2S19 Msta

2S19 Msta
2S19 Msta
2S19M2 Msta-S of the Russian Army
Type Self-propelled artillery
Place of origin Soviet Union/Russia
Service history
In service 1989 – present
Used by see Operators
Wars Second Chechen War

War in Donbass
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Production history
Designer Uraltransmash
Designed 1980
Manufacturer Uraltransmash
Produced 1988
No. built ~1,130 (est. 1988-2019, inc.

prototypes)[1]
Specifications
Mass 42 tonnes (93,000 lb)
Length 7.15 m (23 ft 5 in)
Width 3.38 m (11 ft 1 in)
Height 2.99 m (9 ft 10 in)
Crew 5
Elevation -4° to +68°
Traverse 360°
Rate of fire 2S19: 6-8 rounds per minute

2S19M2: 10 rounds per minute
Maximum firing range Base bleed: 25 km (16 mi)

RAP: 28.9 km (18.0 mi)
Armor Classified
Main 152.4 mm howitzer 2A65
armament
Secondary 12.7 mm NSVT anti-aircraft
armament machine gun
Engine Diesel V-84A
840 hp (630 kW)
Power/weight 20 hp/tonne
Suspension Torsion bar
Operational 500 km (310 mi)

range
Maximum speed 60 km/h (37 mph)
Msta-S on the streets of Moscow.
The 2S19 "Msta-S" (Russian: Мста, after the Msta River) is a 152.4 mm self-propelled

howitzer designed by Soviet Union, which entered service in 1989 as the successor to the 2S3
Akatsiya. The vehicle is based on the T-80 tank hull, but is powered by the T-72's diesel engine.
Contents
 1Development
 2Operational use
 3Operators
o 3.1Current operators
o 3.2Former operators
 4Specifications
 5Variants
 6Similar Vehicles
 7References
 8External links
Development[edit]
The Msta is a modern howitzer designed for deployment either as an unarmored towed gun, or to
be fitted in armored self-propelled artillery mountings. Current production of the towed model is
designated Msta-B, while the self-propelled model is the Msta-S (also known by
the GRAU index 2S19).
Development of the 2S19 started in 1980 under the project name Ferma. The prototype was
known as Ob'yekt 316. The 2S19's standard equipment consists of a semi-automatic laying
system 1P22, an automatic loader, an NBC protection system, passive night vision device for the
driver, a wading kit, a dozer blade, a smoke generator and 81mm smoke launchers, 1V116
intercom system and a 16 kW generator AP-18D. In 2008 the Russian armed forces ordered an
improved model with an automated fire control system.
The 2A64 ordnance of the 2S19 can fire the following types of ammunition, among others: HE
(24.7 km), HEAT-FS, HE-BB (28.9 km), HERA (36 km), smoke, chemical, tactical nuclear,
illumination and cargo (ICM).[original research?] The laser-guided round “Krasnopol” (of the 9K25
system) can also be launched, as well as the shorter "Krasnopol-M” which fits into the automatic
loader.
Operational use[edit]
Msta-S howitzers were used by Russian Army to deliver artillery strikes against Chechen
separatists during the Second Chechen War.[2]
Msta-S howitzers have also been used in the War in Donbass by the Ukrainian Army as well
as pro-Russian separatists who captured one machine during the conflict.[3]
Operators[edit]
Map of 2S19 operators in blue with former operators in red
Current operators[edit]
 Azerbaijan - 18 [4]
 Belarus - 12[1]
 Ethiopia - 12 [5]
 Georgia- 1[6]
 Russia - Approximately 760 in service (including over 260 2S19M1 and over 210
2S19M2) and 270 more stored as of 2020.[1][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] Deliveries of Msta-SMs are underway.
[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]
 Ukraine - 40[31]
 Venezuela - 48.[32]
 Morocco - Received an undisclosed number of Msta-S.[33][34]
Russia recently offered its Msta-S 155mm Howitzer to foreign countries, particularly in the
Middle East. A demonstration was organised in 2020 by Rosoboronexport, the country's nodal
agency for arms export, for representatives from various Middle Eastern countries. [35]
Former operators[edit]
 Soviet Union
Specifications[edit]
Msta-S specifications provided by manufacturer
 Range:
o 25 km (15.5 mi) base-bleed
o 28.9 km (18 mi) rocket-assisted
 Rate of fire: 6-8 rounds per minute
 Weapon elevation: -4° to +68°
 Weapon traverse: 360°
 Deployment time: 22 minutes
 Unit of fire: 50 rounds

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2S19M2 Msta-S of the Russian Army

Type Self-propelled artillery

Place of origin Soviet Union/Russia

In service 1989 – present

Used by see Operators

Wars Second Chechen War

No. built ~1,130 (est. 1988-2019, inc.

Mass 42 tonnes (93,000 lb)

Length 7.15 m (23 ft 5 in)

Width 3.38 m (11 ft 1 in)

Height 2.99 m (9 ft 10 in)

Elevation -4° to +68°

Rate of fire 2S19: 6-8 rounds per minute

Maximum firing range Base bleed: 25 km (16 mi)

Suspension Torsion bar

Operational 500 km (310 mi)

Maximum speed 60 km/h (37 mph)

Msta-S on the streets of Moscow.

The 2S19 "Msta-S" (Russian: Мста, after the Msta River) is a 152.4 mm self-propelled

Map of 2S19 operators in blue with former operators in red

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