In the Russian Federation completed the test of the wheel howitzers "Malva": what is dangerous new Russian SAU
The company claims that the work on the project began in 2019. The decision to create a wheeled howitzer is based on the desire to increase the mobility of the self -propeller and reduce the cost of operation. In addition, the deployment of installation, targeting and departure from standpoint takes much less time. According to Rostekh, self-propelled artillery gun 2C43 "Malva" has a standard for the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation of 152 mm.
Moreover, the self-propelled gun from the MSTA-C SAU-rifle 2A64 with a firing range up to 24 km, which uses fragmentation and active-reactive shells, cassette ammunition, and can fire a number of controlled and corrected. Rostehake argues that the self -propelled firing mode of firing plaque, when several released ammunition at the same time reach the target. In the usual mode, frequency - 7 shots per minute. The ammunition consists of several dozen shells (according to some of the 30).
There is no information about the fire management system. It is only known that the calculation of the self -propeller consists of 5 people. If the Russian Federation has talked about mobile artillery systems, you should pay attention to the running characteristics of "Malva". The installation was created according to the wheel formula 8x8 on the basis of the chassis of Basa-6610-027 "Voshyna". It is a four -faced all -wheel drive car of high load capacity. Self-skate is equipped with an IMZ-8424.
10 engine with a capacity of 470 hp With a combat mass of 32 tons. The installation can develop speed on the route up to 80 km per hour, with the margin of 1000 km. Like other similar systems, "Malva" is intended for the defeat of the fortifications of the enemy, the destruction of columns of armored vehicles and live strength, counter -battering struggle and strikes on air defense systems. It is reported that the new installation will soon be armed with the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
"Malva's" Rostekh "created by the specialists of" Malva "has successfully completed the state tests and is already preparing for the supply to the troops," - said the industrial director of the Rostekh Hosphan A weapon cluster. It should be noted that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation has decided to put analogue of the French Sau Caesar, which was also created on the wheel chassis and which is already successfully used by Ukrainian artillerymen on the front line.
However, if you compare the French self -propelled with "mallow", the Russian howitzer is inferior to the range, which is important when conducting a counter -breads fire. If the stated firing range 2C43 is indeed 24 km, then the advantage remains on the Caesar SAU, which reaches up to 42 km by regular shells and up to 50 reactive ones.