20.12.2022 (07:00)⚡️?? The Southern Military District's BM-21 Grad multiple-launch rocket system have successfully carried out firing missions to destroy the AFU' facilities and positions within the special military operation in Ukraine In the course of the special military operation, artillery units of the Russian Armed Forces continue to carry out firing missions to hit artillery batteries of the AFU, destroy defensive structures, suppress control centres, and destroy the enemy's firepower, weapons and military equipment. Grad MLRS crews of the Southern Military District destroyed enemy strong-points and site targets while carrying out firing missions. The reconnaissance of enemy positions and the coordinates of targets for firing were carried out using unmanned aerial vehicles. The combat units are formed from servicemen called up as part of the partial mobilisation, who have undergone a full course of training at the training centres of the Russian Ministry of Defence and at training grounds in the rear areas of the special military operation. Artillery crews of the Southern Military District are constantly engaged in counter-battery warfare, including destroying foreign-made weapons and military equipment. From: The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation Directorate of Media service and Information © All content on this site is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Translation by Linguistic Centre of the Russian Federation Defence Ministry Daily "Up-loads" are limited by YouTube Please go to my 3 Odysee channels for extra video content at Odysee.com https://odysee.com/@militaryops:5?view=home and https://odysee.com/@MilitaryOpsExtra:2?view=home and https://odysee.com/@militaryopsairborne:e

13.12.2022 (05:30) ⚡️?? 152mm D-20 howitzers of the WMD within the SMO in Ukraine ? Russian Defence Ministry shows 152mm D-20 howitzers of the Western Military District, manned by servicemen called up as part of partial mobilisation, and volunteers. ◽️ During firing missions, the drone crews transmit the location of the targets to the gunners, and then fortified targets and enemy manpower are attacked. The D-20 howitzer fires 152mm shells, with a rate of fire of up to five rounds per minute and a range of over 17 kilometres with a full load. From: MoD Russia Military Ops – Technical Data 152 mm towed gun-howitzer M1955 (D-20) Operational History During the 2022 Invasion of Ukraine both sides have relied on the D-20. Russian forces have started deploying the weapons from storage. There are reports of at least one Russian D-20 being destroyed due to poor ammunition. This weapon was in the service of the Luhansk People’s Republic. Like most Soviet artillery, the gun fires separate ammunition using metal cartridge cases that also provide obscuration. The ammunition is interchangeable with that used with other 152 mm guns, although the more modern ones also have a third, much larger cartridge. The D-20 uses two types of cartridge; one has a base charge and up to five increments, the other is a single 'super' charge cartridge. The standard shell weight is 44 kg with a muzzle velocity of 655 m/s, but some projectiles are more or less than this. The basic shell is HE-Fragmentation, other projectiles include smoke, illuminating, chemical and probably incendiary. Later projectiles include bomblet, anti-personnel mine, flechette, Krasnopol precision munition, communications jammer, and extended range HE using rocket assistance (RAP). The normally maximum range is 17.4 km, RAP being greater. Two direct-fire anti-tank projectiles have been used, HEAT and APHE, the latter being 5.2 kg heavier and with a lower muzzle velocity. The maximum rate of fire is usually stated as five rounds/minute, and 65 rounds/hour sustained. In Soviet service, the unit of fire was 60 rounds. The detachment was either 8 or 10 men, probably differing between armies and the time period. Back in the Soviet service times, the 5,700 kg gun was usually towed by a URAL-375 6×6 truck or, in some regions, an AT-S or AT-L medium tractor. TD-20 Type Towed howitzer Place of origin Soviet Union Service history Used by Soviet Union and numerous others Wars Vietnam War Six-Day War Yom Kippur War Soviet–Afghan War Iran–Iraq War Lebanese Civil War First Nagorno-Karabakh War Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and numerous other conflicts Production history Designer Petrov Artillery Design Bureau Designed Circa 1947 Manufacturer Artillery Plant Number 9, Yekaterinburg Specifications Mass 5,700 kg (12,566 lbs) Length 8.69 m (28 ft 6 in) Barrel length 3.962 m (13 ft 0 in) L/26 Width 2.35 m (7 ft 9 in) Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Crew 8 Shell 152 x 547.5mm .R Separate loading charge and projectile[1] Caliber 152.4 mm (6.0 in) Breech Vertical semi-automatic sliding-wedge Recoil hydraulic buffer and hydro-pneumatic recuperator Carriage Split trail Elevation -5° to 45° Traverse 58° Rate of fire Burst: 5–6 rpm Sustained: 1 rpm Muzzle velocity 650 m/s (2,132 ft/s) (typical) Effective firing range 17.4 km (11 mi) Maximum firing range 24 km (15 mi) (rocket assisted projectile) Sights PG1M indirect sight and OP4M direct fire sight From: MoD Russia The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation Directorate of Media service and Information © All content on this site is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Translation by Linguistic Centre of the Russian Federation Defence Ministry Daily "Up-loads" are limited by YouTube Please go to my Odysee Channels for extra video content at MilitaryOps Odysee.com https://odysee.com/@militaryops:5?view=home and https://odysee.com/@MilitaryOpsExtra:2?view=home