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The 2S22 Bohdana is a 155 mm NATO-standard caliber, wheeled self-propelled howitzer developed in Ukraine. Its prototype is mounted on the chassis of the Ukrainian six-wheel-drive KrAZ-6322 truck. [ 1 ] [ 6 ] It has an armoured cabin and storage for 20 shells.
Ukraine received 6 additional units from Australia and 4 from Canada, as well as 200,000 155 mm rounds and 72 trucks to transport the guns, enough to supply six battalions. Ukrainian forces said that they needed this weapon as their own artillery does not have the range of Russian systems, while the M777 has a range greater than Russian weapons.
155 mm (6.1 in) is a NATO-standard artillery shell caliber that is used in many field guns, howitzers, and gun-howitzers. It is defined in AOP-29 part 1 with reference to STANAG 4425. Land warfare
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -NATO signed a 1.1 billion euro ($1.2 billion) contract for hundreds of thousands of 155mm artillery rounds on Tuesday, some of which will be supplied to Ukraine after Kyiv ...
The orders - placed under contracts negotiated by the European Defence Agency (EDA) - are for 155mm artillery rounds, one of the most important munitions in the intense war of attrition between ...
155 mm High Explosive shell 155 tkr88 Donated by Finland. [240] SMArt 155 Germany: 155 mm Guided Artillery shell Donated by Germany. [244] Vulcano M712 Copperhead United States [245] [246] M982 Excalibur: Excalibur munitions were donated to the armed forces of Ukraine for use in M777 howitzers and AHS Krab following the 2022 Russian invasion of ...
A Pennsylvania ammunition plant that makes a key artillery shell in Ukraine’s fight against Russia has managed to boost production by 50% to meet surging demand, with more capacity set to come ...
There has been little development of new systems from 122mm or 152mm to 155 mm calibre. Of Ukrainian 155mm weapons built only the 2S22 Bohdana has been produced, with only one unit completed before the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. [12] The ammunition stockpiles that Ukraine inherited from the Soviet Union were the subject of sabotage.