Ukraine started serial production of self-propelled guns Bogdana

Bogdana, a new self-propelled howitzer, has entered assistance with the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In accordance to the terms of Oleksiy Reznikov, Minister of Defense of Ukraine, the country’s military services marketplace proceeds to conduct jobs despite the ongoing hostility from the Russian armed forces. Area producers are not only fixing or modernizing present motor vehicles, but also manufacturing new products.

The prototype product of Bogdana (Bohdana) self-propeller artillery gun firing on Russian positions on Snake Island in June 2022. Impression credit history: Ukrainian Armed Forces

The most current Ukrainian development is the self-propelled gun Bogdana. This job gained financing in the spring of 2022, and now the 155-mm artillery car will shortly arrive at the front traces.

In accordance to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, 1 this sort of artillery program was previously efficiently examined on the battlefield, for the duration of the procedure towards invaders of the Ukrainian Snake Island (Zmiyiny Island). 

The prototype of the Bogdana artillery installation was mounted on the KrAZ-6322 chassis, but now has been moved to yet another platform (or at minimum the driver’s cabin received a re-style). The producer has not disclosed nonetheless which style of auto will provide as a foundation for this very long-array gun. 

Through the to start with true-world tests, Bogdana was capable to accomplish powerful fireplace at a vary of 42 km (26 miles) without having utilizing rocket-propelled munitions. Then, the hearth corrections were finished working with info been given from the Bayraktar TB2 drone.