The artillery units of the Western Military District were reinforced with 12 upgraded 2S19M2 "Msta-CM2" self-propelled howitzers. This was reported in the press service of the ZVO.
"Immediately after receiving the artillery pieces, the servicemen began performing combat training tasks at military training grounds as part of the combat training activities of the winter training period," the press service informed.
It is reported that this self-propelled gun has significant design differences from the previous modification. "The upgraded howitzers have a new automated fire control system installed, the aiming rate of fire has been increased. There is also the possibility of using digital electronic maps, which significantly accelerates orientation on the terrain in difficult physical and geographical conditions and allows you to perform fire tasks more quickly and with greater efficiency," the district said.
The Msta-SM2 howitzer is designed to destroy artillery and mortar batteries, armored vehicles, air defense and missile defense systems, anti-tank weapons, as well as enemy manpower. The self-propelled gun 2A65 caliber 152 mm makes more than 10 rounds per minute. An important advantage of the Msta-SM2 is the ability to select targets and aim the gun both with the help of a special automated system from the battery commander's control point, and directly in the combat compartment of the vehicle.
In general, this upgraded self-propelled howitzer is made on the basis of "Mst-S". It was adopted more than thirty years ago, went through several stages of improvement, but far from having exhausted its potential. Its most modern modifications - 2S19M1 and 2S19M2 - are mass-produced and primarily supplied to the Russian army. In terms of tactical and technical parameters, they are not inferior or even superior to foreign analogues.
The latest version of the "Msta" with the index 2C19M2, which enjoys special respect among gunners, is equipped with additional devices-indicators of the gunner and loader, an onboard electronic computer with a modem, a display and a digital sensor of the elevation angle of the gun. Coupled with the automated removal of the spent cartridge case, reinforced armor, and the possibility of combat operation from the power unit, this made the Russian self-propelled howitzer an excellent strike tool.
Its important advantage is the maximum firing range. Today there are not so many military equipment of this type in the world, hitting targets at a distance of almost 30 kilometers. If we take into account that the ammunition of 50 shells of this self-propelled gun has high-explosive, active-reactive jammers, as well as high-precision guided ammunition "Krasnopol", the advantages of our tracked howitzer become more obvious.
Yuri Gavrilov
