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2S22 Bohdana
2S22 Bohdana on 10 August 2018
TypeSelf-propelled artillery
Place of originUkraine
Service history
In service2022–present
Used byUkrainian Ground Forces
WarsRusso-Ukrainian War[1]
Production history
DesignerKramatorsk Heavy Duty Machine Tool Building Plant [uk][2]
Designed2015–2018
ManufacturerKhTZ
Produced2018, 2023–present
No. built1 (technology demonstrator prototype)
Specifications
Mass28 tonnes (62,000 lb)[3]
Crew5[3]
Rate of fire4–8 rounds per minute
Maximum firing rangeHEIAP: 35–40 km (22–25 mi)
RAP: 45–60 km (28–37 mi)
Main
armament
155 mm howitzer
Engine380–420 hp (280–310 kW)
Operational
range
1,200 km (750 mi)

The 2S22 Bohdana is a 155 mm NATO-standard artillery caliber, wheeled self-propelled howitzer developed in Ukraine. It is mounted on the chassis of the Ukrainian six-wheel-drive KrAZ-6322 truck.[2][4] It has an armoured double cabin and storage for around 20 shells.[4][5] The howitzer has a minimum range of 780 meters, and a maximum range of 40 km with HE/AP ammunition or 50 km with a rocket-assisted projectile. It has an average rate of fire of six shells per minute.[citation needed]

History

The howitzer underwent live-fire tests in 2018.[4] Its first public display was in the Kyiv Independence Day Parade on 24 August 2018.[4] Test firings were conducted at the Shirokiy Lan training ground in May 2021. Further test firings were carried out at a range in Odesa Oblast in December 2021 and January 2022, where 450 shots were fired at a range of 42 km, greater than the manufacturer's specification of 40 km.[6]

In January 2023, the 2S22 entered full production according to defense minister Oleksii Reznikov. The first units will be delivered in the next few months.[7][8]

Russo-Ukrainian War

On 25 February 2022, at the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Bohdana's manufacturers were ordered to destroy the sole prototype, to prevent the Russians from capturing it. However, it was able to be moved away from the Russians and handed to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.[2] On 7 May 2022 Forbes reported that the prototype had been deployed at the front and was firing at Russian targets.[9]

In June 2022 Ukrainian forces on the mainland of Ukraine reportedly used the 2S22 Bohdana to shell Russian forces on Snake Island, which is 35 km from the mainland. This along with strikes from other artillery systems as well as drones led to the withdrawal of Russian forces from the island on 30 June.[10][11][12]

File:SPH Bohdana firing on russian troops on the Snake island.jpg
Bohdana firing on Russian positions on Snake Island in June 2022

See also

References

  1. ^ https://t.me/mysiagin/24230
  2. ^ a b c "Experimental 2S22 Bohdana self-propelled howitzer is destroying the invader forces". Mil.in.ua. Ukrainian Military Center. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b "САУ Богдана: виробник розкрив ТТХ" [SPG Bohdana: the manufacturer disclosed the characteristics]. Mil.in.ua. Ukrainian Military Center. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d Ponomarenko, Illia (10 August 2018). "Ukraine's army to get new heavy self-propelled gun". Kyiv Post. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  5. ^ "САУ "Богдана" – є перше фото" [SPG "Bohdana" - the first photos]. Mil.in.ua. Ukrainian Military Center. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  6. ^ "В Україні завершено попередні вогневі випробування САУ "Богдана"" [Preliminary firing tests of the Bohdan self-propelled guns have been completed in Ukraine]. Mil.in.ua. Ukrainian Military Center. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  7. ^ "САУ "Богдана" пішла в серію". Мілітарний (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  8. ^ Army of Ukraine to receive more local-made 2S22 Bohdana 155mm self-propelled howitzers. Army Recognition. 28 January 2023.
  9. ^ Axe, David (7 May 2022). "Ukraine made exactly one copy of its best cannon. It just joined the war". Forbes. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  10. ^ 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker [@UAWeapons] (30 June 2022). "#Ukraine: As Russians rapidly withdraw from the famous Snake Island, the Ukrainian army shows how they regularly targeted it- here we see a Ukrainian-developed Bohdana 155mm self-propelled howitzer destroying Russian positions on the island with fire correction from a TB2 drone. https://t.co/oUq6AUSiQi" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ Balmforth, Tom; Hunder, Max (30 June 2022). "Ukraine fetes Russian pullback from strategic Snake Island outpost". Reuters. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  12. ^ "Bohdana's first battle. How a Ukrainian Self-Propelled Howitzer forced the Russians to make a "gesture of goodwill" at Zmiinyi Island".
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