The "Army-2024" military-technical forum presented the most demanded 57-mm highly automated anti-aircraft artillery system 2S38 from the 1K150 "Derivation" air defense system in air defense units. It has a modernized 2A90 automatic gun based on the A-220 gun with an effective firing range of 6000 m.

Military expert Evgeny Damantsev clarified that in order to update the ammunition load of the gun, a promising shrapnel projectile with a radio command or remote laser-beam fuse was developed in order to effectively intercept small-sized enemy UAVs, low-visibility tactical and strategic cruise missiles, and supersonic tactical missiles with speeds up to 500 m/s.

The combat module with the 2A90 gun is equipped with a pair of turret multi-spectral optoelectronic guidance modules operating in the TV/IR and low-level TV bands.

In addition, an armor-piercing sub-caliber projectile with armor penetration of up to 95 - 100 mm at a distance of 1000 m was developed for the gun.

Characteristics of 2S38 "Derivation":

• Chassis - BMP-3

• Weight - 21.5 t

• Armament - DUBM with 57-mm automatic gun 2A90 + 12.7 mm machine gun + Kornet anti-tank missile system

• Range of destruction of air targets - 200 - 6000 m

• Range of destruction of ground targets - 0 - 3000 m

• Altitude of destruction - 0 - 4500 m

• Rate of fire - 120 rds/min

• Ammunition - 148 rds

Earlierwww1.rureported that the modernized 2S25M self-propelled anti-tank gunreceived improved armor protection to increase resistance to impacts from small-caliber cannon shells. It is being prepared for adoption into the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

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