Anyways, new test pic:
http://s004.radikal.ru/i207/1108/cb/ccf5a1ffea7e.jpg
http://s016.radikal.ru/i336/1107/b0/8aedc0058d07.jpg
http://i006.radikal.ru/1107/63/868a6c50d35e.jpg
Looks good and also relieved that this is going to be the future. I certainly did not like the twin barreled version which looked too much weight being lugged around and complicated.TheArmenian wrote:A photoreport from GurKhan's blog about the Artillery Factory number 9 in Ekaterinburg:
http://gurkhan.blogspot.ca/2012/08/blog-post_6.html
MSTA-S unfortunately skipped more than a decade and is still with a 39cal gun, where as the 52 cal MSTA-S exists only in the 155mm form which could not make any market for itself. Essentially the MSTA-S is still inside the 39-41Km range which Koliation is going to change for the better.flamming_python wrote:So why do we need this expensive thing if we already have the modern MSTA-S which also has 1 barrel and can probably do 95% of what the Koalitsiya can?
In fact I found the whole prospect of bringing out a new design for a self-propelled howitzer dubious from the start. The MSTA-S was one of the last vehicles to enter service in the Soviet army and as such is a newer design than 3/4 of Russia's other military equipment - much of which I'm sure would be a greater priority to produce a replacement for.
So why do we need this expensive thing if we already have the modern MSTA-S which also has 1 barrel and can probably do 95% of what the Koalitsiya can?
In fact I found the whole prospect of bringing out a new design for a self-propelled howitzer dubious from the start. The MSTA-S was one of the last vehicles to enter service in the Soviet army and as such is a newer design than 3/4 of Russia's other military equipment - much of which I'm sure would be a greater priority to produce a replacement for.
The single barreled artillery seems like an odd choice, it's just as big as the double barreled platform. I thought they wanted something more compact?
Looks good, can't wait to see it in metal.
Now eagerly waiting to see the 152mm version of the Bereg and Naval gun, both of these are long due.
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