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Main caliber: Russian Defense Ministry
restores atomic cannons
08:00 11/16/2017
(updated: 11:52 11/16/2017 )
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| 240-mm self-propelled mortar 2С4 "Tulip" during a demonstration at the international military technical forum "Army-2017" at the "Alabino" training ground. August 23, 2017 |
Old school
Soviet 240-mm self-propelled mortar "Tulip"
artillery reserve of the Supreme Command - a real "veteran". It
was developed back in the 1960s on the basis of the towed mortar of Shavyrin's
design of the 1945 model. It is noteworthy that the first experienced
"Tulip" survived only two shots and broke down due to a monstrous
dynamic wave. Nevertheless, after the completion of the giant mortar was
adopted and launched into production. Small-scale. Because of what he
cost the country "a pretty penny" - one "Tulip" was about
four times more expensive than the 152-millimeter self-propelled 2СЗ
"Acacia". Now in armament and storage there are about 500
"Tulips".
"In the process of restoration repair, Uraltranshash specialists (part of the UVZ group included in the Rostek Group of Companies) disassemble each mortar literally before the cog, everything is carefully checked, lubricated and collected back," the representative of the defense industry center told RIA Novosti .-- Although these systems, to put it mildly, , not new, they still have no equal in firepower in the world. "Modernization will significantly enhance the capabilities of the" Tulips ": they are equipped with the newest aiming systems, radio stations and navigation equipment."
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Visitors to the 240-mm self-propelled mortar 2S4
"Tulip"
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The 2C4 "Tulip" mortar has no analogues in the
world in its caliber and, in a sense, remains the record holder. Released
from it, the mine with free fall through penetrates the reinforced concrete
structure from the floors of the 12-meter building or the roof of the fortified
aviation hangar. Range of fire - up to nine kilometers. The assortment
of ammunition for "Tulip" is impressive with a variety: there are
high-explosive mines for destruction of objects and manpower, active-reactive
mines with a range of flight increased to 20 kilometers, unique corrected
ammunition "Smelchak" with external target designation.
Although the "Tulip", like any other mortar, is
a fairly versatile weapon, to use it against infantry is like shooting a cannon
on sparrows. Mortyra is more suitable for the destruction of fortified
artillery and rocket batteries, bunkers, buried command posts and other
reinforced concrete objects of the enemy, invulnerable to conventional
artillery. From the hanging fire "Tulip" cannot hide behind tall
buildings and in the gorges - large-caliber mines will find the enemy
everywhere.
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240-mm self-propelled mortar 2C4 The tulip is presented
in an open exposition at the International Military-Technical Forum
"ARMY-2016"
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In addition, the Tulips can shoot clustered
anti-personnel mines, Saida incendiary mines, Fata and Smol neutron shells, as
well as an active-reactive 3B11 special munition with a nuclear warhead up to
two kilotons in TNT. Thus, the old Soviet mortar can very well be
classified as a formidable tactical nuclear weapon - one atomic shot is capable
of mowing a military unit of up to a brigade size.
Atomic Cannon
The long-barren coeval "Tulip" - a
self-propelled artillery 203mm 2C7 "Pion" gun is a little inferior to
it in the caliber, but five times superior in range. It is no longer a
mortar, but a real gun. Almost ground caterpillar battleship. The
flight range of conventional 133-kilogram high-explosive fragmentation or
nuclear missiles is up to 35 kilometers. The active-rocket shells depart
47 kilometers. Restorative repairs of the "Pionov" are
commissioned by the specialists of the Volgograd machine-building enterprise
Barrikady.
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Self-propelled gun "Peony"
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"These guns are now being seriously serviced,"
a representative of one of the enterprises of the defense industry complex told
RIA Novosti. "It involves defecting and replacing worn parts, restoring
the inner surface of the trunks and other important procedures." In short,
after these works, Peonies "will again be as new."
Designed for the crazy scheme, "Peonies" were created to fire at the rear of the enemy, massive bombardment of especially important targets and nuclear weapons in tactical depth. To the gun does not throw back when powerful shots, a stern is provided at the stern with a heavy flap-opener. The cannon is loaded from the ground or from the truck by means of a special elevator, controlled from the console. The rate of fire of the upgraded version reaches 2.5 rounds per minute: at first glance, it is not high, but for such a serious caliber this is more than enough.
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203-mm self-propelled artillery mount 2S7
"Pion" (rear view) in the Artillery Museum of St. Petersburg
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It is noteworthy that the Soviet army never used the "Peonies" in
combat conditions. P After the signing of the Treaty on Conventional Armed
Forces in Europe (CFE) all self-propelled guns "Peony" were relocated
to the Eastern Military District.
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Servicemen at the self-propelled gun 2S7M
"Malka" at the international military-technical forum "Army-2017
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In addition to the "Tulips" and
"Pions" in the arsenal of the Russian army there are many
differently-caliber artillery systems, ranging from 82-millimeter battalion
mortars to 152-millimeter howitzers 2S19M2 Msta-S. By 2020, the first
deliveries to the troops of the new SAU "Coalition-SV" are planned,
which will be able to fire shells with GLONASS-correction.
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Explosions during joint strategic exercises (SSU) of the
armed forces of Russia and Belarus at the Luga test site in the Leningrad
region
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Translated by Google - Original post: ria.ru
The Soviet 2S4 Tyulpan Self-Propelled Mortar Took Part in
Drills
Published on Dec 5, 2016
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