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2S22 Bohdana
2S22 Bohdana on 10 August 2018
TypeSelf-propelled howitzer
Place of originUkraine
Service history
In service2022–present
Used byUkrainian Ground Forces
WarsRusso-Ukrainian War[1]
Production history
DesignerKramatorsk Heavy Duty Machine Tool Building Plant [uk][2]
Designed2015–2018
ManufacturerKhTZ
Produced2018, 2023–present
No. built30[3]
Specifications
Mass28 tonnes (62,000 lb)[4]
Crew5[4]
Rate of fire5 rounds per minute
Maximum firing rangeHEIAP: 42 km (26 mi)
RAP: 50 km (31 mi)
Main
armament
155 mm howitzer
Engine380–420 hp (280–310 kW)
Operational
range
1,200 km (750 mi)

The 2S22 Bohdana is a 155 mm NATO-standard artillery caliber, wheeled self-propelled howitzer developed in Ukraine. It is mounted on the chassis of the Ukrainian six-wheel-drive KrAZ-6322 truck.[2][5] It has an armoured double cabin and storage for around 20 shells.[5][6] The howitzer has a minimum range of 780 meters, and a maximum range of 42 km with HE/AP ammunition or 50 km with a rocket-assisted projectile. It is capable of firing M982 Excalibur artillery shells and it can fire 5 rounds per minute.[7]

History

The howitzer underwent live fire tests in 2018.[5] Its first public display was in the Kyiv Independence Day Parade on 24 August 2018.[5] Test firings were conducted at the Shyrokyi Lan training ground in May 2021. Further test firings were carried out at a range in Odesa Oblast in December 2021 and January 2022, where 450 shots were fired at a range of 42 km, greater than the manufacturer's specification of 40 km.[8]

According to then Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikhov, the 2S22 entered full production in January 2023 and the first units were scheduled for delivery over the following months.[9][10]

In December 2023, it was reported by Economichna Pravda that the Ukrainian Ground Forces already received around 30 Bohdanas and that a towed version is under development.[3] Eight Bohdanas are being produced monthly.[11]

Russo-Ukrainian War

On 25 February 2022, at the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Bohdana's manufacturers were ordered to destroy the sole prototype, to prevent the Russians from capturing it. However, it was able to be moved away from the Russians and handed to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.[2] On 7 May 2022 Forbes reported that the prototype had been deployed at the front and was firing at Russian targets.[12]

In June 2022 Ukrainian forces on the mainland of Ukraine reportedly used the 2S22 Bohdana to shell Russian forces on Snake Island, which is 35 km from the mainland. This along with strikes from other artillery systems as well as drones led to the withdrawal of Russian forces from the island on 30 June.[13][14][15]

Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said at the beginning of 2023 that serial mass production of an improved Bohdana had started. The improved version includes the replacement of the KrAZ-6322 chassis with a KrAZ or MAN 6x6 chassis, or a Tatra 817 8x8 chassis. In July 2023, a video showing the 57th Motorized Brigade operating at least two pre-production Bohdanas mounted on the MAZ-6317 chassis (with the original Russian engines replaced with Chinese engines) was published.[16] The 2S22 Bohdana was officially adopted by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on 21 July 2023.[17] Two days later, an improved Bohdana mounted on the Tatra 815-7 8x8 chassis was reported as being in service with the 1st Special Purpose Brigade.[18] Militarnyi reports that the Tatra 815-7 chassis is likely being sourced from stored Ukrainian BM-27 Burevyi that ran out of ammunition during the first year of the Russian invasion.[19]

In late November, images of an updated version of Bohdana were published on social media, showing the howitzer fitted with an autoloader, which it previously lacked—a hallmark of other cutting-edge self-propelled howitzers.[16][20]

See also

  • Archer – Swedish 155 mm self-propelled howitzer
  • ATMOS 2000 – Israeli 155 mm self-propelled howitzer
  • A-222 Bereg – Russian self-propelled coastal defense gun
  • CAESAR – French 155 mm artillery
  • 152mm SpGH DANA – Czechoslovak self-propelled howitzer
  • G6 Rhino – South African 155 mm self-propelled artillery
  • AHS Kryl – Polish 155 mm self-propelled wheeled gun-howitzer
  • Nora B-52 – Serbian 155 mm self-propelled howitzer
  • PCL-09 – Chinese 122 mm self-propelled howitzer
  • PCL-161 – Chinese 122 mm self-propelled howitzer
  • PCL-181 – Chinese 155 mm self-propelled howitzer
  • PLL-09 – Chinese wheeled armoured fighting vehicle family - 122 mm or 155 mm self-propelled howitzer
  • Type 19 155 mm Wheeled Self-propelled Howitzer – Japanese artillery
  • 155 mm SpGH Zuzana – Slovak 155mm self-propelled gun-howitzer

References

  1. ^ "🇺🇦 Мисягін 🇺🇦".
  2. ^ a b c "Experimental 2S22 Bohdana self-propelled howitzer is destroying the invader forces". Mil.in.ua. Ukrainian Military Center. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b Miroshnychenko, Bohdan. "Богиня війни. Як Україна нарощує виробництво САУ "Богдана"". Економічна правда (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b "САУ Богдана: виробник розкрив ТТХ" [SPG Bohdana: the manufacturer disclosed the characteristics]. Mil.in.ua. Ukrainian Military Center. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d Ponomarenko, Illia (10 August 2018). "Ukraine's army to get new heavy self-propelled gun". Kyiv Post. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  6. ^ "САУ "Богдана" – є перше фото" [SPG "Bohdana" - the first photos]. Mil.in.ua. Ukrainian Military Center. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  7. ^ Matthieu (2024-02-20). "Ukraine ramps up production of 2S22 Bohdana 2.0 self-propelled howitzer | Defense News February 2024 Global Security army industry | Defense Security global news industry army year 2024 | Archive News year". Army Recognition. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  8. ^ "В Україні завершено попередні вогневі випробування САУ "Богдана"" [Preliminary firing tests of the Bohdan self-propelled guns have been completed in Ukraine]. Mil.in.ua. Ukrainian Military Center. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  9. ^ "САУ "Богдана" пішла в серію". Мілітарний (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Army of Ukraine to receive more local-made 2S22 Bohdana 155mm self-propelled howitzers". Army Recognition. 28 January 2023.
  11. ^ Jakes, Lara. "Ukraine's Arms Industry Is Growing, but Is It Growing Fast Enough?". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  12. ^ Axe, David (7 May 2022). "Ukraine made exactly one copy of its best cannon. It just joined the war". Forbes. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  13. ^ 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker [@UAWeapons] (30 June 2022). "#Ukraine: As Russians rapidly withdraw from the famous Snake Island, the Ukrainian army shows how they regularly targeted it- here we see a Ukrainian-developed Bohdana 155mm self-propelled howitzer destroying Russian positions on the island with fire correction from a TB2 drone. https://t.co/oUq6AUSiQi" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022 – via Twitter.
  14. ^ Balmforth, Tom; Hunder, Max (30 June 2022). "Ukraine fetes Russian pullback from strategic Snake Island outpost". Reuters. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  15. ^ Romaniuk, Roman (13 February 2023). "Bohdana's first battle. How a Ukrainian Self-Propelled Howitzer forced the Russians to make a 'gesture of goodwill' at Zmiinyi Island". Ukrainska Pravda. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  16. ^ a b Roblin, Sébastien (13 July 2023). "It Took Forever, but Ukraine Is Finally Fielding Western-Caliber Howitzers". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  17. ^ "Ukrainian Bohdana self-propelled howitzer is finally adopted". Militarnyi. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  18. ^ "2S22 Bohdana self-propelled guns moved to Tatra chassis". Militarnyi. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  19. ^ "«Богдана»: пошук оптимального шасі чи спроба наповнити Сили оборони артилерією?". Мілітарний (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  20. ^ @Archer83Able (November 29, 2023). "Ukrainian Bohdana 2.0 155mm self-propelled howitzer on MAZ chassis apparently received an autoloader" (Tweet). Retrieved 2023-11-29 – via Twitter.
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