Help support TMP


"The 2S7 Pion" Topic


7 Posts

All members in good standing are free to post here. Opinions expressed here are solely those of the posters, and have not been cleared with nor are they endorsed by The Miniatures Page.

Please remember that some of our members are children, and act appropriately.

For more information, see the TMP FAQ.


Back to the Modern Discussion (1946 to 2013) Message Board

Back to the Cold War (1946-1989) Message Board


Areas of Interest

Modern

Featured Hobby News Article


Featured Link


Top-Rated Ruleset

A Fistful of Kung Fu


Rating: gold star gold star gold star gold star gold star gold star gold star 


Featured Showcase Article


Featured Profile Article

Checking Out a Boardgame, Episode II

Personal logo Editor in Chief Bill The Editor of TMP Fezian looks for scenario material in a World War IV boardgame.


Current Poll


Featured Movie Review


1,066 hits since 15 Mar 2018
©1994-2024 Bill Armintrout
Comments or corrections?


TMP logo

Membership

Please sign in to your membership account, or, if you are not yet a member, please sign up for your free membership account.
Tango0115 Mar 2018 11:34 a.m. PST

"The 2S7 Pion ("peony") or Malka is a Soviet self-propelled gun. "2S7" is its GRAU designation.

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…."
From Wiki

picture


Main page
link

Amicalement
Armand

Chuckaroobob15 Mar 2018 9:47 p.m. PST

Got three of them from QRF to use in moderns! Saw the one the Littlefield Collection had, heard the inheritors sold it off for US$90,000.

Personal logo Legion 4 Supporting Member of TMP16 Mar 2018 8:02 a.m. PST

Big SoB !

Tango0116 Mar 2018 10:31 a.m. PST

Glad you like it my friend!.

Amicalement
Armand

Personal logo Legion 4 Supporting Member of TMP17 Mar 2018 9:26 a.m. PST

I think Un has something like that. With many/most aimed at Seoul. But they may still need RAP rounds to make the 35 miles from the DMZ to hit the ROK city of 12 million+ denizens

chironex07 Apr 2018 3:00 a.m. PST

Found one:

picture

picture

picture

picture

Hmmm, can't seem to get it all in at once. Also, don't try to "shotgun" enemy armour as it approaches, as often happens in World of Tanks; it cannot be fired with its crew on board, never mind on the move.

Personal logo Legion 4 Supporting Member of TMP07 Apr 2018 6:40 a.m. PST

Again ! BIG Mutha' ! The US Army had something like that with it's M107 SP 175mm. The gun was longer than the hull ! link The US no longer uses the M107. But IIRC some other militaries still do …

Sorry - only verified members can post on the forums.