Самоходке «Мста-С» усилят защиту башни

Howitzer to be modernized taking into account combat experience

The self-propelled artillery unit (SPG) "Msta-S" will be modernized, and the howitzer's turret protection will be enhanced, according to a source in the Russian defense industry complex.

According to the source, engineers will take into account the methods used by the enemy to combat the "Msta-S".

Features of the "Msta-S" SPG:

  1. High rate of fire
  2. Firing with various types of ammunition
  3. Rapid deployment and withdrawal from position

The 2S19 "Msta-S" is a 155 mm caliber howitzer developed by the Ural Transport Machine-Building Plant. The howitzer fires high-explosive fragmentation shells and cluster shells with fragmentation submunitions.

Earlier, the Russian military received a batch of modernized "Msta-S" M1 and "Msta-S" M2 SPGs.

Sources
TASS

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