2S7 Pion

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2S7 Pion
Type	Self-propelled artillery
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Specifications
Weight	46.5 tons
Length	10.5 m
Width	3.38 m
Height	3.0 m
Crew	7
Armor	10mm max.
Primary armament	203 mm 2A44 gun
Engine	V-46-I V12 turbocharged diesel 840 hp
Suspension	torsion bar
Operational range	650km (on road)
Speed	50 km/h

The 2S7 Pion or Malka is a Soviet self-propelled gun. "2S7" is its GRAU designation.

It was identified for the first time in 1975 in the Soviet army and so was called M-1975 by NATO (the 2S4 Tyulpan also received the M-1975 designation), whereas its official designation is SO-203(2S7). Its design is based on a T-64 chassis carrying an externally mounted 2A44 203 mm gun on the hull rear.

It takes the crew of 7 men 5-6 minutes to come into action and 3-5 minutes to come out of action. It carries 4 203mm projectiles for immediate use while the remainder is carried by another vehicle. The gun has a range of 37,500 m but the range can be extended to 55,500 by using RAP (Rocket Assisted Projectiles). Pion has been the most powerful conventional artillery piece since its introduction and it remains so until today.

It is featured in the RTT strategy game World in Conflict as the "USSR Heavy Artillery".

Contents 1 Operators 1.1 Former Operators 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Operators

Although no figures have been released, it is estimated that well over 1000 have been built. ^[1]

•  Belarus - 48
•  Czechoslovakia - (withdrawn from service in 1990)
•  Georgia - 12 (established from Ukraine in 2005)
•  Poland - 8 (withdrawn from service in 2006)
•  Russia - 800
•  Ukraine - 99

[edit] Former Operators

 Soviet Union - Passed on to successor states.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• globalsecurity.org

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