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Russian type of self-propelled artillery

Key facts

Type
Self-propelled howitzer
Place of origin
Soviet Union/Russia
In service
1989–present
Used by
See § Operators
Wars
Eritrean–Ethiopian War Second Chechen War Russo-Ukrainian War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War
Designer
Uraltransmash
Manufacturer
Uraltransmash
Produced
1988–present
Number span no built
~1,130 (est. 1988–2019, inc. prototypes)
Mass
42 tonnes (93,000 lb)
Length
7.15 m (23 ft 5 in)
Width
3.38 m (11 ft 1 in)
Height
2.99 m (9 ft 10 in)
Elevation
−4° to +68°
Traverse
360°
Rate of fire
2S19: 6–8 rounds/min, 2S19M2: 10 rounds/min
Maximum firing range
Standard round: 24.7 km (15.3 mi), Base bleed : 29 km (18 mi), RAP : 36 km (22 mi)
Armour
15 mm all-around

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Encyclopedic overview

Video of the inside of a Msta-S during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Msta-S at the 2013 tank biathlon A Russian 2S19 Msta-S that was damaged in 2022 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, on display at the military park of the army museum in Białystok, Poland, in 2023 2S19 Msta-S of the Ukrainian 26th Artillery Brigade

The 2S19 Msta-S is a 152.4 mm self-propelled howitzer designed and manufactured by Uraltransmash in the Soviet Union and later in Russia, which entered service in 1989 as the successor to the 2S3 Akatsiya. The vehicle has the running gear of the T-80, but is powered by the T-72's diesel engine.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “2S19 Msta” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.