The Most Powerfull Artillery of the Vietnamese Army

10 Januari 2020

BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system (photo : Tra Khanh)

The most powerful artillery and jet artillery models of Vietnam Artillery were introduced in the Vietnam North Exhibition - Fair 2019 in Thai Nguyen.

The exhibition - Viet Bac Fair this year showcases quite a lot of equipment to represent the army of the Vietnam People's Army as well as introduce to the public the achievements of the domestic defense industry over the years.

One of the most popular outdoor exhibition areas that attracted the attention of the visitors was the area where the People's Army of Vietnam People's Republic of Vietnam's towed and jet artillery models were presented. appearance of 2S1 and 2S3 self-propelled artillery pieces, otherwise all Vietnamese Artillery will appear in Thai Nguyen.

D-30 122mm towed howitzer (photo : Tra Khanh)

D-30 122mm towed howitzer

Placed in the center of the display area is the 122mm D-30 howitzer, one of the most modern artillery models in Vietnam. Regarding the design of the D-30 has a fighting weight of 3.21 tons, 5.4m long, 1.9m wide, crew of 8 soldiers. Specially thanks to a 3-legged cannon platform, the D-30 can rotate 360 ​​degrees to allow gunner to change direction in a snap.

D-30 122mm towed howitzer (photo : Tra Khanh)

According to the introduction, the D-30 cannon can switch operational status to combat in just 2.5 minutes, it has an effective range of 15.4 km or 21.9 km with increased ammo, the highest rate of fire is 10 -12 times/minute or average 5-6 times/minute.

M46 130mm towed howitzer (photo : Tra Khanh)

M-46 130mm towed howitzer

And this is a 130mm long barrel grenade 130mm M-46, one of the artillery models associated with the process of construction, combat and growth of Vietnam Artillery. Specifically, M-46 participated in many major battles of the Artillery Corps and made many glorious victories, from the historic Ho Chi Minh Campaign (1975), the War to protect the southwest border (1979) to Fighting to protect the northern border (1979).

M46 130mm towed howitzer (photo : Tra Khanh)

Although not the largest caliber field grenade, the M-46 is the artillery with the longest range of Vietnamese Artillery about 27.4 km for conventional ammunition and 38 km for increased ammunition. The highest rate of fire of M-46 is 8 rounds/minute or average 5-6 shots/minute.

The overall design of M46 has a weight of up to 7.7 tons, 11.73m long, 2.45m wide. It has an 8-man battle crew and can switch troops to combat in just 6-8 minutes.

D-20 152mm towed howitzer (photo : Tra Khanh)

D-20 152mm towed howitzer

Like the M-46, the D-20 is also a cannon model that made a name of "Vietnamese army, shoulder, hit, hit" by Vietnamese Artillery in the Resistance War against the US as well as two wars to protect the national borders. Vietnam is currently one of 27 countries in the world still using 152mm grenades and is used for both army and navy.

D-20 152mm towed howitzer (photo : Tra Khanh)

In terms of specifications, the D-20 has a combat weight of 5.7 tons, is 8.69 meters long and 2.35 meters wide. It also has an 8-man battle crew like the M46 and can transform troops into combat in just 6 minutes.

A D-20 has an effective range of about 18km with conventional bullets and up to 24km with bullets increased, its maximum rate of fire can reach 5-6 rounds/minute or average 1 shot/minute.

BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system (photo : Tra Khanh)

BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system

In addition to towed artillery pieces, this year the Artillery Corps also brought Thai Nguyen the strongest launch rocket of Vietnam - BM-21 Grad. Interestingly, the model BM-21 introduced this time is the first BM-21 version manufactured by the Soviet Union, with a distinctive identifier is the special 6x6 Ural-375 chassis.

In terms of specifications, a BM-21 artillery complex has a combat weight of 13.7 tons, 7.35 meters long, and 2.40mm wide. It has a crew of only 3 soldiers and it only takes 10 minutes to switch status to battle.

BM-21 Grad jet artillery has been put into service by the Vietnam People's Army since 1978 and is one of the key weapons of the Artillery Corps, with the ability to attack targets at great distances and to kill brand on a large scale.

BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system (photo : Tra Khanh)

Specifically, a combination of the BM-21 rocket cannon can preemptively strike the target from a distance of 20 to a maximum of 40 km, depending on the type of ammunition. Each BM-21 complex is equipped with a 40-barrel launcher carrying 40 122mm rocket shells and it only takes about 20 seconds to launch all of these bullets.

With conventional rockets, the range of damage of a BM-21 complex can be up to 1,000 m2 and each rocket carries an 18.4kg warhead capable of wiping out all living things in the area. area it was attacked.

(Soha)