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| 2S19 Msta-S | |
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A 2S19M2 Msta-S during a rehearsal of the 2014 Moscow Victory Day Parade held in Alabino
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| Type | Self-propelled howitzer |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union/Russia |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1989–present |
| Used by | See § Operators |
| Wars | Second Chechen War Russo-Ukrainian War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Uraltransmash |
| Designed | 1980 |
| Manufacturer | Uraltransmash |
| Produced | 1988–present |
| 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/min 2S19M2: 10 rounds/min |
| Maximum firing range | Standard round: 24.7 km (15.3 mi) Base bleed: 29 km (18 mi) RAP: 36 km (22 mi)[2] |
| Armour | 15 mm all-around[3] |
Main | 152 mm 2A64 L47-caliber howitzer |
Secondary | 12.7 mm NSVT anti-aircraft machine gun |
| Engine | Diesel V-84A 840 hp (630 kW) |
| Power/weight | 20 hp/tonne |
| Suspension | Torsion bar |
Operational | 500 km (310 mi) |
| Maximum speed | 60 km/h (37 mph) |
The 2S19 Msta-S is a 152.4 mmself-propelled howitzer designed and manufactured by Uraltransmash in the Soviet Union and later in Russia, which entered service in 1989 as the successor to the 2S3 Akatsiya. The vehicle has the running gear of the T-80, but is powered by the T-72's diesel engine.[4]
The Msta-S (also known by the GRAU index 2S19) bears the Msta (Russian: Мста, after the river Msta) howitzer, which was designed for deployment either on a self-propelled vehicle or as a towed gun. The 2S19 Msta-S is the armoured self-propelled howitzer, while the 2A65 Msta-B is an unarmoured towed gun.[citation needed]
Development of the 2S19 started in 1980 under the project name Ferma. The prototype was known as Obiekt 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 vehicle snorkel, a dozer blade, a smoke generator and 81 mm 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.[citation needed]
Russia recently[when?] offered its Msta-S 152 mm 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.[5]
Msta-S specifications provided by manufacturer[citation needed]
Msta-S howitzers were used by the Russian Ground Forces to deliver artillery strikes against Chechen separatists during the Second Chechen War.[10]
Msta-S howitzers have been used in the Russo-Ukrainian War by the pro-Russian separatists who captured one machine during the conflict.[11]
Both Msta-B and Msta-S were used by the Ukrainian Ground Forces in the Battle of Bakhmut.[12]
As of 16 December 2023[update], there is visual evidence of Russian forces losing 171 Msta-S (123 destroyed, 11 damaged, 2 abandoned and 35 captured) and 35 Msta-SM2 (17 destroyed, 2 damaged and 16 captured).[13]
Azerbaijan – 18 as of 2024[14]
Ethiopia – 10 as of 2024[15]
Georgia – 1 as of 2024[16]
Russia – Estimated to have 300 2S19/2S19M1 Msta-S and 300 2S19M2/2S33 Msta-SM in service with the Ground Forces, 36 2S19M1 Msta-S in service with the Naval Infantry, plus 150 2S19 Msta-S in storage as of 2024[17]
Ukraine – 35 as of 2024[18]
Venezuela – 48 as of 2024[19]
Belarus − 12 in 2023,[20] none as of 2024[21]
Soviet Union
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