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2S3 Akatsiya

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The 2S3 Akatsiya, internally designated SO-152 and named for the acacia flower, is a Soviet 152.4 mm self-propelled gun developed from 1967 by Uraltransmash as a response to the American M109 howitzer, entering service in 1971. Its D-22 howitzer reaches a maximum range of 18.5 kilometers with conventional ammunition or 24 kilometers with rocket-assisted rounds, and the type remains in wide use with Russia, which holds more than 700 in service and about 1,000 in storage, along with Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan and more than ten other nations. 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 gun 1
Introduced Year
1971 2
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Tank / Armored Vehicle 1
FAQs

Why were the first SO-152 prototypes not accepted by army inspectors?

Army inspectors rejected the 1969 vehicles over gas contamination in the fighting compartment during heavy firing; the fix allowed service entry in 1971.

Factory tests of the two Object 303 prototypes, which finished in October 1969, found strong gas contamination of the fighting compartment during intensive gunnery, especially when small charges were used. Because of this, army inspectors did not accept four SO-152s built in the summer of 1969 for ground tests. Once the gas contamination problem was solved, the vehicle entered Soviet Army service in 1971.
Connections

Operated By

Soviet Armed Forces, Armed Forces and Units
Source MilitaryFactory.com: 2S3 Akatsiya (SO-152) / (M1973)
Vietnam People's Army, Armed Forces and Units
Source MilitaryFactory.com: 2S3 Akatsiya (SO-152) / (M1973)

Used In

First Chechen War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: 2S3 Akatsiya
Gulf War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: 2S3 Akatsiya
Iran-Iraq War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: 2S3 Akatsiya
Russo-Ukrainian War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: 2S3 Akatsiya
Second Chechen War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: 2S3 Akatsiya
Soviet-Afghan War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: 2S3 Akatsiya
Syrian Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: 2S3 Akatsiya
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Manufactured By

Uraltransmash

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Source Wikidata: 2S3 Akatsiya
Sources
1. Wikipedia: 2S3 Akatsiya
  • Lead section, first paragraph
    In 1968, the SO-152 was completed and in 1971 entered service.
  • Lead section
    In 1968, the SO-152 was completed and in 1971 entered service.
  • Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.
  • Lead and body text
    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.
  • Infobox: service
    1971-present
  • Lead section
    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.
  • Used In: Soviet-Afghan War, Infobox: wars
    Soviet-Afghan War Iran-Iraq War Gulf War Tajikistani Civil War First Chechen War Second Chechen War South Ossetia War First Libyan Civil War Second Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War War in Donbas 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Russo-Ukrainian War
  • Used In: Iran-Iraq War, Infobox: wars
    Soviet-Afghan War Iran-Iraq War Gulf War Tajikistani Civil War First Chechen War Second Chechen War South Ossetia War First Libyan Civil War Second Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War War in Donbas 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Russo-Ukrainian War
  • Used In: Gulf War, Infobox: wars
    Soviet-Afghan War Iran-Iraq War Gulf War Tajikistani Civil War First Chechen War Second Chechen War South Ossetia War First Libyan Civil War Second Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War War in Donbas 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Russo-Ukrainian War
  • Used In: First Chechen War, Infobox: wars
    Soviet-Afghan War Iran-Iraq War Gulf War Tajikistani Civil War First Chechen War Second Chechen War South Ossetia War First Libyan Civil War Second Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War War in Donbas 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Russo-Ukrainian War
  • Used In: Second Chechen War, Infobox: wars
    Soviet-Afghan War Iran-Iraq War Gulf War Tajikistani Civil War First Chechen War Second Chechen War South Ossetia War First Libyan Civil War Second Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War War in Donbas 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Russo-Ukrainian War
  • Used In: Syrian Civil War, Infobox: wars
    Soviet-Afghan War Iran-Iraq War Gulf War Tajikistani Civil War First Chechen War Second Chechen War South Ossetia War First Libyan Civil War Second Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War War in Donbas 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Russo-Ukrainian War
  • Used In: Russo-Ukrainian War, Infobox: wars
    Soviet-Afghan War Iran-Iraq War Gulf War Tajikistani Civil War First Chechen War Second Chechen War South Ossetia War First Libyan Civil War Second Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War War in Donbas 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Russo-Ukrainian War
  • In Group: Self-Propelled Artillery, Infobox: type
    Self-propelled artillery
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2. Wikidata: 2S3 Akatsiya
Wikidata Q222807, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
MilitaryFactory.com: 2S3 Akatsiya (SO-152) / (M1973)
MilitaryFactory.com
  • Operated By: Soviet Armed Forces, Operators
    [ Azerbaijan; Algeria; Angola; Armenia; Belarus; Bulgaria; Cuba; East Germany; Ethiopia; Georgia; Hungary; Iraq; Kazakhstan; Libya; Russia; Slovakia; Soviet Union; Syria; Turkmenistan; Ukraine; Uzbekistan; Vietnam ]
  • Operated By: Vietnam People's Army, Operators
    [ Azerbaijan; Algeria; Angola; Armenia; Belarus; Bulgaria; Cuba; East Germany; Ethiopia; Georgia; Hungary; Iraq; Kazakhstan; Libya; Russia; Slovakia; Soviet Union; Syria; Turkmenistan; Ukraine; Uzbekistan; Vietnam ]
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