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2S43 Malva

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The 2S43 Malva, named for a flower in Russian, is a 152 mm Russian self-propelled gun on an 8x8 wheeled chassis, designed by the TsNII Burevestnik institute in Nizhny Novgorod and built by Uraltransmash. It weighs 32 tonnes, carries a crew of five, and mounts a 2A64 cannon reaching 24.5 kilometers with conventional ammunition or more than 50 kilometers with the ZOF95 Krasnopol-M2 guided round; it entered service with the Russian Ground Forces and National Guard in 2023. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
152mm 1
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Self-propelled howitzer 2
Introduced Year
2023 2
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Howitzer / Artillery 2
FAQs

Why does the 2S43 Malva use wheels instead of tracks?

A wheeled chassis gives more mobility and less mass at lower cost without reducing combat ability.

The main innovation of the 2S43 Malva project is an all-wheel-drive chassis with eight wheels. According to the source, this increases mobility and lowers mass while leaving combat ability unchanged, and wheeled chassis are also less expensive to operate and produce than tracked ones.
Connections

Operated By

Russian Armed Forces, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: 2S43 Malva

Used In

Russo-Ukrainian War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: 2S43 Malva
In the Other Atlases

Manufactured By

Uralvagonzavod

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Source Wikidata: 2S43 Malva
Sources
1. Wikipedia: 2S43 Malva
  • Infobox: service
    2023-present
  • Infobox: primary_armament
    152 mm 2A64 or 2A88
  • Used In: Russo-Ukrainian War, Section: Deployment in Ukraine
    On June 2, 2024, an aerial image of the 2S43 surfaced showing the vehicle's deployment to a firing position in the Kharkiv region in Ukraine as part of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. While the image is confirmed to be a 2S43, there is very little information available regarding how many are on the front or their uses.
  • Operated By: Russian Armed Forces, Infobox: used_by
    Russian Federation
  • In Group: Self-Propelled Artillery, Infobox: type
    Self-propelled howitzer
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2. Wikipedia: 2S43 Malva
  • Infobox, type
    Self-propelled howitzer
  • Infobox: service
    2023-present
View the Source
Wikidata: 2S43 Malva
Wikidata Q110371817, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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