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Russia to Deploy Newest Howitzers

Wednesday, 27 December 2023 07:52 AM EST

Russia will soon deploy its newest howitzers against Ukrainian forces as part of what Moscow calls its "special military operation," the head of the Rostec state defense conglomerate said in remarks published on Wednesday.

The testing of the new Coalition-SV self-propelled artillery units has been completed and their mass production has already started, Sergei Chemezov, the head of Rostec told the state RIA news agency in an interview.

The first pilot batch will be delivered by the end of 2023, he said.

"I think they will appear there [on the battlefield in Ukraine] soon, since howitzers of this class are needed to provide an advantage over Western artillery models in terms of firing range," Chemezov said.

Russia's TASS state news agency reported earlier this month that single Coalition-SV howitzers had already been deployed to the frontline in Ukraine.

The howitzers, with a range of up to 44 miles, are equipped with a modern 2A88 cannon of 152 mm caliber with a firing rate of more than 10 rounds per minute, as well as a modern system for automating the processes of gun pointing, target selection and navigation, according to TASS. 

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Russia will soon deploy its newest howitzers against Ukrainian forces as part of what Moscow calls its "special military operation," the head of the Rostec state defense conglomerate said in remarks published on Wednesday.
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Wednesday, 27 December 2023 07:52 AM
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