2S43 "Malva" government state testing

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Названы сроки начала государственных испытаний САУ 2С43 «Мальва»

The latest self-propelled artillery gun (SPG) 2S43 "Malva" will enter the state testing stage next year, 2022. This is reported by RIA Novosti, citing a source in the military-industrial complex.

According to the source, in 2021, the prototype of the SPG will pass acceptance tests, during which the compliance of the gun with the requirements of the technical specification will be confirmed. State tests are scheduled for 2022.

According to the source: 

"As part of the acceptance tests, which will begin in the spring or summer of this year, the "Malva" must shoot a certain number of shells, as well as pass the tests of the chassis on various soils. Factory tests of the SPG were completed at the end of 2020."

SPG 2S43 "Malva" is being developed by the Central Research Institute "Burevestnik" within the framework of the ROC "Набросок" - "Sketch". For the first time, the howitzer was presented in 2019 in closed mode, details about the development are not given.

It is known that the 152-mm 2A64 gun used in the Msta-S self-propelled gun is used as a fire component on the Malva self-propelled gun. It is possible to install an upgraded version of this gun, but no data is available due to the secrecy of the development. The carried ammunition of the howitzer is 30 rounds, the weight of the SPG is 32 tons. The "Malva" chassis is an all-terrain vehicle BAZ-6010-027 with an 8x8 chassis produced by the Bryansk Automobile Plant.

As previously reported, within the framework of the "Sketch" ROC, a whole flower garden is being developed, which, in addition to the "Malva", includes a 120-mm SPG "Phlox "on the Ural-VV chassis, a 120-mm "Arctic" SPG "Magnolia" on the chassis of a two-link tractor DT-30MP and an 82-mm mortar    "Drok "on the "Typhoon-VDV" chassis.

Taken from: TopWar

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