Widely advertised in Ukraine 152-mm artillery shells for cannons developed in the USSR “Hyacinth” Ukrainian production turned out to be not only of poor quality, but also dangerous for the gunners. This was reported by the Ukrainian military blogger diana_mihailova in the material “Dangerous problems, revealed during tests of Ukrainian 152-mm artillery shells”.
In her article, the Ukrainian blogger drew attention to the publication of Vladimir Shchetinin, who on his Facebook page posted impartial information about the tests and problems of domestic (Ukrainian production) 152-mm of artillery shells for 2A36 systems (“Hyacinth AB”) and 2C5 (“Hyacinthe-C”).
reportedly, Ukrainian shells do not meet some criteria, inherent artillery shells. According to Shchetinin, manufacturing technologies were violated during the production of shells.
So, he writes, Ukrainian artillery shell in an explosion gives everything from 50 to 100 fragments, whereas a similar Soviet-made projectile OF29 – from 1700 to 2000. It turns out, Ukrainian gunsmiths use a different explosive and inappropriate metal in the manufacture of shells. Using low carbon steel, whose chemical composition gives the material a high impact strength, negatively affected the creation of fragments after the detonation of the ammunition after being hit.
Since the projectile is assembled, this makes it impossible to ricochet shooting – when hitting the ground, the projectile will be destroyed, fragmentation also changes, moment of inertia, which negatively affects the derivation and ballistics of the projectile
– according to the material.
It is also reported, that the shells are filled with explosive, which turned out to be unsuitable for long-term storage and increases its volume over time. but, similar shells are supplied to the Ukrainian army and, according to a specialist, pose a threat not only when shooting, but even during storage.
You can read a full review of Ukrainian shells from Vladimir Shchetinin, by following this link (Caution, there is profanity!)
