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After 1930, newly designed or constructed towed artillery received two official designations, the first of which was the traditional Army designation, e.g., 122-мм гаубица обр. 1938 г. ( 122 mm howitzer M1938 ), but another one was the index of a factory (or a developer: ordnance plants in the Soviet Union very often had their own ...
On 14 November 2023, the UK MoD reported that Russia has increased its production of 152mm Krasnopol shells. These shells are laser guided however they are affected by winter weather, with clouds able to stop any laser guidance. The increase in the production of this weapon is due to a possible emphasis on efficiency of their artillery. [33]
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 ...
One of its peacetime products was machinery for making autocannon and artillery shells. It made autocannon rounds. TZ Texas Foundries Inc. (1976–2009) – Lufkin, Texas. W, WC, or WCC Western Cartridge Company – East Alton, Illinois Manufactured .30-'06 Springfield ammunition during World War I and World War II.
Russia is also importing ammunition: Iran sent at least 300,000 artillery shells last year — “probably more than that,” the official said — and North Korea provided at least 6,700 ...
Kitolov, ("Китолов" - "Whale hunter") shells are Russian laser-guided mortar and howitzer shells with the Malakhit automated artillery fire control system, which is able to attack stationary and moving targets with a top attack mode.
Russia's defence minister said on Thursday that artillery shell production had risen by nearly 2.5 times in the past year, while artillery component production had soared by a factor of 22 as ...
In the summer of 2022, Russia’s armed forces burned through millions of 122- and 152-millimeter howitzer shells in hopes of achieving a breakthrough in Eastern Ukraine.