This is the first Ukrainian howitzer of NATO caliber.
Ukrainian experimental 155-mm self-propelled howitzer” Bogdan “played an important role in liberation of the island Snake Island in the Black Sea. Foreign systems also helped in this, said the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny.
ACS Bogdan
” Bogdana “is the first howitzer in NATO caliber 155 mm, developed by Ukrainian specialists of the domestic defense-industrial complex.
Developer of ACS,” Kramatorsk Heavy Machine Tool Plant “, says that the range of a conventional projectile from a wheeled ACS is up to 40 km .
Installation for the first time The first photo from 2018 showed that the ACS was made on a wheeled chassis 6×6 KrAZ KrAZ-6322 – Ukrainian truck all-wheel drive vehicle with a 6×6 wheel formula with a capacity of 10-20 tons. for transporting people and various goods on public roads, as well as off-road.
By 2018, the technology was classified.
Photo experts identified an automated ammunition guidance and loading system. It also has containers that can carry from 20 shells.
ACS “Bogdan” works on automated control system and guidance , which is built on Siemens SIPLUS and SIMATIC HM controllers.
Characteristics
Weight – 28 tons
Service – 5 people
Fire rate – 4-6 shots per minute
Maximum range of fire:
- 35-40 km high-explosive projectile
- 45-60 km active-action projectile
How Bohdan's ACS worked on Zmiiny
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