In the Russian Federation, a test of a landing 120mm Self-Education 2C42 "Lotus" began: what is known about the new CAO
As the director of JSC "CNIITHMASH" told August 11, Anton Semenko, New Sao is intended to replace his predecessor-Nona-SM CAO, surpassing the shooting range, a ammunition that can be tolerated, and security. Previous tests of the 2C42 Lotus machine were completed in August 2022. The machine was tested on land and water, and also dropped from the air from different heights, after which work was carried out to eliminate the identified shortcomings.
At the same time, according to the developers, lessons learned from hostilities in Ukraine were applied. The car was created for the Airborne troops. The artillery system can be used as a mortar or howitzer mounted on the track chassis of BMD-4M armored vehicles. The tower has a 120-mm smooth-bore gun, created on the basis of the product 2A51 with a high degree of automation of preparation and conducting fire operations.
The firing of the gun 6-8 shots per minute, the shooting range reaches 13 km, the effective range is 10 km. The armor-piercing projectile allegedly punches a steel stove 600-650 mm thick at a range of 1000 m. The gun is compatible with ammunition with laser "Kitlov-2M", that the probability of damage to the target is about 80-90%.
"During firing tests, checks were carried out for the maximum range of shooting, the implementation of the firing mode according to the maneuverable-fire scheme, the execution of fire tasks in the mode of" simultaneous fire plaque ", etc. ,"-said Semenko. The weight of the machine is 18 tons, and the diesel engine 2V-06-2 with a capacity of 450 hp. Allows you to develop speeds of up to 70 km/h, while at the same time the course range is at least 500 km.