Self-propelled howitzer 2S7M "Malka": combat use according to the results of modernization

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Malka attacks the positions of nationalists near Kharkiv, March 2022. Photo by Telegram / "Militarist"

In the current Special Military Operation, Russian missile troops and artillery are actively using guns of various types. Recently, the media and the Ministry of Defense showed the combat work of high-power self-propelled guns 2S7M "Malka". With the help of such weapons, the fortifications and positions of the enemy are destroyed, as well as support for the advancing troops and other tasks are solved.

Guns in the frame


On March 22, the Zvezda TV channel showed a report on the combat work of the gunners of one of the batteries, armed with high-power systems. The unit belongs to the Western Military District and is now deployed near the Russian-Ukrainian border. From this position, the battery controls a large area of ​​the neighboring state and can attack various enemy targets.



Gun crews work almost around the clock. The battery control platoon regularly receives the coordinates of new targets from reconnaissance, calculates the data for firing and transmits them to the gunners. After that, shooting starts, and then objective control data arrives.


Shot from a different angle. Photo Telegram / "Older than Edda"

Artillerymen note the high efficiency of reconnaissance work and the accuracy of incoming coordinates, which to a certain extent simplify the solution of fire missions. In addition, the material part of the battery was also praised. Self-propelled guns cope with their work without problems and breakdowns.

It is reported that 2S7M guns are used to destroy a wide range of ground targets. These are protected command posts, firing points, artillery and armored vehicles throughout the entire range of permissible ranges. The report demonstrates the process of preparing for a shot and shooting at designated targets.

A few days earlier, video footage from a reconnaissance UAV that monitored the work of 2S7M self-propelled guns got into the public domain. A Ukrainian artillery position with several guns and a small ammunition depot was reportedly found in a forested area near Kharkiv. Data on this target was given to the Malok battery for engagement.

Self-propelled howitzer 2S7M "Malka": combat use according to the results of modernization

Target Barrage: Flash from hitting enemy ammunition. Frame from the video from "Military informant"

A short video shows a bright flash appearing in the forest; the fireball rises above the trees. Then a cloud of smoke rises and grows over the forest. The flash power and the size of the subsequent cloud are too large even for a 203-mm projectile from a special power gun. This means that the calculation of "Malka" managed to hit the ammunition depot with an enemy battery. Accordingly, the enemy's guns and their crews are guaranteed to be destroyed.

high power weapon


The 2S7M Malka self-propelled gun is a modernized version of the older 2S7 Pion product. The improved self-propelled gun differed from the base sample in the design and composition of the power plant and chassis. New means of communication and fire control, a new loading mechanism, etc. were also introduced. Due to all the design improvements, it was possible to increase the combat and operational characteristics, increase the ammunition load and reduce the calculation to six people.


A cloud of smoke over the target. Frame from the video from "Military informant"

At the end of the tenth years, Malka underwent another upgrade. This project, which did not receive a separate designation, proposed replacing the engine and transmission units with domestically produced products. In addition, modern means of communication and fire control devices were introduced. In particular, a full-fledged digital computing center is now being used.

Due to the new means of communication and data transmission, the Malka was included in modern artillery control loops. The upgraded self-propelled gun can operate under the control of mobile artillery command posts or independently. In the latter case, the reception of target designation from all sources, independent data processing and fire are ensured.

In 2019-20 all the necessary tests were completed, after which the serial modernization of existing 2S7M products began. The first batch of updated equipment returned to the unit in April 2020. In the future, the release of new batches was repeatedly reported. In December last year, the last modernized Malki were returned to the customer.


Self-propelled gun 2S7M "Malka" at the dynamic display. Photo by NPK "Uralvagonzavod"

Updated self-propelled guns have already been involved in exercises and demonstrated new capabilities obtained through modern means of communication and control. In particular, they interacted with reconnaissance UAVs. Aircraft worked in the target area and carried out target designation and fire adjustment. At the same time, the data transfer time to the combat vehicle was reduced to a minimum, and new control systems gave a noticeable increase in firing accuracy.

New opportunities


According to the results of a recent modernization, the 2S7M Malka self-propelled gun retained all the main characteristics and parameters, and also received a number of new features. All this gives obvious advantages of a combat and operational nature, which was confirmed in tests and exercises. Now "Malki" show themselves in the course of a real military operation.

During the upgrade, the existing 203-mm 2A44 gun is retained. It can use separate loading shots with a wide range of projectiles for various purposes. The maximum firing range of an active-rocket projectile with a full propellant charge is more than 47 km. The gun is serviced by a separate loading mechanism, which gives a rate of fire of up to 2-2,5 rds / min. As before, the self-propelled gun carries 8 shots, and also has the ability to receive ammunition from the ground or from vehicles.


"Malka" on exercises. Photo by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

The new fire control system simplifies the reception and processing of information with the subsequent generation of data for firing. Other data from various sources is also processed. At the same time, calculations are carried out quickly and with increased accuracy, which increases the efficiency of shooting.

Protection, mobility and other parameters of the self-propelled gun remained at the same level. Both the basic and the upgraded 2S7M Malka are capable of moving along the highway or rough terrain, etc., are protected from bullets and shrapnel, and can also be defended with a machine gun. The routine control equipment has been retained, which monitors the operation and system of all main units, as well as simplifies maintenance and repair.

topical remedy


It is obvious that artillery retains its place on the battlefield and is still capable of solving all the tasks that are set. At the same time, modern devices and technologies can significantly improve the efficiency of its work. To do this, you can use new means of reconnaissance, control and communications, as well as fire control systems directly on artillery systems.


Shooting at the range. Photo by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

The latest upgrade of the 2S7M self-propelled gun is fully consistent with this concept - and demonstrates its correctness. First of all, it solves the problem of age. Even the newest machines of this type recently celebrated their 30th anniversary and managed to develop a significant part of the resource. Now they are being repaired by replacing key units and extending their service life. In addition, the complex of communications and control facilities is being radically updated, which affects the combat performance even while maintaining the existing gun and without developing new shells.

Based on the results of such modernization, the 2S7M Malka self-propelled gun will be able to continue serving for a long time, while maintaining the required level of technical and combat characteristics. Thanks to this, a rather old combat vehicle remains relevant and will retain its place in the troops and in firing positions - in exercises or in real operations.
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  1. +11
    24 March 2022 05: 14
    But it’s interesting, ours were transferred for the operation, to Ukraine, 240-mm self-propelled mortars 2S4 Tyulpan, is there a fact of their use? It seems that they have never been lit up in video materials and photographs from the places of the database.
    1. +2
      24 March 2022 05: 21
      Quote: Sanguinius
      But it’s interesting, ours were transferred for the operation, to Ukraine

      Counter question - why? The firing range of the "Tulip" is small, even with the act.reakt. with a shot of 20 km., And this is full in the teeth of the Ukrainian artillery.
      1. -4
        24 March 2022 05: 33
        Quote: Vladimir_2U
        Counter question - why?

        In my opinion, people asking this question (and I have already seen it several times, in different variations) just learned a new word. And now they put it everywhere where it's not laziness.

        They never read Divov, "The Weapon of Retribution". No, it's a good book.
        1. +6
          24 March 2022 05: 43
          Quote: Repellent
          They never read Divov, "The Weapon of Retribution". No, it's a good book.

          Divov wrote more about himself in it, but the book is good.
          1. +1
            25 March 2022 13: 02
            The book is sad. About the agony of the USSR and its army ...
        2. +1
          24 March 2022 06: 32
          Quote: Repellent
          Quote: Vladimir_2U
          Counter question - why?

          In my opinion, people asking this question (and I have already seen it several times, in different variations) just learned a new word. And now they put it everywhere where it's not laziness.

          They never read Divov, "The Weapon of Retribution". No, it's a good book.

          There he wrote more about his service. Off topic, but he also has a very good book about the metro, "Caution the doors are closing."
          1. +2
            24 March 2022 07: 00
            Did not know. I'll read it for curiosity. And, too, moving away from the topic. Unfortunately, everything is now electronic. Any books from textbooks to classics should be on paper.
            1. 0
              1 May 2022 10: 34
              Literature on paper has long been a luxury.
      2. +17
        24 March 2022 05: 39
        Well, they say the Ukrainians in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions had well-fortified positions, and such mortars could be useful to defeat such targets. Again, I'm just guessing their likely use, which is why I thought I'd ask.
        As for the range, I think, given the fact that such systems as TOS-1A, or the same D-30A, are working there with all their might, this is not a problem.
        1. -22
          24 March 2022 05: 45
          Quote: Sanguinius
          such mortars could be useful for hitting such targets

          Please tell me: what can Tulip do from what Grad cannot, for example? Given that the maximum range of the Grad is (roughly) twice that?

          Yes, Tulip knows how to "shoot nuclear mines", but in Ukraine, fortunately, this is not required.
          1. +26
            24 March 2022 05: 54
            Perhaps to hit and destroy well-fortified concrete targets? In addition, MLRS is a type of weapon for impact on area targets. Perhaps sometimes there are cases in which the use of Grads is not effective. It's like comparing the same D-30A howitzer and Grad, almost exactly the same example.
            1. -28
              24 March 2022 05: 59
              Quote: Sanguinius
              hit and destroy well-fortified concrete targets

              As far as I know, a branch of the Mannerheim Line has not been built anywhere in Ukraine. Yes, it’s understandable, they didn’t really build the “egg fence” either, they plundered it.
              1. +8
                24 March 2022 15: 12
                Dear, on this territory there are a large number of fortifications from the former warehouses of the Soviet army, anti-aircraft missile Poles, and in western Ukraine and the location of nuclear weapons in those days. All these structures are concrete, echeloned. Just as it’s not funny, but it’s a fact, on the old fortifications of Stalin that survived near Kiev, modern ones were built that cannot be taken by hail
                1. -3
                  25 March 2022 01: 08
                  Quote: Andrey VOV
                  Respected

                  The question was asked like this: "why has Tulip not been used so far." Keyword - still.

                  Submit, please is there on the current front line

                  Quote: Andrey VOV
                  fortifications from the former warehouses of the raf of the Soviet army, anti-aircraft missile Poles, and in western Ukraine and the location of nuclear weapons in those days

                  My answer - there is no such. That's why it didn't apply.. Everything is not simple, but very simple.
                  1. +3
                    26 March 2022 15: 51
                    Quote: Repellent
                    My answer is that there are none. That's why it didn't apply.

                    Your answer is incorrect, such fortifications in the layered defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donbass are not just many, many. And not only Soviet-built. They have three-level concrete bunkers in their defense nodes, which are neither D-30, nor Gradom, nor 152 mm. do not take artillery. Things started to go when "Malki" appeared on the theater of operations, from which, even with an indirect hit, the ground shakes so much that you can't sit in the bunkers for a long time. And the Sumerians began to leave their positions.
                    As for the Soviet bunkers and army underground warehouses ... they managed to hide entire tank battalions there.
                    So with such targeted work on highly protected targets, the "Tulip" would also find a place and a thing, but they really are not heard of.
                    About the range.
                    Its range is approximately the same as that of the D-30, so if you use it after the suppression of the main artillery forces, when those very multi-level bunkers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are smoked and opened up, then everything could work out fine.
                    But with this task and "Malki" cope well.
                    And once again, the answer to yours:
                    Quote: Repellent
                    Please tell me if there are any on the current front line

                    Yes, there are, and a lot, and they still remain to this day, because the defense line in the Donbass of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was strengthened very seriously, for more than 7 years. In anticipation of the frontal offensive of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
                    And these lines of defense are broken into with great difficulty and considerable losses, especially in the first days of the operation. Now things have gone more fun "golden key" picked up.
                    Our (DPR) artillerymen told me about the complexity of the assault on these fortified areas ... and the fighters of the assault units.
              2. +2
                24 March 2022 17: 29
                The leadership of the Armed Forces, no doubt, knows better where and how to use the available opportunities, but, "Kyiv fortified area." At one time, the most powerful defensive structure of the USSR.
              3. -2
                25 March 2022 00: 43
                Quote: Repellent
                As far as I know, a branch of the Mannerheim line was not built anywhere in Ukraine

                25 inadequacies who put minuses think otherwise laughing

                It would be funny to see the rationale for this (very vulnerable) position wink
          2. +16
            24 March 2022 06: 33
            Quote: Repellent
            what can a Tulip do that a Grad cannot, for example?

            Very funny.
            Grad -120 mm, peony -240 mm.
            The weight of explosives in the projectile is an order of magnitude greater.
            1. -25
              24 March 2022 06: 37
              Quote: Jacket in stock
              The weight of explosives in the projectile is an order of magnitude more

              Jacket, what troops did you serve in? How does Grad work, have you seen it at least once in your life?

              For everything that is not the "Mannerheim line", the Grad is enough. in abundance Yes
              1. +7
                24 March 2022 11: 41
                Quote: Repellent
                How does Grad work, have you seen it at least once in your life?

                I saw that I had an internship at the training ground as a student. Not impressive. Tornado and Hurricane are much more epic, I remember when Tornado fired, as much as "the dome of the sky swayed" in the literal sense.
                Then they walked around the training ground, documenting the results.
                And in terms of mass, so sraanite, the weight of the mine from Tulip (of course not Peony, then I messed up) is 130 kg. Warhead Grad weight 19 kg. Just in order.
                The weight of explosives in Grad is 6,4 kg, in Tulip 32 kg.
                1. -16
                  24 March 2022 11: 48
                  Quote: Jacket in stock
                  I saw that I had an internship at the training ground as a student. Not impressive

                  Hmm ... one feels a subtle nature, not disfigured by serving the Motherland laughing

                  Quote: Jacket in stock
                  Just an order of magnitude.
                  Weight of explosives in Grad 6,4 kg, in Tulip 32 kg

                  An order of magnitude is 10 times, just in case. What kind of student are you? request

                  Okay, I got it. To see.
                  1. +6
                    24 March 2022 11: 50
                    Quote: Repellent
                    An order of magnitude is 10 times, just in case

                    An order of magnitude is a single-digit number or a two-digit number.
                    No matter how funny, but 10 from 9 also differs by an order of magnitude.
                    Arithmetic, motherfucker.
                    1. -5
                      24 March 2022 11: 52
                      Quote: Jacket in stock
                      An order of magnitude is a single-digit number or a two-digit number.
                      How funny, but 10 from 9 also differs by an order of magnitude

                      At least three of those who commented on your verses (including me) disagree with you:

                      Quote: Alex K_2
                      "An order of magnitude" is 10 times in decimal notation

                      For example. For some reason I think so too.
                      1. 0
                        24 March 2022 12: 10
                        Quote: Repellent
                        for some reason I think so too.

                        Well, let's think a little differently.
                        6 kg = 6x10 to the 3rd power. Those. order 3.
                        30 kg = 3x10 to the 4th power, i.e. order 4.
                        Arithmetic, 5th grade of high school.
                      2. +8
                        24 March 2022 15: 20
                        Konstantin, you, of course, have a “jacket” in reserve, which kakbe hints at higher education, but you have forgotten the arithmetic of the 5th grade because of the prescription of times. What does 30 and 6 kg have to do with it?
                        If you took 6 kg and 60 kg, then everything would be correct. Or 10² and 10³. But you interfere in a bunch of "desks and chairs."
                        An order of magnitude is 10 times. pt. You will have to live with this. And, yes, I'm not going to argue with you.

                        And after, so, for reflection:
                        Quote: Jacket in stock
                        6 kg = 6x10 to the 3rd power. Those. order 3.

                        6 kg \u0,6d 10 × 4 to the XNUMXth power. Since you are playing with multipliers so freely, develop the idea further.
                      3. -1
                        24 March 2022 15: 59
                        Quote: Martyn
                        6 kg \u0,6d 10 × 4 to the XNUMXth power. Since you are playing with multipliers so freely, develop the idea further.

                        No, not like that.
                        6 kg = 6000 gr, i.e. 6x10 to the 3rd power, and nothing else.
                      4. +1
                        24 March 2022 16: 18
                        Quote: Jacket in stock
                        and nothing else.
                        From what? I would of course use the 6x10³ option. But I have met the variant with 0,6 more than once in the literature, including technical and scientific ones.
                        Bringing to a single factor ×10³ can be convenient for comparisons of several different values.
                        For example, the
                        0,6×10³
                        6,0×10³
                        265×10³
                  2. +5
                    24 March 2022 12: 14
                    Well, that's just how it is .... The mortar has a hinged trajectory. Mina falls almost vertically. Hence the very large possibilities of defeating anything. Everyone has their own tasks. Even the military must understand this.
                    1. -7
                      24 March 2022 12: 19
                      Quote: mmaxx
                      Even the military must understand this

                      It's about Tulip. This is not a 120mm sled, a 240 mm fool am

                      The question was - why is it not applied. It is he, not mortars at all. And how a mortar mine flies, "even the military" fully understand am

                      Quote: mmaxx
                      so it's more...

                      Leave it to yourself, it will come in handy in life.
                      1. 0
                        24 March 2022 15: 31
                        I still don’t understand ... Did we mention 120 mm somewhere?
                      2. -3
                        24 March 2022 18: 44
                        Quote: mmaxx
                        I still don’t understand ... Did we mention 120 mm somewhere?

                        Well, I don’t understand, so try it ... Tulip is not quite an ordinary mortar. Sani is normal. Feel the difference as they say Yes

                        PS: If you didn’t serve, you won’t understand.
                      3. 0
                        25 March 2022 03: 41
                        Clear. The presence of a fold from the cap is felt.
                  3. +1
                    24 March 2022 15: 13
                    Where did he serve? And goodbye in Russian, you are on the Russian site
                    1. -2
                      24 March 2022 18: 41
                      Quote: Andrey VOV
                      Where did he serve?

                      Be careful with the letter "you", please.. 19612.

                      Quote: Andrey VOV
                      And goodbye in Russian, you are on the Russian site

                      I shouldn’t try to shut my mouth ... get tired, I don’t recommend Yes
                      1. +1
                        24 March 2022 19: 02
                        And by my age, you can be on you, this time, but you will threaten yourself in the mirror, do you have any questions? No questions.
                      2. 0
                        24 March 2022 19: 56
                        Quote: Andrey VOV
                        And by my age you can

                        Good, let's go. How old are you, old man? I'm nadys 60 knocked belay

                        And yes, I didn’t threaten you - I just warned you against rash steps. I tried, so to speak)))
              2. 0
                24 March 2022 17: 32
                I saw it. For open positions, yes. Zero for defensive structures. Krylov.
            2. +3
              24 March 2022 09: 43
              "An order of magnitude" is 10 times in decimal notation.
          3. +6
            24 March 2022 07: 00
            Quote: Repellent
            Please tell me: what can Tulip do from what Grad cannot, for example?

            Welcome.
            "Tulip" can lay mines along a steep hinged trajectory. Very heavy mines. In an urban environment, this is a very valuable skill.
            But the troops need to protect the civilian population.
          4. +22
            24 March 2022 07: 04

            immediately comes an understanding why "Malka" was called "Peony" as a girl
            1. +9
              24 March 2022 08: 43
              Vladimir, and you are a romantic! wink + To you!
        2. -2
          24 March 2022 05: 56
          Quote: Sanguinius
          Well, they say the Ukrainians in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions had well-fortified positions, and such mortars could be useful to defeat such targets. Again, I'm just guessing their likely use, which is why I thought I'd ask.
          As for the range, I think, given the fact that such systems as TOS-1A, or the same D-30A, are working there with all their might, this is not a problem.
          I think the "Malki" and MLRS cope with positions and counter-battery combat from safe distances. And the D-30s work in conditions of already suppressed enemy artillery. TOS is generally an assault armored system, moreover, highly mobile. Well, and noticeably less efficiency in use, because the Tulips were not modernized like the Malki, it seems, and the supply.
          No, Tulips are redundant, more vulnerable and less operational, kmk.
          1. +4
            24 March 2022 06: 00
            You are probably right, I was just wondering.
            As for modernization ... there was infa that they generally suspended their operation in the troops and removed them to storage bases for some time, and then after that it was decided to return them to units after a major overhaul.
            1. +1
              24 March 2022 06: 02
              Quote: Sanguinius
              and then after that it was decided to return them to the units after the overhaul.
              There was enough modern technology abandoned on the march, and what can we say about the restored one. hi
              1. +1
                24 March 2022 06: 06
                I agree! hi
                Hope our guys are ok.
      3. 0
        24 March 2022 11: 40
        For urban combat. The most important thing is to fold houses with a guided mine with a steep trajectory.
        1. +2
          24 March 2022 12: 01
          Quote: CTABEP
          The most important thing is to fold houses with a guided mine with a steep trajectory.
          Those. the declared maximum saving of the lives of the civilian population on the side? Not even counting the fact that for Tulip, guided munitions are a little fresher than the mortar itself.
      4. -2
        24 March 2022 11: 51
        For Mariupol ... just right.
        1. +2
          24 March 2022 12: 05
          Quote: Zaurbek
          For Mariupol ... just right.

          Well, if the peaceful is not at all a pity, then yes.
          Or expired PSUs (it is unlikely that something fresh was released for 40 pieces in the ranks) to be disposed of, which can be dangerous for calculations.
          1. +2
            24 March 2022 12: 08
            Do you think they sprinkle them with daisies without mortars? The mine falls vertically .... and the caliber (and explosives in the mine) allows you to hit all types of fortifications. And there everything is buried and concreted. And in any weather, unlike aviation
            1. +2
              24 March 2022 12: 11
              Quote: Zaurbek
              Do you think they sprinkle them with daisies without mortars?

              Well, write that on the plant. Although thermobars will be no worse.
              1. +5
                24 March 2022 12: 25
                A thermobar is not a replacement for a projectile or a mine ..... Concrete must first be "opened" and then ODAB should be applied so that the aerosol spreads well. A thermobar is not a panacea ... in the highlands, for example, they lose a lot of power ... with the wind too
                1. +1
                  24 March 2022 13: 05
                  Quote: Zaurbek
                  Concrete must first be "opened" and then ODAB applied, so that the aerosol spreads well.

                  I don’t think that there are hermetic fortified rooms in the factory building. But you can also finish off an enemy left without artillery with "Tulips"
                  1. +2
                    24 March 2022 16: 30
                    I don’t think that there are hermetic fortified rooms in the factory building.

                    you are in vain. The presence of several bomb shelters under such a large plant as Azovstal was directly included in the project during construction in Soviet times.
                    1. 0
                      24 March 2022 16: 36
                      Quote: nespich
                      The presence of several bomb shelters under such a large plant as Azovstal

                      And what is the use of these shelters if they are littered with structures? Even if the heads of emergency exits have been preserved. In addition, I doubt the safety of hermetic doors.
                  2. +1
                    24 March 2022 17: 42
                    Vladimir, there is, at all large enterprises built in the USSR, this was the case. I myself worked at such an enterprise and participated in the preparation of such a shelter-shelter for operation. Sincerely, Krylov.
                    1. 0
                      25 March 2022 04: 00
                      Quote: Vasily Krylov
                      Vladimir, there is, at all large enterprises built in the USSR

                      I don’t deny this, you know, I wash it in such working clothes, I dry it (as a large change house is used.) It’s just that civilian shelters have, at best, manholes with caps as emergency exits, and often there are none. And even if they are not pierced by a thermal bar or medium-caliber artillery, but filled up, then everything is either to die in them, or wait until they dig them up.
    2. KCA
      0
      24 March 2022 06: 59
      Maybe logistics? Self-propelled is leaving the firing position, I doubt that Malka or Pion are capable of making a march without a railway or a tractor
    3. 0
      24 March 2022 09: 52
      It’s more interesting whether the “Coalition” was involved in the database, all the same, the exercises are good, but the real combat use is a completely different matter .. The same questions about the TOSOchka, the Terminator and other military-industrial complex innovations .. So far, nothing like this has flashed in the reports ..
      1. 0
        25 March 2022 07: 46
        hi
        I saw the coalition in a video at the beginning of the operation, along with very interesting MTLBU-based vehicles and a tented radar, most likely. Very interesting myself.
    4. 0
      24 March 2022 18: 49
      But sappers lit up, destroying unexploded 4 or 5 mines
    5. 0
      3 June 2022 22: 35
      Full. In Mariupol and somewhere else nearby. Cossack artillery division.
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  3. +5
    24 March 2022 06: 47
    The best part of the article is the photo. You understand that this is a deadly thing. But what a beautiful boom. Powerful!
    And also, of course, I would like to add the firing range of the installation. At the level of advanced artillery systems. Like the same Coalition-SV. But these are emotions. You understand with your mind that with such a caliber, no chassis can withstand the recoil of a shot. Or it will already be a stationary installation of a monstrous size and weight. Yes, and the height of the barrel will already be like that of battleships. What will have to be done with numbered shells with a consistently increasing caliber.
    But you want winked
  4. +2
    24 March 2022 06: 53
    Yes, a solid "lady" with a long arm and a powerful fist.
  5. +1
    24 March 2022 07: 02
    Quote: Vladimir_2U

    Counter question - why?

    That is, you want to say that the unit was sent, but they forgot to give the combat mission? Well... it happens
  6. +1
    24 March 2022 08: 43
    Quote: Jacket in stock
    The weight of explosives in the projectile is an order of magnitude greater.

    Do you mean 10 times? belay In my opinion, you are not in stock, but a loser from the USE generation
    1. 0
      24 March 2022 11: 39
      Well, if you think with a tightness. Grad 9M522 VV 4,5 kg.
      Tulip 3VF2 BB 47 kg. It works out in order. Although very far-fetched
  7. +1
    24 March 2022 08: 44
    So "Malka" came in handy, created in the USSR!
  8. +1
    24 March 2022 11: 44
    Quote: Repellent
    As far as I know, a branch of the Mannerheim Line has not been built anywhere in Ukraine.

    You don't know well.
    Even here on VO they wrote about Soviet positions near the Donetsk airport and the settlement. Sands. Yes, near Kyiv, now the battles are going along the line of the Soviet fortified area. There is no less concrete than on the Mannarheim line
  9. 0
    24 March 2022 11: 54
    When the barrels are used up, you can put something new (original) to shoot further .... and you can create a fashionable projectile in 203mm caliber with a ramjet. The diameter will allow you to leave a powerful warhead and increase the range. And, of course, satellite guidance
    1. 0
      24 March 2022 12: 15
      Quote: Zaurbek
      and a projectile can be created in a fashionable 203mm caliber with a ramjet

      Yeah, Tornado U is called
      1. +1
        24 March 2022 12: 22
        U - something disappears from the MLRS .... and the Grad and Tornado are progressing. And corr ammunition is needed there, while they were voiced in 300mm.
  10. +3
    24 March 2022 12: 51
    In the late 1970s, on the basis of the 2A44 gun, a project was developed for a shipborne artillery mount under the code "Pion-M". The theoretical mass of an artillery mount without ammunition was 65-70 tons. The ammunition load was to be 75 rounds, and the rate of fire was up to 1,5 rounds per minute. The Pion-M artillery mount was supposed to be installed on Project 956 ships of the Sovremenny type. However, due to the fundamental disagreement of the leadership of the Navy with the use of a large caliber, they did not move beyond the project of work on the Pion-M artillery mount.
  11. +1
    24 March 2022 13: 52
    In the title - a howitzer, in the text - a cannon, and these are by no means synonymous, the difference is in relation to the length of the barrel to the caliber. Our journalists often use the term "howitzer" incorrectly, apparently not understanding the meaning. Beautiful word!
    1. 0
      24 March 2022 17: 57
      You, forgive them for this discrepancy, what to take from them, piZhNaki.
  12. 0
    24 March 2022 16: 50
    Quote: Vladimir_2U
    Quote: nespich
    The presence of several bomb shelters under such a large plant as Azovstal

    And what is the use of these shelters if they are littered with structures? Even if the heads of emergency exits have been preserved. In addition, I doubt the safety of hermetic doors.

    no need to doubt! These bomb shelters were designed and built by no fools at all ...
  13. 0
    24 March 2022 18: 36
    Gunners, Stalin gave the order!
    Artillerymen, calling the Motherland of us!
    And hundreds of thousands of batteries
    For the tears of our mothers,
    For our Motherland - fire! The fire!
    ... Self-propelled guns cope with their work without problems and breakdowns.
    It is reported that 2S7M guns are used to destroy a wide range of ground targets. These are protected command posts, firing points, artillery and armored vehicles in the entire range of permissible ranges. The report demonstrates the process of preparing for a shot and shooting at designated targets ... good drinks angry
  14. 0
    24 March 2022 20: 40
    I wonder what shot, before replacing the barrel?
  15. 0
    24 March 2022 22: 28
    As an amateur, I see that the malka seems to have the gun barrel different from the peony. So the power plant and peripherals were not enough.
  16. 0
    24 March 2022 23: 36


    In the current Special Military Operation, Russian missile troops and artillery are actively using guns of various types. Recently, the media and the Ministry of Defense showed the combat work of high-power self-propelled guns 2S7M "Malka". With the help of such weapons, the fortifications and positions of the enemy are destroyed, as well as support for the advancing troops and other tasks are solved.
    On the video plot, we see that one installation is firing, a little to the side we see three more "Malki" that do not shoot. Weird... . sad
  17. 0
    25 March 2022 08: 54
    Bring the "Capacitor" with the "Transformer" ..
  18. +2
    25 March 2022 14: 00
    I served urgently on the "Peonies". 228th ArBR BM, Shuya, Ivanovo Region.
  19. 0
    April 2 2022 11: 36
    This gun is designed, among other things, for firing tactical nuclear charges. Well, the use of conventional shells is so, to maintain the qualifications of gunners. In the arsenal of tactical nuclear weapons, a significant share was occupied (I'm talking about the Soviet years, now I don't know) shells for this gun.
  20. -2
    10 May 2022 09: 53
    Why are they showing a manipulated cover photo?
  21. 0
    13 May 2022 22: 00
    Now war is a concept! And here it is - the system! You can add a lot to the system! But the main thing here is to enter correctly! Harmoniously!

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