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Krasnopol has been widely used by Russian forces since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine; its compatibility with various Russian artillery systems such as D-20 and 2A65 Msta-B towed howitzers, and self-propelled 2S3 Akatsiya, 2S19 Msta-S and 2S35 Koalitsiya-SV howitzers make it a common sight on all fronts and more popular than the ...
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 ...
Built in 2022 for the Russian invasion of Ukraine to serve for rear-line anti-mine countermeasure and anti-sabotage operations. [303] [304] [305] Yenisei: Armoured train: 1 Russia Ukraine: Built in 2022 for the Russian invasion of Ukraine to serve for rear-line and front-line logistical and fire support. Accused of being built out of Ukrainian ...
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.
A second "duplex" artillery system was subsequently designed by FF Petrov's design bureau at Artillery Factory No 9. This comprised a 122 mm gun and a 152 mm howitzer . The D-74 122 mm field gun was a competitor to the M-46; and while many were produced, the M-46 became the only long range gun in Soviet service until new 152 mm guns were made ...
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.
76 mm artillery includes 3 Inch and Russian 30 line calibre weapons, which are actually 76.2 mm. They were typically called 12-pounders or 13-pounders by the British based on the weight of the shell. They were typically called 12-pounders or 13-pounders by the British based on the weight of the shell.
All the equipment [10] of 817th self-propelled artillery regiment of 62nd Russian military base of the North Caucasus Military District was withdrawn from Akhalkalaki, Georgia in 2006 according to the Russian-Georgian Sochi agreement, the regiment had 30 Akatsiya and it had planned to relocate some of its self-propelled artillery to 102nd ...