With accurate counter-battery fire. Ukrainian soldiers destroy modernized Russian Msta-SM2 howitzer (video)
The Ukrainian Armed Forces neutralized a modernized version of the Msta-SM2 self-propelled artillery system, namely 2S19M2.
Reportedly, the 152-mm howitzer was destroyed by accurate counter-battery fire from Ukrainian defenders in the Donetsk area.
#Ukraine: A Russian 2S19M2 Msta-SM2 152mm self-propelled howitzer was destroyed with precision counter-battery fire in the vicinity of the city of #Donetsk.
The 2S19M2 is a modernized version of the 2S19 with new automatic fire control and navigation systems. pic.twitter.com/8K5bJEuMRx
– 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) September 12, 2023
What is known about the target
The 2S19 is a Soviet-made howitzer that was commissioned in 1989. In 2012, Russia began mass production of an upgraded version called 2C19M2. The Russian army received the first batch of these artillery systems in 2013, consisting of 35 pieces of equipment.
The improved artillery unit is equipped with a 152-mm 2A64M2 gun, which has an increased rate of fire and improved accuracy.
In order to reduce visibility, the howitzer received a “Cape” camouflage kit. The same camouflage can also be seen on the modernized T-90M Proryv tanks.
