“This is an artillery self-propelled gun, its caliber is 203 mm ... Now everything is moving to an automated control system in which these types of fire weapons are combined into reconnaissance and fire contours. That is, the target designation for these complexes can be various reconnaissance systems: both ground and air, which will give these instructions to the calculations of these artillery guns, and they will produce high-precision shooting, ”Leonkov explained.
According to him, it was the refinement in this regard that affected the further fate and effectiveness of this type of artillery mounts.
“As a result of modernization, the artillery installations will work in a single whole with other artillery systems, with multiple launch rocket systems, bullet artillery and deliver high-precision crushing blows with their entire arsenal. The arsenal of such weapons includes various high-explosive fragmentation shells, including active-rocket shells that show a maximum range of up to 50 km, cluster, concrete-piercing shells — that is, the nomenclature is quite high, ”the expert explained.
Earlier, Uraltransmash announced the completion of the modernization of the Malka self-propelled gun.
It will replace gearboxes, distribution mechanisms and power supply units.