2S19 Msta
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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.
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