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The Msta-S (also known by the GRAU index 2S19) bears the Msta (Russian: Мста, after the river Msta) howitzer, which was designed for deployment either on a self-propelled vehicle or as a towed gun. The 2S19 Msta-S is the armoured self-propelled howitzer, while the 2A65 Msta-B is a towed gun. [5]
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 ...
2A65 Msta-B: 152mm howitzer Active: 100 Reserve: 250 [43] Soviet Union: Some guns return into active service from reserve. [54] [55] As of 16 July 2024, at least 120 have been lost in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine. [46] Self-propelled artillery 2S1 Gvozdika: 122mm Self-propelled howitzer: Active: 130 Reserve: 1800 [43] Soviet Union
152 mm howitzer 2A65 Msta-B, M1987 Soviet Union: Cold War 152.4: 152 mm towed gun-howitzer M1955 (D-20) Soviet Union: Vietnam War, Six-day War, Iran-Iraq War, Syrian Civil War 152: 152 mm towed gun-howitzer M1955 (D-20), M84 NORA field gun Yugoslavia: 152: Type 66 howitzer People's Republic of China: Cold War, modern 152: Type 83 howitzer
2A: Towed artillery systems (2A65 Msta-B) 2B: Mortar Systems (2B9 Vasilek, 2B14 Podnos) 2K: Air Defence Systems (2K11, Krug surface-to-air missile system; 2К12, Kub surface-to-air missile system, 2K22, Tunguska surface-to-air gun-missile system) 2S: Self-propelled artillery systems (2S1 Gvozdika, 2S19 Msta-S) 2U: Training equipment
It has cabin armor to be protected against small arms and shrapnel. With an operational mass of 32 tons, the 2S43 is much more mobile than other self-propelled guns like the 42-ton 2S19 Msta or other tracked self-propelled artillery. [citation needed]
2S19 Msta: Self propelled artillery: 1989: 327 Self propelled artillery 1987 430: Main battle tank: 1952: Medium tank that would serve as the basis of the 432, and thus, the T-64 432: T-64: Main battle tank: 1962: Initial production run of the T-64, armed with the 115mm D-68. 434: T-64A: Main battle tank: 1967 435: Main battle tank: 1960 ...
The original model of the Krasnopol was designed to be used with former Soviet-Bloc artillery systems of 152 mm (6.0 in), such as D-20, 2S3 Akatsiya, 2A65 (Msta-B). Krasnopol carries a 20.5 kilograms (45 lb) high explosive fragmentation warhead. The entire missile weighs 50 kilograms (110 lb).