2S3 Akatsiya
Russian 152 mm self-propelled howitzer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The SO-152 (Russian: СО-152), usually known by its GRAU designation 2S3 (Russian: 2С3), is a Soviet 152.4 mm self-propelled gun developed in 1968, as a response to the American 155 mm M109 howitzer. Development began in 1967, according to the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union from July 4, 1967. In 1968, the SO-152 was completed and in 1971 entered service. The fighting vehicle also received the added designation Akatsiya (Акация), which is Russian for Acacia.
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2S3 (SO-152) | |
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Type | Self-propelled artillery |
Place of origin | Soviet Union |
Service history | |
In service | 1971–present |
Used by | see Operators |
Wars | Soviet–Afghan War Iran–Iraq War Gulf War Civil War in Tajikistan First Chechen War Second Chechen War South Ossetia War First Libyan Civil War Second Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War War in Donbass 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Russo-Ukrainian War |
Production history | |
Designer | Petrov Design Bureau |
Designed | 1967; 57 years ago (1967) |
Manufacturer | Uraltransmash |
Produced | 1967–1993 (2S3, 2S3M, and 2S3M1) |
Variants | see Variants |
Specifications | |
Mass | Maximum: 28 metric tons |
Length | Total: 8.4 m (27 ft 7 in) Hull: 7.765 m (25 ft 6 in) |
Width | 3.25 m (10 ft 8 in) |
Height | 3.05 m (10 ft 0 in) 2.615 m (8 ft 7.0 in) with no machine gun |
Crew | 4 |
Breech | semi-automatic vertical wedge |
Elevation | −4° to +60° |
Traverse | 360° |
Rate of fire | Sustained: 1 rpm max: 4 rpm |
Maximum firing range | Conventional: 18.5 km (11.5 mi) RAP: 24 km (15 mi) |
Armor | 15 mm (hull) 30 mm (turret and hull front)[1] |
Main armament | 152.4 mm D-22 howitzer L/27 (46 rounds, maximum)[2][3] |
Secondary armament | 7.62 mm remotely controlled PKT tank machine gun (1,500 rounds)[3] |
Engine | V-59 (12-cylinder 4-stroke V-shaped water-cooled diesel)[2] 520 hp (382.7 kW) at 2,000 rpm[2] |
Power/weight | 18.9 hp/t (13.92 kW/t) |
Transmission | mechanical double-flow, planetary gear-gearbox unit |
Suspension | independent torsion bars with hydraulic shock absorbers of 1st and 6th road wheels |
Ground clearance | 0.45 m (1 ft 6 in) |
Fuel capacity | 830 liters[2] |
Operational range | 500 km (310 mi)[2] |
Maximum speed | On-road: 63 km/h (39 mph) Off-road: 45 km/h (28 mph)[2] |
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