"Howitzers on the carriage": the invaders complain about the new Russian SUU "Malva" (photo)

"Malva" is the first Russian wheel SAU, which has a number of disadvantages, because of which all the advantages of wheels are leveled. Self -propelled artillery installations "Malva" came to the Russian army, but the occupiers were dissatisfied with the quality of cars. This was reported in Russian telegrams, Focus reports. The Russian military proved to be dissatisfied with the possibilities of the Malva SAU, which was only shown in August "Army-2023" in August.

Among the main disadvantages is the absence of a charging machine - to supply and deliver shells "exclusively hands". Also, the SAU is completely unadapted for fire on uneven plot. The horizontal of the machine is not available, it is necessary to shoot from the footsteps, not the removable Autriagers. The footsteps, according to the authors, are needed because of the great return of the gun, it is even larger than in the Coalition (Modernized MSTA) on the caterpillar base from the T-80 tank.

"From all this series -" Malva "," Phlox "and" Droca "more than a self -propelled mortar" Drk ". Everything else - a step back," the occupiers summarize. "Malva" is a Russian development, the test of which ended on July 27, 2023. For the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, it is the first article based on a wheel chassis. Its maximum shooting range is 28 km. The possibility of fire -controlled ammunition is stated.

Malva's wheel SAU should become a mobile and fast installation that will allow you to act on the "Bey-Begi" principle. The base is the howitzer from the MSTA-C Sau 2A64. Rostekh stated that the self -wicked allegedly had a firing mode of "fire plaque", which allows one target to strike one target. The ammunition consists of about 30 shells. The calculation consists of 5 people.