What weapons “have no Western equivalents”?
Flattened? You mean as in Carpet Bombing?
That kind of flattening?
Any gas attack is likely to drift back into Russia.
BS. The Ruskies were out of weapons months ago, or so I was told.
SpudBoy in Texas is going to carpet bomb this post in 3,2,1.
You mean it’s war?
Wait, I thought Ukraine was flat already. How can it get any flatter?
Flattening? Hyperbole much?
Basic Characteristics of Modern
Heavy Artillery Systems
Characteristics USA (NATO) USSR (RF)
M107 M110 M110A2 2S4
Caliber, mm 175 203.2 203.2 240
Type SPG SPH SPH SPM
Year of adoption 1961 1961 1978 1970s
Mass, tonnes 28.2 26.5 28.3 27.5
Crew(men) 5 5 5(13) 5
Initial projectile velocity
(maximum), m/s 914 594 711 362
Mass of shell, kg:
regular 130.7
rocket assisted 66.8 90.72 90.72 228
Maximum range
of engagement, km
standard shell 24.3 9.7
rocket 32.7 16.8 29.1 18.0
Rate of fire,
rounds per minute 2 1 1 about 1
Engine power, h/p 405 405 405 520
Maximum speed, km/h 55 55 55 62.8
Range, km 730 730 730 500
Characteristics
2S7 2S7M
Caliber, mm 203.2 203.2
Type SPG SPG
Year of adoption 1970s 1983
Mass, tonnes 46 46.5
Crew(men) 7 7
Initial projectile velocity
(maximum), m/s 960 960
Mass of shell, kg:
regular
rocket assisted 110 110
Maximum range
of engagement, km
standard shell 37.5 37.5
rocket 55 55
Rate of fire,
rounds per minute 1.5 2.5
Engine power, h/p 750 840
Maximum speed, km/h up to 50 51
Range, km 500 500
Probability of Target Destruction
by Heavy Artillery Units
Target destruction
probability
Pion 203.2-mm gun
Targets battalion
Reinforced concrete bridge 0.65
Reinforced concrete structure
in a built-up area 0.72
Permanent type emplacement 0.54
Tyulpan 240-mm mortar
Targets battalion
Reinforced concrete bridge 0.74
Reinforced concrete structure
in a built-up area 0.88
Permanent type emplacement 0.59
Note: The 2S4 Tyulpan battalion performs
its missions with regular combat mines.
I remember when we were told the U.S. military was going to “...bomb Afghanistan back to the Stone Age.” A lot of people wrote that country had never left the Stone Age.
Maybe Z will play a tune on the piano with his pecker and everything will be alright ?
So glad you’re an expert on the entire planet’s military hardware! Who knew you had such knowledge comrade!
Бесполезный дурак
Once the Russkies finish flattening Ukraine, they will go ahead and crater the moon next. Again, with weapons with no “Western equivalent.”
When the Russians start bombing Ukraine at the the rate of a full payload, every 8 mins, 24/7 for 9 years wake me up.
Heaven help the EV owners, LOL.
Haven’t been on FR for a long time.
When did all these Russian Bots show up?
This is a 50 year old heavy mortar that is slow and inaccurate as hell, with the comparative short range inherent in all mortars. Bleh.
The Hindustan Times running a bogus news article and then minimizing the bogus news article to sell other bogus shit on two sides? Some red-dot poonjabber eating popcorn in the corner? LOFL. Entertain me some more...
Ukraine will rebuild.
Russia’s flattening of Ukraine and attempts to freeze the citizenry and bombing and flattening of cities they claimed were really Russian cities that needed to be liberated, reveals Russia’s true nature and intent.
Russia’s barbaric nature is on full display to the whole world. This was never about Russian speaking people in Ukraine. This was a resource and land grab. And if Russia can’t have an area they try to destroy it.
Pure evil!!