"For Chernihiv": The Armed Forces showed the work of howitzers M-46 from Croatia (video)
The video of weapons was posted on Telegram on February 13 by People's Deputy from the Servant of the People, the Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence Yuri Misyagin. "The 130mm M-46 Howitzer was lit on the front, which was handed over by Croatia in the amount of" minimum 15. " A military man appears in the frame, which speaks of shooting from howitzers. "For the glorious city of Chernihiv, for our children," he said before the shot.
Last September, the Armyinform was written about the work of howitzers M-46 in the art unit of one of the mechanized brigades in Donetsk region. Their positions were 8-10 kilometers from the enemy army. The military spoke about the destruction of about 17-18 targets in 19 days without taking into account the shocked and disposed of equipment of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. "We help infantry eliminate the technique and live power of the enemy.
These are artillery installations, mortar calculations, HRD" Grad ", self -propelled artillery installations. We can cover trenches, armor, forest areas," - commented the unit commander Alexander. Gunner commander named Vladislav added that artillery calculations can cover the whole square and destroy single goals. The Armed Forces was used for howitzers the shells of the old sample and modern from Western partners. The howitzer M-46 was produced from 1951 to 1971.
Croatia has abandoned these guns because of the discrepancy between the caliber of 130 mm NATO standards, Defense Express writes. "Practice has already shown-if you choose a competent crew and new ammunition, in the conditions of the war of 2022, the M-46 can be an effective weapon," experts stressed. According to the military who used howitzers in the battles, it has one drawback - in the process of intense firing, its barrel should be cleaned after each shot.
Weapons are designed to destroy the goals in the forest, field -type fortifications, artillery, mortars, tanks and SAU. The cannon is equipped with an antiapical shield. Focus has already wrote that the Croatian army has an indefinite number of howits M-46. As of 2016, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation was at least 650 M-46 guns. On February 134, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported on the transfer of all the French Caesar SAUs. In Denmark, there were 15 such guns last year.