Terrible weapons appear in Eastern Ukraine
Eastern Ukraine separatists have just unveiled Cheburashka - a rocket artillery system with a caliber of up to 217mm and equipped with up to 64 shells.
The separatists said that the Cheburashka heavy rocket system was designed and developed by their own engineers. According to the published images, each Cheburashka is equipped with two launchers with 32 rockets per launcher.
The main role of the Cheburashka system is to provide battlefield fire support, preventing large-scale enemy attacks. The entire Cheburashka system is integrated on the KrAZ-260 military truck.
Cheburashka system. |
Therefore, despite its rather bulky size, this special weapon can still move very flexibly on many different complex terrains. The Cheburashka system can move at a maximum speed of 80 km/h and a combat range of up to 600 km.
Regarding the firing mechanism, the crew can choose to fire while sitting in the cabin of the launcher or using a remote control wire. The maximum range of this multiple rocket launcher is 9,600 meters while the minimum range is 1,500 meters.
Along with announcing a rocket artillery with terrible power, the separatist forces in Eastern Ukraine have just revealed images of using the world's largest caliber sniper rifle to deal with government troops.
According to Defence-blog, currently the separatist gunmen are equipped with 23mm Separatist sniper rifles (the same caliber as anti-aircraft guns).
Separatist is a homemade sniper rifle developed by militants. The new sniper rifle is capable of destroying targets at a maximum range of 3,000m. Its main task is to defeat enemy forces hiding behind reinforced walls and to destroy lightly armored vehicles of government forces.
The 23mm sniper rifle is built on a heavy, adjustable assembly designed to perform well in harsh conditions including heat and dust.
Cheburashka cannon clip showing off its power |