The Ural Transport Engineering Plant reported on 30 August that it had handed over a batch of modernised 152 mm 2S19M1 Msta-S self-propelled howitzers to the Russian Ground Forces.
Uraltrasmash also reported that the modernised batch of 2S19M1 Msta-S howitzers had been delivered ahead of schedule. The number of platforms was not disclosed.
As part of the modernisation, all equipment received automated guidance and fire control system (ASUNO), and a major overhaul of all components and parts was also carried out.
In a statement, the company said: “2S19M1 ‘Msta-S’ is a modernized version of the famous self-propelled howitzer. It has several unique tactical and technical characteristics, among them a high rate of fire, the ability to fire various types of projectiles, as well as the ability to quickly occupy and leave a firing position.”
The 152-mm self-propelled Msta-S is equipped with a programmable loading system and has a maximum firing range of 29 km.
The upgraded self-propelled guns can fire all types of projectiles, including Krasnopol-guided munitions.
The Russian Ground Forces have around 760 2S19M1 and 2S19M2 howitzers currently in service as of 2021.
2S19 Msta
| Type: | Self-propelled howitzer |
| Country of origin: | Soviet Union/Russia |
| Designer: | Uraltransmash |
| Manufacturer: | Uraltransmash |
| In service: | 1989 – present |
| Operators: | Azerbaijan, Belarus, Ethiopia, Georgia, Morocco, Russia, Ukraine, Venezuela |
| Weight: | 42 tonnes |
| Length: | 7.15 m |
| Width: | 3.38 m |
| Height: | 2.99 m |
| Crew: | 5 |
| Main armament: | 152mm 2A64 47-calibre howitzer |
| Secondary armament: | Turret-mounted 12.7mm NSVT heavy machine gun |
| Engine: | V-84A 12-cylinder four-stroke water-cooled supercharged diesel (840 hp) |
| Range: | 500 km |
| Speed: | 60 km/h (37 mph) |
