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The howitzer underwent live fire tests in 2018. [6] Its first public display was in the Kyiv Independence Day Parade on 24 August 2018. [6] Development was nearly halted in 2020 due difficulties obtaining 155 mm shells at the time, legal disputes between the government and manufacturer, temporary cancellation of the program funding, and excessive recoil that would be eventually solved with the ...
[22] Ukraine spends 30,000 rounds of 155 mm in two weeks, an amount fired by the US in a year. [23] Ukraine has also received 36 towed 105 mm calibre L119 light guns, a variant of the L118 light gun, from the UK. [24] Some 36,000 rounds of 105 mm ammunition has been promised to Ukraine by the US. [25]
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.
The plant, managed by General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, is part of a broader effort by the Army to update its industrial base and achieve a goal of making 155mm artillery shells at a ...
The 155 mm (6.1 in) caliber originated in France after the Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871). A French artillery committee met on 2 February 1874 to discuss new models for French fortress and siege artillery, among which there was a weapon in the 14–16 cm (5.5–6.3 in) caliber range (later it became known as the De Bange 155 mm cannon ...
Ukraine – a year of war: ... The amount Ukraine’s allies have spent on military aid. ... it was announced the tanks would be deployed to Ukraine, alongside 30 AS-90 155mm self-propelled guns ...
The Biden administration will send about $125 million in new military aid to Ukraine, U.S. officials said Thursday, ... 155mm and 105mm artillery ammunition, vehicles and other equipment. ...
The SO-152 (Russian: СО-152), usually known by its GRAU designation 2S3 (Russian: 2С3), is a Soviet 152.4 mm self-propelled gun developed in 1968, as a response to the American 155 mm M109 howitzer. Development began in 1967, according to the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union from July 4, 1967. In 1968, the SO-152 ...