Krasnopol (Weapon)
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The Krasnopol is a 152/155 mm cannon-launched, fin-stabilized, semi-automatic laser-guided, explosive projectile intended to engage hard point targets such as tanks, SP howitzers or other high-value targets.
The Krasnopol complex is intended to hit small ground targets with a shot done from artillery systems of 152mm caliber (D20, 2S3M (Akatsia), 2S19 (Msta-S), 2A65 (Msta-B) or from artillery systems of 155mm caliber (M109 A2/A6 (USA), G5, G6 (Republic of South Africa), FH77B (Sweden), TRF1 (France) and others) while designating targets with the aid of a beam of the laser designator/rangefinder.
As distinction from conventional standard artillery projectiles which engage area targets, the Krasnopol ensures destruction of individual targets from the covered fire positions by the first shot without fire adjustment.
