The 2S25 Sprut-SD is a self-propelled anti-tank gun developed and to be manufactured by the Volgograd Tractor Plant to meet the requirements of the VDV. In mid-2001, the Volgograd tractor plant revealed that the development of the 2S25 had lasted several years. In the development of the tank destroyer was used the design of the Bulgarian project Oktopod developed in 1989.
2S25 Sprut-SD at the 2008 Moscow Victory Day parade
The main armament of the 2S25 is capable of firing the same ammunition used by the T-72, the T-80 and the T-90.
As of September 2013, the only operators of the 2S25 are the Russian airborne troops.
"Sprut-SD" for airborne forces (equipped with parachutes)
A tank destroyer, tank hunter or tank killer is a type of armoured fighting vehicle, predominantly intended for anti-tank duties. They are typically armed with a direct fire artillery gun, also known as a self-propelled anti-tank gun, or missile launcher, also called an anti-tank missile carrier. The vehicles are designed specifically to engage and destroy enemy tanks, often with limited operational capacities.
Two American M10 tank destroyers in Belgium during World War II
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