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What You Need to Know About Russia's New 2S42 “Lotos” Self-Propelled Artillery Gun
National Interest ^
| January 6, 2018
| Mark Episkopos
Posted on 01/07/2019 1:01:44 PM PST by C19fan
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The Lotos is a 120 MM mortar self-propelled system based on the chassis of the BMD-4 IFV. Ivan used to deploy a 152 MM mortar system.
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posted on
01/07/2019 1:01:44 PM PST
by
C19fan
To: C19fan
What You Need to Know About Russia's New 2S42 Lotos Self-Propelled Artillery Gun It makes big boom.
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posted on
01/07/2019 1:05:37 PM PST
by
Yo-Yo
( is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: C19fan
Has this thing seen service?
Is there a record of Lotos war?
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posted on
01/07/2019 1:06:02 PM PST
by
MrEdd
(Caveat Emptor)
To: MrEdd
Looks like it is just being introduced to be used by Russian airborne units.
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posted on
01/07/2019 1:11:37 PM PST
by
C19fan
To: Yo-Yo
It makes big boom. and is very slow to load ,,, takes many minutes as I recall.
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posted on
01/07/2019 1:13:01 PM PST
by
PIF
(They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
To: C19fan
To: PIF
Lotos can fire six to eight shots per minute at an effective range of up to 13 km..Not to bad, could ruin your day..
To: C19fan
If you want to talk about big BOOMS was with 2 8” SP units in Germany. Those were BIG BOOMS. 200 pound shells able to knock out a pill box 14 miles away
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posted on
01/07/2019 1:21:42 PM PST
by
mosesdapoet
(mosesdapoet aka L,J,Keslin posting here for the record)
To: Yo-Yo
120mm and a short barrel.
You need a lot of them and they need to be close to their target.
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posted on
01/07/2019 1:21:57 PM PST
by
Mariner
(War Criminal #18)
To: PIF
It makes big boom. and is very slow to load ,,, takes many minutes as I recall. From the article:
"Lotos can fire six to eight shots per minute at an effective range of up to 13 km, as compared with the 8.8 km of its Soviet 2S9 Nona predecessor."
So at 6 shots per minute, that's 10 seconds to reload.
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posted on
01/07/2019 1:22:30 PM PST
by
Yo-Yo
( is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: Yo-Yo
I’m not sure what that mortar carrier in the picture you posted is, but it is not the S242.
To: mosesdapoet
M110s in the American inventory.
We got rid of them in favor of MLRS.
I was at the last live fire of 8’ guns in Germany at Graf.
An entire Corps worth of 8” guns lined up, dress right dress, firing a variety of patters for 8 hours.
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posted on
01/07/2019 1:24:35 PM PST
by
SJSAMPLE
To: MrEdd
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01/07/2019 1:25:58 PM PST
by
Redcitizen
(I don't always lurk, but when I do, Freerepublic.)
To: IndispensableDestiny
You’re right. It was the image at the top of the National Interest article, but it appears to be a 2S4 “Tulip” 240mm self-propelled mortar.
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posted on
01/07/2019 1:28:29 PM PST
by
Yo-Yo
( is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: C19fan
"You think it sucks now, wait'll you drive it..."
To: C19fan
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posted on
01/07/2019 1:34:19 PM PST
by
keving
(We the government)
To: SJSAMPLE
I was at FOB Bastogne with the 101st 502 Air Mobile in the A Shau. We had 8 inch 175’s 155’s and 105’s. We were sending rounds 18 miles up the valley almost to the Laotian border.
To: C19fan
That's not field gun, THIS is a field gun (not really, cause it's rail mount)
31", shoots 28 miles
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posted on
01/07/2019 1:38:29 PM PST
by
Still Thinking
(Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
To: mosesdapoet
8 SP units in Germany. Those were BIG BOOMS. 200 pound shells able to knock out a pill box 14 miles away
Did my 13 months in 'Nam with an 8" battery. We did some damage.
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posted on
01/07/2019 1:39:36 PM PST
by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
To: Yo-Yo
Maybe it was the 152mm version. Still just another mobile arty piece to be tracked, targeted and destroyed.
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posted on
01/07/2019 1:42:15 PM PST
by
PIF
(They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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