The Russian Ministry of Defense has demonstrated footage of the combat work of the crew of the 2A65 Msta-B artillery gun. The system is capable of hitting any targets at a distance of up to 30 km.
The servicemen of the crew used high-explosive, fragmentation high-explosive and high-precision ammunition. This made it possible to inflict maximum damage to fortifications, concrete fortifications, armored vehicles and enemy manpower at a distance of up to 30 km.
The weight of the towed 152-mm howitzer Msta-B is 7 tons, its crew is 8 people. The Ural-4320 standard tractor is used to move the howitzer - a truck with a 6x6 wheel arrangement and increased cross-country ability. Also, the Msta-B can be transported using a multi-purpose transporter - a light armored tractor (MT-LB), providing a transportation speed of up to 80 km/h.
The Msta-B is capable of firing 7–8 rounds per minute. The ammunition load of the system is 60 rounds, the weight of each is about 44 kg. The firing range with conventional high-explosive fragmentation shells is up to 24.7 km, and with shells with a bottom gas generator - up to 30 km. In addition, the howitzer can use the Krasnopol guided munition with laser target illumination.
Target destruction is adjusted by the Orlan-30 UAV crew. The drone is equipped with an optoelectronic system and a special guidance system.
The starting weight of the aircraft is about 30 kg, and the flight range is up to 300 km at a cruising speed of 150 km/h. The flight duration is more than 5 hours.
Earlier www1.ru reported that footage of tests of the long-awaited Marker combat robot with Kornet has appeared.
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