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2S4 TYULPAN

The Soviet/Russian Army has always attached vital importance to artillery, and as evidence of this doctrine is the impressive variety and quantity of vehicles and gun/howitzers they have in their ranks. One of the most impressive currently in service is the 240mm 2S4 Tyulpan self-propelled mortar, which with nearly 50 years of service, remains as the largest caliber self-propelled artillery vehicle active in the world today.

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Country of origin

Soviet Union

Builder

Uraltransmash

Type

Self-propelled mortar

Entered service

1972

Crew

4 crew members + 5 servers on an auxiliary vehicle

Combat weight

27,500 kg

Dimensions (length x width x height)

7.94 x 3.25 x 3.22 meters

Armour, (maximum)

Steel: 20mm

Power plant

1 x V59 V12 liquid-cooled diesel engine, 520 hp

Speed

60 km/h

Range

500 km

Armament

1 x 240mm smoothbore breech-loading 2B8 mortar + 1 x 7.62mm PKT machine gun

Ammunition

40 ordinary or 20 rocket-assisted (RAP) 240mm grenades + 1,500 x 7.62mm rounds

Rate of fire, (maximum)

1 grenade per minute

Shell weight

HE 53-F-864: 130.70 kg – HE 3WF2 (3F2 Gagara) (rocket-assisted): 228 kg – HE 1K113 Smelchak (guided): 134.20 kg

Shell range

HE 3WF2 (3F2 Gagara) (rocket-assisted): 18 km
HE 53.F.864. 3O8 Nerpa (cluster) – Sayda (incendiary) – 1K113 Smelchak (guided): 9 km

Muzzle velocity

From 158 to 362 m/s

Warhead, (explosive charge)

Type: 3B4 (nuclear) 2 kT or 3B11 (nuclear) 2 kT
Types: HE 53.F.864: 32 kg – 3WF2 (3F2 Gagara) (rocket-assisted): 34 kg – 3O8 Nerpa (cluster): 14 submunitions – 1K113 Smelchak (guided): 21 kg

Production

From 400 to 600 (estimated)