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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 ...
The 122 mm (4.8 in) (originally 48 lines) calibre was adopted by Russia in the early 20th century, becoming very important to Soviet artillery during the Second World War. Development of the D-30 began in the 1950s, as a replacement for the M-30 howitzer , widely used in divisional and regimental artilleries.
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. It was first observed by the West in 1955, at which time it was designated the M1955.
Limited use with Russian naval infantry, armoured, and special forces. [11]: 24 AKMS: 7.62×39mm Soviet Union: Assault rifle: Limited use with Russian naval infantry, armoured, and special forces. Seen in use with PBS-1 suppressors. [11]: 24 AS Val: 9×39mm Soviet Union: Suppressed assault rifle Limited use by special forces. [16] AK-74M: 5.45 ...
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.
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 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]
Towed artillery KH178 105 mm towed artillery; KH179 155 mm towed artillery; Self-propelled artillery K105A1 105 mm self-propelled artillery; K55 155 mm self-propelled artillery; K9 Thunder 155 mm self-propelled artillery; Multiple rocket launcher K136 130 mm multiple rocket launcher; K239; M270 multiple launch rocket system (MLRS)