The Belarusian army received another batch of 2S3M self-propelled howitzers “acacia”, overhauled and modernized in Russia. This was reported by the press service of the Belarusian military department on the official Telegram channel..
according to the report, the equipment arrived by rail directly from the Ural Transport Engineering Plant. The number of upgraded self-propelled guns in this batch is not reported, equipment will go into service with the 11th separate mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Belarus.
celebrated, that this is the second batch of self-propelled guns 2S3M “acacia”, the first arrived in the republic at the end of August. The Belarusian Ministry of Defense emphasized, that in the course of modernization, all self-propelled guns received Belarusian-made communications. Besides, vehicles are equipped with night vision and chemical reconnaissance devices. Earlier on “Uraltransmache” reported, that during the overhaul of the self-propelled guns, the modernization touched the engine, machine body, as well as an artillery unit and a recoil device.
Meanwhile, it is not entirely clear, under which contract this batch was modernized, since in August the press office “Uraltransmasha” announced the full implementation of the contract for the modernization of machines and sending them to Belarus. Under the second contract, signed in July this year, upgraded self-propelled guns are planned to start delivering only next year.
HEALTH 2S3M2 “acacia” – self-propelled artillery mount 152 mm. The basic version of the self-propelled guns entered service with the Soviet army in 1971 year. In the late 1970s, the self-propelled guns were upgraded to the 2S3M standard., and then 2S3M1, having received a new fire control system and communications. AT 2004-2009 years part “Acacia” was upgraded to the level 2S3M2.
The mass of the modernized ACS is 27 tonnes, range of effective fire - from 17 to 20 km depending on the type of ammunition. The main purpose – destruction and artillery, tanks, self-propelled guns and other armored vehicles, destruction of field and permanent defensive structures.
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