Russian smart artillery shells don’t give the Ukrainian army a chance
April 21, 2022 07:30 GMT+7
The Russian military recently carried out a direct precision strike on the headquarters of the Ukrainian army, which is also the headquarters of a large motorized infantry unit of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Accordingly, as soon as they discovered the headquarters of the Ukrainian army, the Russian Armed Forces immediately dealt a strong blow using the Krasnopol smart artillery shell that can adjust its direction and because it cannot intercept the attack. Such an attack with standard countermeasures, the Ukrainian military had no chance to evade.
On the recently released video, you can see the moment of the attack on the headquarters and headquarters of the Ukrainian army.
There was no doubt about the accuracy of such an attack. Moreover, the Krasnopol-guided smart artillery shell itself is actively used in the special military operation in Ukraine.
With the destructive power of Krasnopol, this shell is designed to attack enemy military targets such as tanks, armored vehicles, bunkers, military structures or even targets. on the water like a boat.
According to sources, senior officers of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine may also be inside the destroyed headquarters, however, this information has not yet received any confirmation from the Russian Ministry of Defense or from the Russian Defense Ministry. Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.
The 2K25 Krasnopol is a precision-guided artillery shell that has been researched by the Soviet Union since the 1970s, and officially put into production in 1986. The 2K25 Krasnopol smart artillery shell is fired from the 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled howitzer.
According to Military Today, the Krasnopol cannon has a diameter of 152mm; weighs 50.8kg, of which the explosive part weighs 6.4 kg; range of 20 km; hit rate reaches 70-80%. Later, the Russian military released an improved version, Krasnopol-M, which is lighter in weight and more effective in combat.
The process of firing Krasnopol begins with artillery reconnaissance or special forces soldiers to locate the target. They had to make sure the laser indicator could hit the target, then notify the artillery battery to use Krasnopol ammunition. Self-propelled artillery towards the target and fires, and sends out a signal to the scout.
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