According to information received from the press service of the Central Military District, 12 of the newest 203-mm SAU 2S7SM Malka, commissioned by the state defense order, entered service in an artillery unit stationed in the Kemerovo Region. Distinctive features of this latest artillery installation is the rate of fire up to three rounds per minute and the ability to hit targets at a distance of fifty kilometers. The main purpose - the destruction of the CP, troops in the areas of concentration and counter-battery struggle, but it is worth bearing in mind that the phenomenally high range of this ACS and the creation of various special ammunition can open up new unexpected prospects for its use.
Kemerovo artillerymen recently underwent retraining to control this equipment, which made it possible to actively use new self-propelled guns in the July field camp of artillery units of the Central Military District, which took place at the Yurginsky training ground. It is worth noting that this is not the first part, which received new self-propelled guns. So, back in April, the artillerymen of the Eastern Military District practiced striking targets of a conditional enemy at a distance of up to 30 kilometers. At the same time, the fire of the SAU was corrected with the help of the Orlan-10 UAV, thanks to which all training objectives were destroyed. Sharing such complex equipment does not seem to be accidental, because, according to the materials of RIA Novosti, the command of the RF Armed Forces places great hopes on high-powered artillery.
Although, according to the existing cliché, heavy artillery is a thing of the past, giving way to tactical missiles, it is believed that the Russian Malki has some good prospects. It is able to throw an active-rocket projectile ZVOF35 to a distance of 47.5 kilometers, which determines its effectiveness, comparable to the effectiveness of the SBS. At the same time, it can send up to 5 "gifts" weighing 110 kilograms in 5 minutes, each of which is able to drive into the ground a stronghold of a motorized infantry battalion of NATO troops. Other advantages of the new ACS include good mobility - it has an 840-horsepower diesel engine, which allows it to develop up to 50 kilometers per hour along the highway, its resource is up to 10,000 kilometers.
According to Viktor Murakhovsky, editor-in-chief of the Arsenal of Fatherland magazine: “Certainly, such systems have a future. Their combat potential will be developed through the use of adjustable ammunition, and not only with a laser guidance system. Thanks to the aerodynamically controlled fuse, the circular the probable deflection of the projectile is up to 5-7 meters. In addition, cluster guns with homing elements are used in such weapons. Work is underway to improve the aerodynamics of the projectiles, some Some types of ammunition are equipped with bottom gas generators, increasing the range by 20-30%. "
