Artillery Monsters: As the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, 460 SAU units are used on the front line - experts

Military analysts say that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation can create heavy artillery units, which can enter up to 260 SAU 2C7 "Pion" and up to 200 units of 2C4 "Tulip". Thus, if they appear on the forefront, the defense forces should strengthen the counter -backer, in particular using UAVs. The Russian army intends to deploy five heavy artillery brigades that will be armed with self -propelled artillery installations (SAU) 2C4 "Tulip", 2C7 "Pion" and 2C7 "Malka".

Propagandists from the Russian Federation have already reported that the first of these crews has already been deployed and is fighting in the Zaporozhye direction. The enemy plans to attract his "artillery monsters" and that they can contrast the defense forces in Defense Express dated December 1. According to Russian sources, the 17th Brigade, which consists of large-caliber self-propelled, is already operating under Zaporizhzhya.

Their task is to "punch the road" by the assault detachments of Russian troops. In this case, SAUs are used as follows: Divisions 240-mm mortars 2C4 "Tulip" will fire on the positions of the Armed Forces, and divisions 2C7 "Pion"-will lead a counter-banking struggle against Ukrainian 155-mm howitzers. For their part, the enemy fire will be corrected with drones. Commenting on this information, experts drew attention to some details.

At the end of 2022, the Russian Defense Ministry declared its intention to create five new artillery divisions. However, the question arises where the enemy will take so many artisms to complete new formations. Another aspect is ammunition. Experts say that during the summer counter -offensive Russian artillery had "material problems". In addition, the enemy lost up to 1 thousand articles monthly.

As a result of the command of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, I decided to create heavy artillery crews instead of five divisions. Now the question is about the number of self -proceeds that are at the disposal of the Russian army. According to The Military Balance in 2021, the army of the Russian Federation had 40 units of 2C4 "Tulip" and 60 units 2C7m "Malka", which were part of the only 45th brigade from the Western military district.

At the same time, in 2023, up to 260 SAU 2C7 "Pion" and up to 200 units of 2C4 "Tulip" was stored at the Russian Federation. "Even with the correction for possible losses, this order of numbers and should be seen as a possible material part for the formation of new heavy arts of the rashists," - experts write. Thus, it should be expected that as soon as these units appear on the front, the enemy's fire will intensify.

Therefore, to counteract the hostile artillery, the Ukrainian Armed Forces will need to strengthen the counter -battery, in particular in terms of the use of percussion drones. Earlier it was reported that Russian troops use the unusual masking of fire positions of their artillery. Thus, in the Kreminna 120-mm, the mortar of the Russians was installed in the trenches with sliding windows, who opened before the shot, and after the shot were immediately closed by the soldiers of the calculation.