The 2A65 "Msta-B" is a Soviet towed 152.4 mm howitzer. The "B" in the designation is an abbreviation for Buksiruyemaya, which means towed. This weapon has been fielded in Soviet forces since at least
2A65 "Msta-B" artillery pieces of Russia's 90th Guards Tank Division.
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Черговий етап змагань на кращу артилерійську батарею Сухопутних військ 06
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The 2S19 Msta-S is a 152.4 mm self-propelled howitzer designed and manufactured by Uraltransmash in the Soviet Union and later in Russia, which entered service in 1989 as the successor to the 2S3 Akat
152 mm howitzer 2A65 Msta-B
…and 2006. The 152 mm 2A65 is also referred to as the Msta-B and the weapon forms the main armament of the 152 mm self-propelled artillery system, the 2S19, which is also referred to as the Msta-S. Full details of the latter are given in a separate entry. In the designation Msta-B the latter stands for…
A 2S19M2 Msta-S during a rehearsal of the 2014 Moscow Victory Day Parade held in Alabino
Msta-S at the 2013 tank biathlon
A Russian 2S19 Msta-S that was damaged in 2022 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, on display at the military park of the army museum in Białystok, Poland, in 2023
2S19 Msta-S of the Ukrainian 26th Artillery Brigade