2S1 Gvozdika

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2S1 (SAU-122)
2A18
122 mm (4.8 in) howitzer
EngineYaMZ-238N diesel
220 kW (300 hp)
Suspensiontorsion bar
Operational
range
500 km (310 mi)
Maximum speed Road: 60 km/h (37 mph)
Off-road: 30 km/h (19 mph)
Swim: 4.5 km/h (2.8 mph)

The 2S1 Gvozdika (Russian: 2С1 «Гвоздика», "

GRAU designation. An alternative Russian designation is SAU-122, but in the Russian Army it is commonly known as Gvozdika. The 2S1 is fully amphibious with very little preparation, and once afloat is propelled by its tracks. A variety of track widths are available to allow the 2S1 to operate in snow or swamp conditions. It is NBC
protected and has infrared night-vision capability.

One was used in Series 21 of the British television series Top Gear (2002 TV series), as part of the fictional Top Gear Police Department.

Description

Croatian 2S1 in 1996

The 2S1 was developed in

HE/RAP, armor-piercing HE, flechette and chemical rounds.[2]

Production history

The first prototype was ready in 1958. The 2S1 entered service with the

Polish Army parade in 1974. The vehicle was deployed in large numbers (72 per tank division, 36 per motorized rifle division
). It was designated the M1974 by the U.S. Army and manufactured in Soviet, Polish and Bulgarian state factories.

Variants

Iran

Myanmar

  • 2S1U – In March 2019, a Ukrainian company, the Great Export Import Company, and the Myanmar military have signed a joint-venture agreement to build a plant capable of manufacturing armored personnel carriers (APCs) and self-propelled howitzers. The types of APCs that will be made in the plant are said to be eight-wheeled BTR-4Us while the howitzers will be 2S1Us, which are based on the MT-LBu multipurpose chassis.[3][4]

Poland

The 2S1 Gvozdika, and other related vehicles such as the MT-LB and Opal, were produced in Poland by Huta Stalowa Wola under the name 2S1 Goździk.

  • 2S1M Goździk – Version with special amphibious kit that increases the vehicle's amphibious capabilities.
  • 2S1T Goździk – Version with a TOPAZ digital fire control system from
    Dana-T and WR-40 Langusta
    .

Romania

Russia

Serbia

  • 2S1 modernized - The modernization is being carried out on the basis of the 122 mm towed howitzer of the Serbian modernization program. Project "SORA 122mm" and NORA B-52. Where the truck platform was abandoned, which was used by the proto-type version of the "SORA 122mm" system in favor of a much better, crawler platform 2S1 Gvozdika system. The action was made possible by two new projectiles and an increased range of about 40% from 15,200 to almost 22,000 m. A new ballistic computer and fire control system make it much faster to prepare for action. There is also a new inertial navigation system, GPRS, as well as the possibility of action, multiple projectiles in one point MRSI. Thus, it was achieved that with one 2S1 Gvozdika system, in the system of MRSI action in one point, 6 projectiles can be fired in one minute; the modernized 2S1 Gvozdika is much improved. For better defence a turret with a 12.7 mm machine gun was added. In 2021, the first modernized 2S1 Gvozdika system battery was inducted into service with the Serbian Army.

Soviet Union

Ukraine

  • Kevlar-E
    remote weapon station and room for 6 passengers in addition to the 3 crew. The original 300 horsepower V8 diesel engine has been replaced with a 420 horsepower diesel engine produced by Caterpillar, Cummins or Deutz, increasing the maximum road speed to 70 km/h. The vehicle is amphibious, and has air conditioning, a fire detection and suppression system, an NBC system, navigation system and night-vision equipment. The variant was first introduced in April 2018.[8] The prototype has been fighting in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[9]

Operators

Map of 2S1 operators:
  Current
  Former
Serbian Army 2S1 Gvozdika modernized
Polish Land Forces 2S1 Gvozdika at artillery range
Romanian Model 89, using the 2S1's turret on the MLI-84's chassis
Operation Desert Storm
.

Current operators

Former operators

Combat history

See also

  • PLZ-07 – type of Self-propelled artillery
  • PLZ-89 – Chinese 122 mm self-propelled howitzer
  • 122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30) – Soviet towed artillery
  • 2S19 Msta
     – Soviet/Russian 152 mm self-propelled howitzer
  • 2S3 Akatsiya – Russian 152 mm self-propelled howitzer
  • 2S35 Koalitsiya-SV – Russian 152 mm self-propelled artillery
  • List of artillery
  • List of AFVs

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