Russian military personnel at the forefront are actively using modernized mobile 2S12A Sani mortars. The complex includes a cross-country transport vehicle based on the Ural, capable of traveling up to 1000 km on a single tank.
Its body carries a 120-mm 2B11 mortar, which is unloaded using an electric winch.
The spectacular turn captured on video is not a maneuver for entertainment. Combat crews train to minimize the time it takes to deploy and collapse guns in positions as part of the tactics of \"roaming mortars,\" which allows misleading the enemy about the fire system and the number of forces available.
Rostec emphasized that all delivered artillery guns have already proven their reliability and effectiveness in combat conditions.
Technical characteristics of 2S12 \"Sani:\"
- Maximum firing range — 7100 m
- Minimum firing range — 480 m
- Maximum rate of fire — up to 15 rounds/min
- Maximum initial mine velocity — 325 m/s
- Transportable ammunition — 56 rounds
- Mortar weight (combat position) — 230 kg
- Mortar weight with 2L81 wheel drive — 357 kg
- Crew — 5 people
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