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Latest mortar howitzer was removed from service
"Host" is not reached because of old military track platform that is no longer produced
Latest mortar howitzer was removed from service
Photo: ITAR-TASS
The Ministry of Defence on the basis of two years of military trials refuse to purchase a new universal self-propelled gun (SPG) 2S34 "hosts" that can shoot not only conventional 120-mm artillery shells and mines.
Uniqueness of "host" is that the barrel of her gun can go up to 80 degrees, almost vertically, while other ACS - all on 50. Thanks to this state of the barrel of the "Hosts" can shoot up and hang the mines, which are not intended for shooting at long distances. However, if it is there is a strong returns - a conventional mortar it absorbs heavy plate, and the "host" - a complex system of recoil.
As explained by the "News" representative of the War Department, the gunners are completely satisfied with a unique tool set, but the troops did not fit the old tracked chassis of MTLB (stands for "multi-purpose light armored transporter"), out of production in the early 1990s.
- The problem of "host" only in the chassis. Because of all the chassis setup recognized unpromising, although gun on it very good, - said the representative of the Defense Ministry.
The width of the chassis setup - 2.85 m with a length of 7.5 m These dimensions sufficient for stability ATV, but not enough to combat vehicle: the mast trunk cabinet is shaken, which reduces the accuracy of fire, especially the mortar - the return on such shell is much higher than the usual shell.
In addition, due to the unstable chassis factory and state tests "host" fired too slowly - Installation of 2-3 shots per minute, while the ordinary mortar Ammunition of the same caliber - 2S12 "Sani" - 12.
Now waiting for the military that "MZ", producing "host", put on another gun mount chassis. However, there is "News" admitted that no military solution is not going to change anything.
- "Host" we made for the Ministry of Defense in accordance with the terms of reference iron, which we granted. This was a technical project. If we will be given another technical project, we will certainly perform in accordance with the requirements and in the discussion optimally select all - said "News" Head of the Department for External Relations of "MZ" Svetlana Mishlanova.
She emphasized that the official statements from the Defense Ministry's refusal of the "host" to the plant have been reported.
In February of this year, former Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said that ground forces are going to give up a number of weapons that do not meet the new requirements of the Armed Forces. Blacklisted but "hosts" were multiple launch rocket systems "Tornado" and mortars "Nona".
"Host" was conceived in 2000 as the first hybrid mortars, howitzers and artillery. To accelerate the creation of prototypes, the newest weapon predict MTLB chassis, which was removed from the long-term storage.
Now Defense waiting appears chassis, which supports the strike power tools "Hosts." It is expected that a tool can be installed on a platform promising tracked "Kurganets" and a new wheel - "Boomerang", which are developed for land vehicles. However, the representative DIC familiar with the platform structure, argue that howitzer, mortar they will not fit.
However, one problem chassis "Hosts" are not limited. Officers of special units established for military trials "Hosts" in the final report pointed to technical gaps in the recoil mechanism, the problem of mines shooting rifled barrel, as well as too vague objectives howitzer mortars. Initially it was planned that the universal installation will replace the 152-millimeter howitzers "Acacia", but the firepower and range of fire conventional missiles "host" was weaker.
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