Echelon with self -propelled: in the Russian Federation the production of SAU "Malva" increased in the Russian Federation

To spread: the Russian defense industry continues to increase the production of the latest wheel self -propelled artillery installations 2C43 "Malva". This is indirectly evidenced by the photos of the railway echelon with these systems - at least eight the latest SAUs have been recorded on the platforms. The frames were published on April 3 at BTVT. info Telegram. The channel states that "the production of wheel SAU in the Russian Federation is developing.

" According to the "miller" observers, it is possible that 2C44 "Hyacinth", built on the same chassis and unified at a number of nodes with "Malva", were also part of the echelon. Both installations are based on the Baz-6910-011 chassis (BAS-6910), produced at the Bryansk Automobile Plant. This enterprise has already become the purpose of Ukrainian shock drones, which emphasizes its importance for current defense production in Russia.

Experts say that unlike the caterpillar variant, the wheel chassis provides "Malvi" higher mobility on the highway and simplifies logistics. In addition, the design of the artillery part is greatly simplified. Instead of the standard 152mm howitzer 2A64 from the MSTA-C SAU, a modified artillery part of the Garma 2A36 "Hyacint-B", known for its range, was used.

According to the stated characteristics, "Malva" is able to impress the targets with conventional fragmentation shells at a distance of up to 30. 5 km, and when using active reactive ammunition-up to 33. 1 km. This makes it possible to partially compensate for the loss of fire power caused by the absence of automated charging and reservation. Self -propelled has open layout - without a tower and armor protection of the crew.

This solution made it possible to significantly reduce the weight of the machine. With a municipal in 30 shots, the total weight is 32 tons, which is about 25% less than the tracked "MSTU-C". However, the martial survivability of such installations remains questionable. Recall that in December 2024, the Ukrainian unit "Flying Skull" with the help of two FPV-punks successfully struck one of the self-propelled "Malva", which was the first confirmed case of its loss in the war zone.