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Russia to develop a new wheeled version of Koalitsiya-SV 152mm self-propelled howitzer TASS 12211152.
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Defence & Security News - Russia
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Russia’s Burevestnik Research Institute, part of Uralvagonzavod weapons manufacturer, is developing a wheeled and a tracked version of the Koalitsiya-SV 152mm self-propelled artillery system under the same time schedule, the Uralvagonzavod press office told TASS.
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 3D view drawing for the project of wheeled seld-propelled howitzer fitted with Koalitsiya-SV turret 152mmm cannon. |
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"The work on the wheeled version is proceeding under the same time schedule for the tracked version of the self-propelled artillery system," the press office said.
According to the press office, the preliminary trials of the prototypes are currently under way. "The general customer will make a decision on accepting the Koalitsiya-SV self-propelled artillery system for operation after the state trials of the prototypes are completed and the documentation is assigned the O1 lettertype," the press office said. "A decision on the volumes of its serial production and purchase will be made within the same period," the press office added. Several Koalitsiya-SV self-propelled artillery systems were unveiled at the Victory Day Parade in Moscow on May 9, 2015 together with other advanced Russian-made armored vehicles. Deputy Chairman of the Russian Military and Industrial Commission Board Oleg Bochkaryov said earlier the Russian Armed Forces would start to receive Koalitsiya-SV self-propelled artillery systems in 2019. |
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 2S35 Koalitsiya-SV 152mm self-propelled artillery system at Russia Arms Expo 2015, defense exhibition in Nizhny Tagil, Russia. |
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The Koalitsiya-SV self-propelled artillery system is expected to fire new 152mm separate loading projectiles. The system has a remote-controlled combat module with a 12.7mm machine gun mounted on top of its turret and 902B Tucha smoke dischargers on its sides.
The version of the 2S35 Koalitsiya-SV self-propelled artillery system unveiled in May 2015 was mounted on the T-72/90 tank chassis. However, the system is expected to be installed on the Armata platform. Upgraded projectiles extend the Koalitsiya-SV system’s firing range up to 70 kilometers (43.5 miles). Unlike its foreign analogs, the Koalitsiya-SV system has a bigger ammunition load. All actions of the system’s crew members are shown on displays of the single control unit. The pneumatic loading mechanism enhances the Koalitsiya-SV system’s firing rate. The system can select a projectile type and deliver fire automatically. In 2013, a project of wheeled self-propelled howitzer using the same turret and armament as the Koalitsiya-SV was presented during the Russia Expo Arms defense exhibition. A drawing of the project was unveiled, showing an 8x8 KamAz truck chassis fitted with a turret and armed with one 152mm cannon. According, KamAZ spokesman Oleg Afanasyev, the new howitzer will be based on the four-axle KamAZ-6560 truck. The new howitzer will reportedly be fully automatic, meaning that the crew will remain in the armoured cab for the loading and firing sequence. |
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