATS-59, and the AT-S . The KrAZ-260 can tow the gun at a maximum speed of 80 km/h (50 mph) on-road, while the maximum speed is reduced to 35–45 km/h (22–28 mph) off-road.
Russian war machine in ‘full gear’ Russia is running artillery factories “24/7” on rotating 12-hour shifts, the NATO official said. ... Targeting Ukraine’s weapons production. Russia has ...
The KS-19 is a towed anti-aircraft gun that was specifically designed to excel in ground combat, particularly against armored targets and as artillery. [3] Due to its towed nature, it requires an external means of mobility, typically an AT-S Medium or AT-T Heavy tracked artillery tractor. [3]