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Russian army has taken delivery of 12 2S35 Koalitsija-SV Koalitsiya-SV new 152mm self-propelled howitzers.
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Defence & Security News - Russia
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| Russian army has taken delivery of 12 2S35 Koalitsija-SV new 152mm self-propelled howitzers. | |||
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The first new artillery howitzer 2S35 Koalitsija-SV were delivered to the Russian army to take part in the military parade to the Red Square, May 9, 2015. According to our first analysis , the 2S35 seems to use a new tracked chassis, three hatches are located at the front of the chassis.
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 2S35 Koalitsiya-SV with a cover around the turret ready for rehearsal of May 9 military parade. |
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According Russian website, The Russian army has take delivery of first batch of 12 2S35 152mm self-propelled howitzer. A picture published on the Russian Blog BMPD shows new 2S35 Koalitsija-SV with a cover around the turret.According to Russian military engineers, the new 2S35 can used high-explosive long-range precision-guided munitions with a maximum range of 70 km and high level of accuracy. The new howitzer could be equipped with the new 2A88 cannon 152mm which is under development. To increase its self-protection, a remote weapon station armed with a 12.7mm machine is mounted on the top of the turret. Some Russian sources said that the 2S35 can fire fully autonomously without any crew in the turret. |
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