Russia Army Land Forces and Vehicles Programs

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The video shows the Russian 2S43 "Malva" 152-mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer, mounted on a BAZ-6910-027 "Voshchina" chassis. The howitzer is equipped with anti-drone grilles. The howitzer is used by the 27th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 1st Tank Army of the "West" Group of Forces. 2S43 "Malva" howitzers began entering service with the Russian army in 2023 (see comments on the video).

Technical information about the Russian 2S43 Malva howitzer

 

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Footage of a Russian 203-mm 2S7 "Pion" self-propelled gun crew operating. The 2S7 is the most powerful howitzer in the Russian army, used by soldiers of the 45th Artillery Brigade of the "West" group of forces. The 2S7 "Pion" howitzer was developed in the USSR in 1975 and later modernized to the 2S7M "Malka" version. The howitzer can fire shells with a nuclear warhead, equivalent to approximately 2 kilotons of TNT. The howitzer is equipped with a 2A44 artillery gun weighing 14.6 tons. Technical specifications of the 2S7 self-propelled gun are on the screen. The howitzer is operated by seven personnel and is capable of hitting targets at a range of 47.5 kilometers using rocket-assisted projectiles. The rate of fire of the "Pion" self-propelled gun is 1.5-2 rounds per minute. Russia currently has 50 2S7M Malka howitzers and 75 2S7 Pion howitzers in service. 160 2S7 Pion howitzers are in storage as of 2024. The Ukrainian army also uses the 2S7 Pion howitzer.

 

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A crew from the 46th Artillery Brigade operates a 240mm Russian 2S4 Tyulpan self-propelled mortar. The 2S4 combat vehicle, weighing 27 tons and powered by a diesel engine producing over 500 hp, is currently the most powerful self-propelled mortar in the Russian army. Russia currently has 39 2S4 Tyulpan self-propelled mortars in service and 160 in storage, as of 2024.

Technical information about the 2S4 Tyulpan

 

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A test episode of the Russian homemade Malvina rocket-launched platform, the system's preliminary designation. The system is armed with two 220mm thermobaric rockets. The same ammunition is used in the TOS-1A Solntsepyok multiple launch rocket system. Technical data is not yet available. The system's firing range could be up to 15 km.

 

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The Uralvagonzavod concern delivered a batch of IMR-3M engineering mine clearing vehicles to the Russian engineering troops. The IMR-3M mine clearing vehicle is designed to create column routes in difficult terrain for troop advancement, as well as to create passages through minefields. The IMR-3M is based on the T-90 tank chassis and was accepted into service in 1999. The IMR-3M engineering vehicle can be used as an "assault tank," capable of demolishing non-permanent buildings and creating breaches in walls. The IMR-3M is equipped with a universal hydraulic dozer blade and a mine sweeper with an electromagnetic attachment. The IMR-3M also has a telescopic boom that performs several functions: a manipulator, a grapple, a bucket with a forward and reverse shovel, and a scraper-ripper. The IMR-3 is known in the military as an "engineering tank," as it is armored like a tank. Technical information about the IMR-3 is shown on the screen. The IMR-3M engineering vehicle is armed with a 12.7mm machine gun and is operated by two soldiers. The IMR-3M weighs 48 tons and reaches speeds of up to 60 km/h, with a range of up to 500 km.