Self-propelled gun 2S5 “Hyacinth”

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Soviet heavy self-propelled gun 2-S5 “Hyacinth”

It was developed in 1979. Produced serially. Was at the Soviet Army service.
Tactico-technical characteristics of the 2-C5 “Hyacinth”

Weight – 28 tons
Crew – 5 people
Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 8330 x 3250 x 2760 mm.
Armament 2-C5:
gun – 1 pc., caliber – 152 mm., ammunition – 30 shots
a machine gun – 1 pc., caliber – 7.62 mm., ammunition – 1500 shots
hand anti-tank grenade launcher – 1 pc., ammunition – 5 shots
Armor protection – bulletproof
Engine power – 520 horsepower
Maximum speed, 63 km / h
Cruising range on the highway, km .. 500
The depth of the water barriers to be surfaced is 1.05 m.
Features of the design 2S5

Base – special with the use of units and nodes SU-100P.

General layout – control and engine-transmission compartment are located in front of the machine; The fighting compartment is in the middle and aft parts of the hull and in the closed armored deckhouse.

Armament – the cannon is placed in the armored wheelhouse and has a horizontal guidance angle of 15 °.

Protection – hull and felling welded, from rolled armored plates; There is a system for sealing inhabited compartments and a filter-ventilation unit.

The chassis is the same as the self-propelled 2S3.