Western Military District of Russian army will receive new 2s35 Koalitsiya-Sv howitzer end of 2016 11203161.

12 Mar, 2016 10:05 | 2016

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Western Military District of Russian army will receive new 2s35 Koalitsiya-Sv howitzer end of 2016.

The units of the Western Military District (WMD) of Russian Defense Ministry will have received 152mm 2S35 Koalitsiya-SV self-propelled guns (SPG) by end-2016, according to the chief of the WMD`s press department, Colonel Igor Muginov.

New 152mm 2S35 Koalitsiya-SV self-propelled guns (SPG) at Nizhny Tagil Defense Exhibition in September 2015.

"The WMD`s artillery units are planned to receive the newest 2S35 Koalitsiya-SV SPGs by end-2016", Muginov said.

The 2S35 Koalitsiya-SV is a new generation of Russian-made self-propelled tracked howitzer based on the 2S19 chassis fitted with a new turret.

The new 2S35 Koalitsiya-SV self-propelled gun was first presented to the public during the Victory Day Parade in Moscow on May 9, 2015.

This 152mm self-propelled gun, with its maximum firepower, is designed to eliminate enemy armored units, infantry and fortifications. It’s outfitted with an autonomous power unit, crew amenities, a satellite communication network and secure data link systems.

The 2S35 Koalitsiya-SV tracked self-propelled howitzer is armed with the new 2A88 cannon 152mm which is under development. The 2S35 can fire a wide range of munitions, including standard and rocket-assisted HE-FRAG projectiles, cluster projectiles with anti-tank submunitions, jammer carrying projectiles. It has a maximum firing range of 30 km with standard ammunitions and around 40 km with rocket-assisted projectile.

It has also a fully automated ammunition loading and handling system with 8 rounds per minute rate of fire.

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Western Military District of Russian army will receive new 2s35 Koalitsiya-Sv howitzer end of 2016 11203161.