"The 2S7 Pion" Topic
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Tango01 | 15 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
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Amicalement Armand |
Chuckaroobob | 15 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. |
Legion 4 | 16 Mar 2018 8:02 a.m. PST |
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Tango01 | 16 Mar 2018 10:31 a.m. PST |
Glad you like it my friend!. Amicalement Armand |
Legion 4 | 17 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 |
chironex | 07 Apr 2018 3:00 a.m. PST |
Found one:
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. |
Legion 4 | 07 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 … |
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