Russia - MLRS -BM-30 / Tornado-G / TOS-1

Source: Military Update

Russian MLRS in action BM-30 Smerch 9K58 300mm/ Tornado-G 122mm/ TOS-1 Buration

BM30-30 Smerch 9K58

Weapon: 12 x 300mm calibre rockets with 243 kg warheads

Purpose: defeat personnel, armoured, and soft targets in concentration areas, artillery batteries, command posts and ammunition depots.

Range: 90 km

Salvo Time: 38 secs Reload Time: 20 mins

Tornado-G 122mm

Weapon: 15 x 300mm calibre rockets with 243 kg warheads

Purpose: defeat personnel, armoured, and soft targets in concentration areas, artillery batteries, command posts and ammunition depots.

Range 70 km

Salvo Time: 20 secs Reload Time: 8 mins

TOS-1 Buratino

Weapon: 30 x thermobaric warheads 

Purpose: Engage military personnel, equipment, and buildings, including fortified constructions. 

Range: 3.5 km (TOS1) / 6.0 km (TOS1A)

Salvo time: 15 secs         Reload Time: 

Russia - Artillery Firepower

 

Source: WarLeaks - Military Blog

UK - FH70

 Source:  Matsimus

The FH70 was a towed 155mm calibre howitzer designed for the 1970s. It is also capable of being fitted with a VW engine and can also operate as a self-propelled gun over short distances. Now phased out with the UK in continues in use around the world. In 1963, NATO agreed a NATO Basic Military Requirement 39 for close support artillery, either towed or tracked. Subsequently, Germany and UK started discussions and design studies and in 1968 established agreed operational characteristics for a towed 155 mm close support gun. Italy became a party to the agreement in 1970.

Key requirements were: - a detachable auxiliary power unit (APU) - an unassisted range of 24 km and 30 km assisted - a burst capability of 3 rounds in 15–20 seconds, 6 rounds per minute for a short period and 2 rounds per minute sustained

-be able to fire all 155 mm munitions in NATO service, plus a new range of ammunition.

The two national authorities had overall responsibility for R&D, and Vickers Ltd was the co-ordinating design authority. They were also the design authority for the carriage and Rheinmetall GmbH was the authority for the elevating mass, including the sights, and for the APU. There was a further breakdown at a more detailed level and production worksharing. The UK Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment (RARDE) was responsible for designing the HE projectile and the charge system. Germany was responsible for Smoke, Illuminating, Minelet and extended range HE, although development of the last two was not completed in the program. The intention was for FH70 to replace the M114 155 mm howitzer and equip general support battalions in German divisional artillery regiments and to equip three (two Territorial Army (TA) British general support medium regiments replacing the 5.5-inch gun. In the event, it actually equipped UK regular regiments in direct support of infantry brigades until after the end of the Cold War, and only replaced the L118 light gun in two TA regiments, 100th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery and 101st (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers) from 1992 to 1999.

UK - L118 Light Gun

  

Source: Matsimus

The L118 Light Gun is a 105 mm towed howitzer. It was originally produced for the British Army in the 1970s and has been widely exported since, including to the United States, where a modified version is known as the "M119 howitzer". The versatile 105mm light gun is used by the parachute and commando field artillery regiments of the British Army. The light gun can be towed by a medium-weight vehicle or carried around the battlefield underslung by a Chinook helicopter. Royal Artillery L118 light guns are fitted with an automatic pointing system (APS), which enables the gun to be unlimbered and in action in 30 seconds. APS is based on an inertial navigation system, operated via a touch screen, it replaces the traditional dial sight. The light gun entered service with the British Army in 1976. The new weapon was heavier than its predecessor, but new and more capable helicopters such as the Puma and Westland Sea King, which could carry the new weapon, were entering service at the same time. A new vehicle, the Land Rover 101 Forward Control ("Land Rover, one-ton"), was designed as the prime mover in the field for the light gun (and the Rapier air-defence missile launcher). Since the end of the 1990s, the British Army has used Pinzgauer ATVs as their gun tractors. In Arctic service, and elsewhere, the gun is towed by the Hägglunds Bv 206 and is fitted with skis when over snow. In 1982, the light gun saw use in the Falklands War. Five batteries (30 guns) were deployed to the Falkland Islands. During the final phases of the battles around Port Stanley, these guns were firing up to 400 rounds per gun a day, mostly at "charge super", the most powerful propellant charge for which they were designed. They were a significant factor in the British victory. Since then, British forces have used the light gun in combat in the Balkans, Sierra Leone, Iraq and Afghanistan.

Serbia - M77 OganJ Exercise Usad 2020

 Serbian M77 OGANJ multi launch rockets systems firng on the Joint Tactical Warhead Exercise "Usad 2020" at the Peshter Temporary Range.

   

Source: Kerim UYKUN

Russia - A 222 Bereg 130 mm SP Coastal Artillery Gun

Russian A 222 Bereg 130 mm Self-propelled Coastal Artillery Gun 

 Source: Defense Daily

The A-222 Bereg is a Russian 130 mm self-propelled coastal artillery gun, which was developed in the 1980s. The Bereg artillery system consists of one command and control vehicle (CPU), a combat support vehicle (MOBD) and up to six weapon systems (SAU). All of them are mounted on 8×8 wheeled all-terrain vehicles providing excellent mobility. The AK-130 gun is mounted on a wheeled MAZ-543 8×8 vehicle and was designed to engage surface ships and fast attack boats as well as ground targets. It is capable of engaging targets within 1–2 minutes and can fire up to 12 shots per minute.

Russia - BAL-E Coastal Missile System

 Source: Armies Power

The 3K60 Bal is a modern coastal defense system of Russian origin. It was developed in the 1990's. The Bal uses the Kh-35 Uran (3M24) subsonic anti-ship missile, which has a roughly similar performance as the American RGM-84 Harpoon and French MM-40 Exocet.

Russia - 2S7 / 2S5 / 2S4

Russian Artillery Action During Heavy Live Fire: 2S7 Pion, 2S5 Giatsint-S & 2S4 Tyulpan

 Source: WarLeaks - Military Blog

Russian Artillery systems shown in this video are the 2S7 Pion, 2S5 Giatsint-S & 2S4 Tyulpan. The 2S7 Pion ("peony") or Malka is a Soviet self-propelled 203mm heavy artillery. "2S7" is its GRAU designation. It takes the crew of seven men 5–6 minutes to come into action and 3–5 minutes to come out of action. It carries four 203 mm projectiles for immediate use. It is capable of firing nuclear ammunition. The gun has a range of 37,500 m, but this can be extended to 55,500 m by using RAPs (Rocket Assisted Projectiles). The Pion has been the most powerful conventional artillery piece since entering service in 1983. One interesting feature of the Pion is the firing alarm. Because the blast of the weapon firing is so powerful—it can physically incapacitate an unprepared soldier or crew member near it from concussive force—the Pion is equipped with an audible firing alarm that emits a series of short warning tones for approximately five seconds prior to the charge being fired. The 2S7 carries a crew of fourteen; seven are carried by the Pion and seven are with an auxiliary vehicle. The system carries four rounds of ammunition; four more rounds are carried by the support vehicle. Due to the long range, the crew can fire one or two rounds and leave position before the first round hits the enemy position over 40 km away. This makes the 2S7 less susceptible to counter-battery fire, from an enemy with a counter-battery radar such as ARTHUR. The 2S5 Giatsint-S (Russian: 2С5 «Гиацинт-С»; English: hyacinth) is a Soviet/Russian 152 mm self-propelled gun. "2S5" is its GRAU designation. It is NBC protected. The 2S5 is capable of engaging targets at longer ranges and at a higher rate of fire than the more widely produced 2S3 Akatsiya 152 mm self-propelled gun, and is capable of firing nuclear projectiles. 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-80 chassis carrying an externally mounted 2A44 203 mm gun on the hull rear. Production of the 2S5 Giatsint-S started in 1976 along with the towed version the 2A36 Giatsint-B. It uses a chassis modified from the SA-4 Krug surface-to-air missile system with good cross-country mobility, and can carry 30 152 mm rounds with a range of 28 kilometers, or 33-40 kilometers for rocket-assisted projectiles. In addition to high explosives, the gun can also fire HEAT, cluster, smoke and nuclear projectiles. Deploying to fire the gun takes 3 minutes, and it can sustain a rate of fire of 5 to 6 rounds per minute. Most of the crew, with the exception of the gunner, deploys outside of the vehicle while firing. It is usually accompanied by an ammunition carrier with an additional 30 rounds of ammunition. The 2S5 was introduced into service in 1978, replacing the 130mm M46 field gun battalions in Soviet artillery brigades at the Army and Front level, and has also been known as the M1981 by the United States. Production ceased in 1991. The 2S4 Tyulpan (often spelled Tulpan, Russian: 2С4 «Тюльпан»; English: tulip) is a Soviet 240 mm self-propelled heavy mortar. "2S4" is its GRAU designation. The Tyulpan is the largest mortar system in use today. Credits: Russian Ministry of Defense

British Military Power | Let The Lion Roar | 2020

India - Pinaka II

 Source: Defence Squad

Pinaka II, also called Guided Pinaka, is being developed by Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE), Pune; Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad; and Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad. The Mark II version is equipped with a navigation, guidance, control kit and has considerably enhanced the range and accuracy of the missile. The accuracy of the missile is estimated to be between 60m-80m at all ranges.

It was successfully tested at the Chandipur Test Range in January 2013, and on 20 December 2013. On 20–23 May 2016, four rounds of the Pinaka Mk-II were successfully fired from the test range of Proof and Experimental Establishment (PXE) at Chandipur-on-sea for testing a new guidance system. On 12 January 2017 and 24 January 2017, two successful tests was conducted with range of 65 km and 75 km respectively from Launch Complex-III, Integrated Test Range, Chandipur.

Turkey - Army MLRS - Ballistic Missile Power

 

Source: Den ProHD

TRG-122 - Range 40 km

TRG-300 - Guided MLRS - Range 120 km

Global - Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) - Top 10

 TOP 10 Best Multiple-Launch-Rocket-Systems (MLRS) In The World 2020/ Military Technology & Weapons 2020 *

Source: Russian Armed Forces

10. SR-5 - CHINA - Range 50 - 70 km

9. Pinaka Mk II - INDIA - Range 75 km

8. ASTROS II - BRAZIL - Range 80 - 90 km

7. M142 HIMARS - UNITED STATES - Range 85 - 90 km

M270 MLRS - UNITED STATES - Range 70 - 80 km

6. T-300 Kasirga - TURKEY - Range 100 km (Based on Chinese WS-1B

5. Tornado-G\S РСЗО - RUSSIA - Range 100 - 120 km

4. Lynx-EXTRA - ISRAEL - Range 150 km

3. Polonaise (MLRS) - BELARUS - Range 200 km

2. AR3 BRE6 - CHINA - - Range 140 - 280 km

1. WS-2D (MLRS) - CHINA - - Range 200 - 400 km

Global - Self Propelled Artillery - Top 10

 Top 10 Most Powerful Self Propelled Howitzer in the World 2020

Source: Fakta Bukan Fakta

NORA B-52 Serbia 155mm Range 20-41 km 

ATMOS 2000 Israel 155mm Range 30-41 km

CAESAR France 155mm Range 42 km

2S7 PION Russia 203mm Range 37.5-47.5 km

G6 RHINO South Africa 155mm Range 30-50 km

SH-15 China 155mm Range 53 km

CEASAR 8X8 France 155mm 55 km

AHS KRYL  Poland 155mm Range 56 km

ARCHER Sweden 155mm Range 30-60 km

2S35 KOALITSIYA Russia Range 10-70 km