UVZ presented a unique cannon-mortar on the car "Ural. The latest Russian self-propelled gun "Phlox": photo, review Self-propelled artillery gun phlox
Photo of the latest Phlox self-propelled artillery mount. They were posted by the state secretary of Uralvagonzavod Alexey Zharich in his"Twitter".
Well, let's try to figure out what the latest self-propelled guns are, even despite the lack of detailed information about it - after all, in fact, it was declassified only a few days ago.
As you can see in the photographs, the design base is the Ural-4320VV armored car with off-road capability, which is now in serial production. It has a 6x6 wheel formula, a mechanical transmission with an interaxle locking differential, while the middle and rear axles have the ability to block it - all this is a very, if I may say so, tenacious design.
The car was booked by sixth grade(the car is invulnerable to armor-piercing incendiary bullets and shots from Dragunov sniper rifles) in front, including glass, on fifth grade on the sides, and the engine compartment has a separate armored casing third class protection. The gearbox also has anti-fragmentation protection.
Testing the car on video showed the degree of its reliability: an explosion of 2 kg of TNT tore off the wheel, but even the engine did not stop working, and the explosion of the equivalent of 5 kg of TNT under the middle wheel caused external damage, but the crew would have remained without serious damage.
In the cockpit, in addition to the driver and fire control operator, in theory, the crew commander and a couple more people should be placed to service the gun.
On the cabin roof, which is also visible in the photo, there is a tele-thermal imaging module with a laser rangefinder and 12.7 mm machine gun "Kord"- a good means of self-defense. The module, apparently, is standard, here it is installed on a reconnaissance armored car.
Now the most important thing is the tool. "Phlox" uses a combined semi-automatic rifled 120 mm gun 2А80.
A feature of this weapon is multifunctionality: it can be used not only as a long-range howitzer, but also successfully fire direct fire and even serve to launch mines.
The general director of Burevestnik, Georgy Zakamennykh, says:
“The concept of placing a 120-millimeter gun on a vehicle chassis is a completely new solution for our army. In fact, this is a new class of weapons that can significantly increase the mobility of the artillery units of the Russian army. The main distinguishing feature of the new self-propelled guns is a gun that is unified in terms of ballistics and breech with the 2A80 gun, but due to new design solutions, it provides a reduced load on the chassis when fired and increased accuracy of fire.”
The maximum firing range of high-explosive fragmentation projectiles is up to 13 kilometers, guided projectiles - 10 kilometers, and high-explosive fragmentation mines - 7.5 kilometers. The gun is automated, and the process of preparing the shot takes place without human intervention. Rate of fire - from 8 to 10 rounds per minute.
Accuracy is ensured by a special drive that restores aiming after each shot. The self-propelled guns have 80 rounds of ammunition, of which 28 are in operational stacks, that is, ready for immediate loading using automation.
Since the Phlox uses the 2A80 gun, the installation must be unified with the ammunition of well-known self-propelled guns "Nona" and "Vienna". In fact, this means that there is a wide range of them, including guided high-explosive fragmentation rounds. "Kitolov-2" And "Fringe". The module with the gun is mounted on a turntable, which makes it possible to conduct circular fire. The design does not require the use of additional supports when firing, that is, at least the Phlox can fire without preparation and, most likely, even on the go.
There is no information about the capabilities of the Phlox weapons control system yet, but it can be assumed that it will be used in the development of self-propelled guns "Petrel" developments for the "Coalition-SV", that is, automation of gun guidance, including target selection, positioning of self-propelled guns and more. Perhaps there is an option to connect the information and command system to a single tactical level control system.
To protect against guided missiles and ATGMs, there is a system for detecting laser radiation, setting up optical interference and firing grenades. It was announced about the analogy of the protective complex "Curtain", but since Shtora is still a Soviet development, then we probably have the right to expect certain improvements.
What niche will Phlox occupy?
It should be noted right away that tracked self-propelled guns with the same 2A80 gun - "Vena" and "Khosta" - were put into service recently, in 2010 and 2008, respectively. They successfully fulfill their tasks and gradually replace the more Soviet "Carnations". "Nona" of the latest modification 2S9-1M produced since 2006 and also does not need to be replaced.
“... a wheeled vehicle is very well suited for action against irregular formations in some semi-desert, for example. The development is specific, but if there are investors and buyers, then why not release such an anti-terrorist infantry fighting vehicle?
It is very likely that the military equipment market for territories where it is more convenient to move on wheels rather than on tracks will not be limited to one hunter on "jihad-mobiles" - wheeled self-propelled guns will also be in demand, especially with good armor and the ability to shoot from Kord at close range.
These machines complement each other well for tactical clearing of local territories. Indirectly, this hypothesis is confirmed by the desert camouflage color of the car in the published photos.
120-MM SELF-PROPELLED ARTILLERY GUNS "FLOX"
120-MM SELF-PROPELLED ARTILLERY GUN FLOKS
02.09.2016
Aleksey Zharich, State Secretary-Deputy General Director of JSC Research and Production Corporation Uralvagonzavod, posted photos of the new 120-mm self-propelled artillery gun Phlox, developed by JSC Burevestnik Central Research Institute, on his page at www.facebook.com " (Nizhny Novgorod). A sample of the CJSC "Phlox" will be demonstrated for the first time at the opening exhibition "Army-2016".
The 120-mm automated gun "Phlox" is made on the armored wheeled chassis "Ural-VV" (6x6). On the roof of the armored cabin is a remote-controlled combat module with a 12.7-mm Kord machine gun. Protection against guided weapons is provided by a system for detecting laser radiation and jamming.
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26.09.2016
WEAPONS OF THE HOMELAND: 120-MM SELF-PROPELLED ARTILLERY GUNS "FLOX" AT THE ARMY-2016 FORUM 
At the Army-2016 International Military-Technical Forum in Patriot Park (Cubina), NPK Uralvagonzavod presented the 120-mm self-propelled artillery gun (SAO) Phlox. The system was created at the Burevestnik Central Research Institute.
The SAO is designed to perform fire missions to destroy moving and stationary targets with mines, conventional and high-precision.
MAIN CHARACTERISTICS
Maximum firing range, km:
- OFS 13
- UAS 10
- OFM 7.5
Rate of fire, rds / min:
- OFS up to 8
- OFM up to 10
Ammunition, shots 80
Pointing angles, degrees:
- vertical -5…+80
- horizontally +35
Transfer time to combat position, min. no more than 0.5
Calculation, pers. 4
Weight, t no more than 20
VTS "BASTION", 26.09.2016
The Burevestnik Central Research Institute (part of the Uralvagonzavod corporation, manufactures artillery weapons) will present the latest Phlox mobile self-propelled artillery mount at the Army-2016 forum-exhibition. The product is equipped with a unique 120 mm cannon, which combines the capabilities of a long-range gun, howitzer and even a mortar. Therefore, Phlox can hit enemy targets located at a distance of 10 km to only a hundred meters from its position, both with conventional artillery shells and mines.
As Georgy Zakamennykh, general director of Burevestnik, told Izvestia, this is the first domestic self-propelled artillery mount (ACS) of this caliber, placed on a highly passable chassis of a Ural family vehicle. It is designed to completely replace obsolete towed guns of a similar caliber in the Russian army.
The concept of placing a 120-millimeter gun on a vehicle chassis is a completely new solution for our army, - said Georgy Zakamennykh. - In fact, this is a new class of weapons that can significantly increase the mobility of the artillery units of the Russian army. The main distinguishing feature of the new self-propelled guns is the gun, unified in terms of ballistics and breech with the 2A80 gun, but due to new design solutions providing a reduced load on the chassis when fired and increased accuracy of fire.
On the roof of the armored cab of the driver and artillery crew, a remotely controlled autonomous artillery module with a Kord machine gun of 12.7 mm caliber is installed. The gun itself consists of a barrel, a combined semi-automatic shutter, a cradle provided with a fence, anti-recoil devices and a lifting sector mechanism.
Vertical angles are controlled by a special drive that restores aiming after a shot. The transportable ammunition of the Phlox SAO, according to the Central Design Bureau, is more than 80 rounds, including 28 ready to fire in operational stacks. Compared to the existing towed and transportable 120-mm artillery weapons, all this ensures high mobility of the SAO and automation of the preparation and firing processes.
According to military historian Aleksey Khlopotov, at present only the Russian army has unique artillery systems that combine the capabilities of cannons, howitzers and mortars.
The Airborne Forces and the Ground Forces are armed with self-propelled guns "Nona" and "Hosta", and "Phlox", although it uses their ideology, it surpasses its predecessors in range and accuracy of fire, as well as in the power of its ammunition, - Alexei told Izvestia Khlopotov. - Cannon-mortars fire not only conventional artillery shells, but also mortar shells. They are also capable of raising the trunk in a vertical plane in the range from -2 degrees to +80. Thanks to such solutions, mortar guns can not only hit targets at a distance of up to 10 km along a hinged trajectory, like a howitzer, but also hit targets with direct fire, like conventional guns, and even throw mines, like mortars, almost vertically into enemy trenches.
The newest 120-mm Floks artillery complex includes the capabilities of a cannon and a mortar, using the base of the Ural vehicle with good cross-country performance. Previously, self-propelled guns of this caliber were not produced, which in the future will replace the already old guns of a similar plan. The development of this project was carried out by the Nizhny Novgorod Central Research Institute "Burevestnik". The photos were presented on the Facebook page of UVZ State Secretary Alexei Zharich.
“The idea of placing a 120mm weapon using the chassis of a car was a completely new solution for our military. In fact, this development is becoming a new class of weapons that will increase the mobility of the Russian army. The most important advantage of the new self-propelled guns was the 2A80 weapon unified on the bolt, when fired from which they were able to achieve a significant reduction in pressure on the support, ”general director Georgy Zakamennykh shared his impressions.
Some indicators of the system
The newest Phlox complex will be equipped with special protection in the form of a combat module equipped with a Kord large-caliber machine gun. As a counter to guided weapons, a system is used that detects laser radiation and interferes with the opposing side.
This development can fire from a cannon, covering several kilometers, and a mortar is suitable for firing at hilly and mountainous areas. Large ranges of pointing angles are provided, which will allow for aimed shots at a distance of 10 kilometers or at targets located just a hundred meters from the combat position.
The very idea of "wheeled tanks" is not new in the world. However, it is Russian engineers and designers who offer a unified model that combines powerful weapons, mobility, and confident armor protection. The first sample of the new Phlox firing system should become one of the brightest "flowers" of a kind of "exhibition of achievements" of the Russian armed forces and defense industry.
Photo 2. 
The JSC "TsNII" Burevestnik "confirmed the fact of the production of the self-propelled gun" Floks "on the basis of their enterprise, but could not add anything significant to the information previously announced on this occasion by the general director Georgy Zakamennykh. He, in particular, said that the main distinguishing feature of the new self-propelled gun is its gun, which, due to new design solutions, provides a reduced load on the chassis when fired and increased accuracy of fire.
Photo 3. 
It is worth saying that it is this problem - the unstable position of the gun on the wheeled platform - that hinders the development of "wheeled tanks" in the West. The solution here is either to increase the mass of the main platform (by turning it into a full-fledged armored personnel carrier), or to use additional supports when firing from a stationary firing position.
I must say that these issues are resolved more elegantly at Phlox. It is possible to withstand increased loads when firing from a gun with such a powerful caliber due to the use of a modern recoil system with an auxiliary hydraulic effect. The mechanical energy of the shot is converted into thermal energy and serves to absorb shocks and shocks. As a result, shock loads on the gun carriage - a turntable mounted on the Ural chassis - are significantly softened.
Photo 4. 
The "main caliber" of the "Phlox" is the 2A80 gun - a unique combination of a howitzer gun and a mortar. The fire is carried out with 120-mm mines and shells with ready-made rifling. Interestingly, the gun is equipped with an innovative cooling system, and in addition, it uses an indicator that indicates the maximum allowable level of barrel heating. Separate words deserve the chassis of the artillery installation - the car "Ural", made in a special armored version and equipped with a reinforced engine with a capacity of over 300 horsepower.
This SAO weighs about 20 tons. Its calculation is 4 (3 gunners and a driver) people. It has a very high level of automation, due to which the transfer time to the combat position reaches a record 30 seconds (according to other sources, 20 seconds). The calculation has the latest means of guidance, navigation and communication.
The existing ammunition also breaks records - 80 rounds, which are in protected special armored superstructures.
A self-propelled gun is capable of using various types of ammunition. For example, high-explosive fragmentation projectiles can hit targets at a distance of 13 km, guided at a distance of 10 kilometers. It is also possible to use 120 mm min. The rate of fire of the gun reaches up to 10 shots per minute.
For uninterrupted operation of the JSW with the main engine turned off, an autonomous power supply unit was mounted. Thanks to this, the Phlox will not only increase the resource of the main power plant, but also reduce thermal visibility, which will increase survival on the battlefield.
This will also be facilitated by a complex of optoelectronic countermeasures against high-precision enemy weapons, with detection sensors and a special grenade launcher protection system.
Photo 5. 
The cabin here is welded, made of metal sheets of various thicknesses, and the engine compartment is equipped with its own armored casing. The manufacturer guarantees the safety of the crew even when an explosive device with a capacity of up to two kilograms of TNT is detonated. The Phlox crew will be able to repel attacks by sabotage and reconnaissance groups not only with standard weapons, but also with a 12.7-mm Kord machine gun mounted on the cab.
Photo 6. 
Placing a self-propelled artillery mount (and the Phlox to some extent fits this definition) on the wheelbase of a truck is really a new word in the domestic military-industrial complex. Only the Nona-SVK battalion self-propelled artillery gun, mounted on the chassis of the BTR-80 floating wheeled armored personnel carrier, comes to mind.
Adopted in 1990, this self-propelled gun is a 120-millimeter rifled semi-automatic cannon-howitzer-mortar and the wheelbase of an armored personnel carrier. "Nona-SVK" is able to overcome trenches, trenches, water barriers on the move. In terms of the power of a high-explosive fragmentation projectile, its shot is comparable to the action of 152-mm ammunition.
Photo 7. 
The closest modern models to Phlox can be considered the 120-millimeter self-propelled artillery gun Khosta and the system of the same caliber Vena. Both are caterpillar-mounted, both use a rifled semi-automatic cannon, both are produced at the production base of Motovilikhinskiye Zavody PJSC. At the same time, given that Vena is a relatively new self-propelled gun, there is every reason to believe that Phlox will take the most advanced technologies from it.
Photo 8. 
Among them, for example, the use of a weapon-computer complex. It allows you to exchange information between the combat vehicle and the control vehicle, prepare the initial data for firing at independently reconnoitered targets or according to information received from the battery control center. The system also adjusts the settings for firing at the notch of the first shot, controls the guidance elements in various modes, stores in memory (not dependent on the presence or absence of energy) information about three dozen targets.
Photo 9. 
All the necessary information is displayed on the commander's monitors, which are equipped with the cabin of the Phlox self-propelled guns. Thanks to this system, it is possible to monitor the technical condition of the complex in real time, control the drives for horizontal and vertical guidance of the gun. A laser designator-range finder is also connected to the computer of the gun-computing complex, and the topographical reference system provides automatic determination of coordinates even when the vehicle is moving.
Photo 10. 
Most experts related to rocket and artillery topics agree that the Phlox is a very timely and potentially in-demand combat weapon of modern Ground Forces. The former chief of artillery of the motorized rifle regiment of the 27th Guards Motorized Rifle Division, reserve lieutenant colonel Leonid Budzdorovenko, admits that if his subordinates had such weapons, it would be much easier to resolve issues of fire support during tasks in the North Caucasus.
The officer calls the wheelbase the main advantage: the same Gvozdika, which was in service with the artillery battalions of motorized rifle regiments in the mid-1990s, had a caterpillar drive and was difficult to maintain, limited in speed, and most importantly, had a lot of weight, which often did not allow to cross some bridges in the same Chechnya.
Photo 11. 
In addition, according to experts in the field of artillery, in modern combat such advantages of self-propelled guns as powerful armor are not so in demand. The use of self-propelled guns in an attack, direct fire is a rarity, therefore, the presence of protection against anti-tank weapons is no longer a necessity.
Photo 12. 
Fire is most often fired from closed firing positions far from the line of contact, where there is no contact with enemy armor-piercing weapons. As for protection against attacks, for example, on the march, regular car booking will do just fine here. It will protect against small arms fire and improvised explosive devices, and ATGMs, as a rule, are not taken into an ambush.
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