2A65 Msta-B (M1976) Russian 152mm Towed Gun Howitzer

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categories

"WEG"

"Artillery"

"Gun/Howitzer Artillery Systems"

"Towed Gun/Howitzer Artillery Systems"

"Tier2"

notes

"The towed, nuclear-capable 152-mm field gun M1976, along with its self- propelled counterpart 2S5, replaced the 130-mm field gun M-46 in gun battalions organic to artillery regiments and brigades at front and army level. This gun has a distinctive four-wheeled carriage, and has an armored shield that slopes to the rear and extends over the wheels. It has been fielded since 1978 and deployed in Soviet forces in Eastern Europe. This deployment indicated the importance Soviet doctrine placed on the capability to deliver low-yield nuclear strikes relatively close to Soviet forces."

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"2A65.png"

sections

name

"System"

properties

name	"Alternative Designation"
value	"2A65 Msta-B; M1987"

name	"Date of Introduction"
value	"1987"

name	"Proliferation"
value	"Belarus: 132 Georgia: 10 Kazakhstan: 50 Russia: INA Ukraine: 130 Syria: INA"

name	"Manufacturer"
value	"Motovilikha Plants"

name	"In Service"
value	"1987-Present"

name	"Crew"
value	"6"
units	"ea"

name	"Prime Mover"
value	"Ural 4320"

name	"Towing Speed Road"
value	"80"
units	"km/h"

name	"Towing Speed Off Road"
value	"20"
units	"km/h"

name	"Displacement Time"
value	"3"
units	"min"

name	"Emplacement Time"
value	"3"
units	"min"

name

"Dimensions"

properties

name	"Height, Overall"
value	"2.95"
units	"m"

name	"Length, Chassis Overall Firing"
value	"INA"
units	"m"

name	"Length, Chassis Overall Travel"
value	"12.7"
units	"m"

name	"Width, Firing"
value	"INA"
units	"m"

name	"Width, Travel"
value	"2.5"
units	"m"

name	"Weight, Combat"
value	"7"
units	"mt"

name

"Armament"

sections

name

"Weapon 1"

properties

name	"Name"
value	"L/47"
isVisible	false

name	"Type"
value	"Cannon"

name	"Cailber/Length"
value	"152"
units	"mm"

name	"Length, Barrel"
value	"48"
units	"cal"

name	"Rate of Fire, Burst"
value	"8"
units	"rd/min"

name	"Rate of Fire, Normal"
value	"6"
units	"rd/min"

name	"Rate of Fire, Sustained"
value	"4"
units	"rd/min"

name	"Loader Type"
value	"Manual"

name	"Breech Type"
value	"Vertical Sliding Wedge"

name	"Muzzle Brake Type"
value	"Multi-Baffle"

name	"Maximum Elevation"
value	"+70"
units	"deg"

name	"Minimum Elevation"
value	"-4"
units	"deg"

name	"Traverse Range"
value	"54"
units	"deg"

name	"Traverse, Left"
value	"27"
units	"deg"

name	"Traverse, Right"
value	"27"
units	"deg"

name

"Ammunition"

sections

name

"Ammunition (Option 1)"

properties

name	"Name"
value	"OF-72"

name	"Type"
value	"Frag-HE"

name	"Cailber/Length"
value	"152"
units	"mm"

name	"Range, Minimum"
value	"6500"
units	"m"

name	"Range, Maximum"
value	"24700"
units	"m"

name	"Projectile Weight"
value	"43.56"
units	"kg"

name	"Muzzle Velocity"
value	"864"
units	"m/s"

name	"Fuze Type"
value	"RGM-2 PD"

name

"Ammunition (Option 2)"

properties

name	"Name"
value	"BP-540"

name	"Type"
value	"HEAT"

name	"Cailber/Length"
value	"152"
units	"mm"

name	"Range, Minimum"
value	"0"
units	"m"

name	"Range, Maximum"
value	"1000"
units	"m"

name	"Armor Penetration"
value	"INA"
units	"mm"

name	"Projectile Weight"
value	"27"
units	"kg"

name	"Muzzle Velocity"
value	"655"
units	"m/s"

name	"Fuze Type"
value	"GPV-2 PD"

name

"Ammunition (Option 3)"

properties

name	"Name"
value	"OF-91"

name	"Type"
value	"Frag-HE"

name	"Cailber/Length"
value	"152"
units	"mm"

name	"Range, Minimum"
value	"6710"
units	"m"

name	"Range, Maximum"
value	"29000"
units	"m"

name	"Projectile Weight"
value	"42.86"
units	"kg"

name	"Muzzle Velocity"
value	"828"
units	"m/s"

name	"Fuze Type"
value	"KZ-88 PD"

properties

name	"Other Ammunitions Types"
value	"DPICM, DPICM-BB, Incendiary, Chemical, Flechette, Semi-active laser-guided Krasnopol-M Frag-HE. The cannon is ballistically matched to the 2S5/2S5M self-propelled gun system. Thus it can generally fire the same ammunition to the same range."

name

"Fire Control System"

properties

name	"Indirect Fire"
value	"PG-1M PANTEL"

name	"Direct Fire"
value	"OP 5M"

name	"Collimator"
value	"K-1"

name	"Fire Control Computer"
value	"None"

name	"Gun Display Unit"
value	"None"

type

"WEG"

version

1