2S19 Msta-S

2S19 Msta-S
2S19 Msta-S
	A 2S19M2 Msta-S during a rehearsal of the 2014 Moscow Victory Day Parade held in Alabino
Type	Self-propelled howitzer
Place of origin	Soviet Union/Russia
Service history
In service	1989–present
Used by	See § Operators
Wars	Second Chechen War; Russo-Ukrainian War; Second Nagorno-Karabakh War
Production history
Designer	Uraltransmash
Designed	1980
Manufacturer	Uraltransmash
Produced	1988–present
No. built	~1,130 (est. 1988–2019, inc. prototypes)
Specifications
Mass	42 tonnes (93,000 lb)
Length	7.15 m (23 ft 5 in)
Width	3.38 m (11 ft 1 in)
Height	2.99 m (9 ft 10 in)
Crew	5
Elevation	−4° to +68°
Traverse	360°
Rate of fire	2S19: 6–8 rounds/min; 2S19M2: 10 rounds/min
Maximum firing range	Standard round: 24.7 km (15.3 mi); Base bleed: 29 km (18 mi); RAP: 36 km (22 mi)
Armour	15 mm all-around
Main; armament	152 mm 2A64 L47-caliber howitzer
Secondary; armament	12.7 mm NSVT anti-aircraft machine gun
Engine	Diesel V-84A; 840 hp (630 kW)
Power/weight	20 hp/tonne
Suspension	Torsion bar
Operational; range	500 km (310 mi)
Maximum speed	60 km/h (37 mph)

The 2S19 Msta-S is a 152.4 mm self-propelled howitzer designed and manufactured by Uraltransmash in the Soviet Union and later in Russia, which entered service in 1989 as the successor to the 2S3 Akatsiya. The vehicle has the running gear of the T-80, but is powered by the T-72's diesel engine.^[4]

^ "152-мм самоходная гаубица 2С19 "Мста-С" в Вооруженных Силах Российской Федерации. Версия 2.0" (in Russian). 24 April 2019. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019 – via LiveJournal.^{[better source needed]}
^ "2S19 Msta". WeaponSystems.net. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
^ Pike, John (19 June 1999). "2S19 MSTA-S 152-mm Self-Propelled Howitzer". Military Analysis Network. Federation of American Scientists. Archived from the original on 9 April 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
^ Zaloga, Steven J. (2009). T-80 Standard Tank: The Soviet Army's Last Armored Champion. New Vanguard. Vol. 152. Illustrated by Tony Bryan. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. pp. 43, 45–46. ISBN 978-1-84603-244-8.

[altyn73-1] "152-мм самоходная гаубица 2С19 "Мста-С" в Вооруженных Силах Российской Федерации. Версия 2.0" (in Russian). 24 April 2019. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019 – via LiveJournal.^{[better source needed]}

[2] "2S19 Msta". WeaponSystems.net. Retrieved 1 July 2023.

[3] Pike, John (19 June 1999). "2S19 MSTA-S 152-mm Self-Propelled Howitzer". Military Analysis Network. Federation of American Scientists. Archived from the original on 9 April 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2023.

[4] Zaloga, Steven J. (2009). T-80 Standard Tank: The Soviet Army's Last Armored Champion. New Vanguard. Vol. 152. Illustrated by Tony Bryan. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. pp. 43, 45–46. ISBN 978-1-84603-244-8.

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