The Russian 2S19 Msta Self-propelled Howitzer - #2 Analysing Army

The knowledge gained from World War II led to the provision of mobile artillery support.

General Zhukov's Soviet army realized the value of artillery in lowering enemy morale and disrupting defensive strong positions after World War II.

Research was done on self-propelled cannons that could move themselves around rather than relying on horses or trucks to transport artillery.

Tanks and tank destroyers, such as the Soviet ISU-152, were among them, as were pieces of mobile long-range artillery.

The Russian 2S19, which entered service in 1989, offered a more sophisticated howitzer improvement after numerous advancements in mobile artillery systems.

The German Pzh2000 and American M109 Paladin are on comparable ground with this Russian SPG.

The 2S19 Msta's primary weapon is a 152mm/L-47 Howitzer that has a fume extractor and a semi-automated loader.

This SPG requires a crew of five people to operate.

To discourage and thwart attempts to harm SPG, a 12.7mm machine gun is also installed on top of it.

With a spectrum of munitions that includes basic armor piercing, HE-FRAG, cluster projectiles, anti-tank, jammer projectiles, and Krasnopol precision-guided shells, the Russian 2S19 Msta can fire up to 24 kilometers.

This Russian SPG, which can fire seven to eight rounds per minute, has been used in the Chechen and Ukrainian wars and has even been seen being used by Russian special forces in Syria.