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General artillery, SPGs, MLRS and long range ATGMs thread.

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Mockup of Sigma howitzer.

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From tank-net:   A 2001 precursor to the XM1299, the M109A6+ with its 52-caliber, 155mm M284 gun.     EDIT: the M109A6+ was also dubbed "International Howitzer" and

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2S18 Pat-S, an experimental precursor to the 2S31.  Armament was a SA61 152mm howitzer.    

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On 3/6/2020 at 10:09 PM, LoooSeR said:

Radars for FCS, measure deviation of shells speed and i guess trajectory.

 

On 3/6/2020 at 10:11 PM, Sovngard said:

 

Looks like a bulky muzzle velocity radar.

 

Don't know if it's true but a long time a go I read that the radars were supposed to track shells equipped with remotely controlled speed brakes for enhancing range accuracy without a need for terminal guidance or barrel elevation adjustment. The speed brake kit was supposed to be simply a new balistic tip for a standard ammo, so allegedly very cheap solution. 

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   Izvestia article about new shell for SPGs that is capable of 100 km range

 

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   Russian artillery will "learn" to hit targets at a distance of over 100 km. Ultra-long-range guided shells will soon enter the ammunition of the Koalitsiya and Msta SPGs.
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   The increased range will allow conventional self-propelled guns to hit the most important objects - command posts, headquarters, airfields, communication centers and bridges in the rear of the enemy.

   According to sources in the military-industrial complex, is now working on several versions of ultra-long-range shells for the latest 2S35 Coalition-SV howitzer. The interlocutors of the publication refused to name the exact deadlines, but explained that the development would be submitted for testing in the near future. Unique ammunition will allow the Coalition to deliver high-precision strikes at a distance of over 100 km. New items will also be added to the ammunition of the Msta howitzers.

 

   One of the projects of ultra-long-range ammunition is a telescopic guided projectile with a direct-flow rocket engine. Currently, research is already underway to create an exotic ammunition that unfolds in flight like a spyglass. Such a transformation allows to improve the characteristics of the built-in engine and radically increase the range compared to the traditional design.

 

   “Currently there are no long-range weapons at the level of the division corps,” said Viktor Murakhovsky. - In Soviet times, each division had units with Tochka missile systems, but now such means are not provided for in the regular structure of formations. As a result, the commander does not have at "long" hand weapons capable of hitting targets to the full depth in his area of responsibility. The general has to turn to the senior boss for help, and there is no guarantee that it can always be provided.

 

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