[sukhoi-30mki]

Larger images at source

[BenLurkin]

Engine in the front?

[jmacusa]

The Russkies sure do love that 152mm. They’ve used it in WW2 , from towed artillery to using it for a main gun in tanks. It’s a big bugger.

[doorgunner69]

Say what you will about them, I have hugely enjoyed studying Russian military hardware for decades now.

They have a flair for it unmatched by anyone. Thank you suhkoi-30mki for posting these great threads........

[fso301]

Vehicles in the background look like WW-II era SU-100s.

[DemforBush]

“The gun is possibly an upgrade of the 82-millimeter Vasilek automatic mortar. The Vasilek is a unique mortar capable of engaging targets with both direct and indirect fire.”

IIRC, The Vasilek was developed to solve some of the problems Soviet armored convoys faced in Afghanistan when traveling in high-walled mountain passes. Tank guns could not elevate sufficiently to deal with ambushing Mujahadeen, so weapons like the Vasilek were developed to pop them out of their perches, so to speak. Again, IIRC.

[elhombrelibre]

We’ll probably be seeing some of this stuff in Ukraine soon. Then, the Putin apologist will say the “indigenous insurgents” captured the weapons from the Nazi Ukrainians who are all homosexuals, or some such Putinista propaganda.