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2SZ19 Mszta-Sz - 2S19 Msta - Мста |
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Developed in the 1980s, the 2S19/2S19M Msta-S self-propelled 152mm howitzer was the most advanced and most widely used weapons system of this type in service with both the VSRF and the ZSU as of February 2022. Weighing 42 tonnes, it is capable of firing 6–8 rounds per minute over a range of 24.7km, and with base bleed shells over 29–36km. Between 400 and 500 such systems were available to Russian formations for the invasion of Ukraine: most of them served with two ‘divisions’ in each artillery brigade. Combined with Orlan-10 UAVs, they proved highly effective. This artwork is based on a VSRF-operated example photographed in north-eastern Ukraine early during the war. (Artwork by David Bocquelet)
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