Ukraine introduces new generation of Russian-American ammunition
Ukraine's UkrOboronProm Corporation has just introduced a new generation of self-developed high-tech 152mm artillery shells - a type of shell that no other country in the world has.
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| Information about the development of large-caliber ammunition was announced by the General Director of the State Concern UkrOboronProm (UOP), Pavlo Bukin, after successful testing of the 152mm ammunition. |
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| According to him, the new generation ammunition is designed to destroy enemy fortifications, artillery and fire, as well as structures and obstacles. It is designed for one of the longest-range artillery systems in the world today. |
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| The general director emphasized that other UOP enterprises - in addition to SJSHC Artem - are also involved in the production of ammunition, responsible for initiating agents, explosives and blasting powders. |
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| Currently, the tests are being carried out at the Chernihiv firing range. The specified characteristics of the projectiles have been confirmed during the tests. The production of ammunition is being carried out within the framework of the target program, approved by the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko. |
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| It is known that the 152mm shell belongs to the high-tech ammunition production program that Ukraine is developing - a type of ammunition that can make not only Russia but also the United States admire. Defense-blog quoted a statement from the Kharkiv Manufacturer saying that the company has just successfully tested a completely new generation of artillery shells that do not use conventional gunpowder, but instead, this artillery shell uses a mixture of gas and oxygen to launch the shell. |
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| Talking about the advantages of this technology, a representative of Kharkiv said that while traditional bullets are easily affected by the external environment and will lose their ballistic properties over time, bullet technology using a mixture of gas and oxygen will be much more stable. |
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| The representative added that the firing range of the artillery shell depends on the gas mixture. The special feature of this ammunition technology is that the gunner does not even need to adjust the firing angle. However, initially this type of artillery shell only achieved a modest firing range of 1.5 km in the tests. According to the plan, after going through the testing and production process, this type of shell will be first equipped for the armored forces of Ukraine, the military source of this country said. |
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| With this type of ammunition, the computer system on the vehicle will automatically calculate the exact amount of gas and oxygen mixture suitable to destroy each different type of target, engineer Kostyantyn Korytchenko, of the Kharkiv company revealed, and at the same time confidently said that this technology is still unfamiliar to the world, whether it is Russia or the military powerhouse the United States. |
