Sprut anti-tank gun
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Smoothbore
A smoothbore weapon is one which has a barrel without rifling. Smoothbores range from handheld firearms to powerful tank guns and large artillery mortars.-History of firearms and rifling:...
125 mm anti-tank gun.
Development
The 2A45M was created in the late 1980s at the Petrov Design Bureau at Artillery Plant Number 9 also responsible for the 122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30).Description (Sprut-B)
The most distinctive feature of the Sprut-B is its Auxiliary Power Unit, which can propel the gun on relatively flat surfaces (up to 15 degrees slope) and at 14 km/h on roads. This gives the gun a measure of mobility on the battle field—although it takes 2 minutes to go from firing position to travelling position and 1.5 minutes to go from travelling position to firing position.The gun features a crew of seven. During the day the OP4M-48A direct fire sight is used, at night the 1PN53-1 night vision sight is used. For indirect fire the 2Ts33 iron sights are used, along with the PG-1m panoramic sight. The gun can reliably engage targets 2 metres high at a distance of 2000 metres.
The barrel features a thermal sleeve to prevent temperature changes affecting the accuracy. The gun uses the same split ammunition as the T-64
T-64
The T-64 is a Soviet main battle tank, introduced in the early 1960s. It was used solely by the Soviet Army in its front-line divisions and was a more advanced counterpart to the T-62...
, T-72
T-72
The T-72 is a Soviet-designed main battle tank that entered production in 1970. It is developed directly from Obyekt-172, and shares parallel features with the T-64A...
, T-80
T-80
The T-80 is a main battle tank designed and manufactured in the former Soviet Union. A development of the T-64, it entered service in 1976 and was the first production tank to be equipped with a gas turbine engine for main propulsion.the Swedish Stridsvagn 103 of 1971 used a gas turbine alongside...
and T-90
T-90
The T-90 is a Russian third-generation main battle tank that is a modernisation of the T-72 . It is currently the most modern tank in service with the Russian Ground Forces and Naval Infantry...
tanks.
With an additional piece of equipment of the 9S53, laser guided projectiles like the 9M119 Svir or 9K120 Refleks can be fired.
General characteristics (Sprut-B)
- Calibre: 125 mm, 51 calibre
- Muzzle brake: double `T' type
- Breech mechanism: semi-automatic, vertical wedge
- Shield: yes
- Weight:
- (towing) 6,500 kg (14,300 lb)
- (self-propelled) 6,800 kg (15,000 lb)
- (firing) 6,575 kg (14,495 lb)
- Length:
- (towing) 7.120 m (23.35 ft)
- (self-propelled) 6.790 m (22.27 ft)
- Height:
- (towing) 2.09 m (6.85 ft)
- (self-propelled) 2.35 m (7.70 ft)
- Width:
- (towing) 2.66 m (8.72 ft)
- (self-propelled) 2.66 m (8.72 ft)
- Axis of bore: 0.925 m (3 ft)
- Track: 2.20 m (7.21 ft)
- Ground clearance: 0.36 m (1.18 ft)
- Elevation/depression: +25°/−6°
- Traverse: 360°
- Range:
- (APFSDS) 2,000 m (2,200 yd)
- (missile) 5,000 m (5,500 yd)
- (HE) 12,200 m (13,300 yd)
- Rate of fire: 6–8 rds/min
- Fording: 0.9 m (3 ft)
- Speed:
- (in APU mode) 14 km/h (9 mph)
- Range:
- (in APU mode) 50 km (30 mi)
- Crew: 7
- Towing vehicle: Ural-4320 (6 × 6) truck, MT-LB multipurpose tracked vehicle
- Towing speed: 80 km/h (50 mph)
Ammunition
The gun uses the same ammunition as the D-81 series of guns used on the T-64T-64
The T-64 is a Soviet main battle tank, introduced in the early 1960s. It was used solely by the Soviet Army in its front-line divisions and was a more advanced counterpart to the T-62...
, T-72
T-72
The T-72 is a Soviet-designed main battle tank that entered production in 1970. It is developed directly from Obyekt-172, and shares parallel features with the T-64A...
, T-80
T-80
The T-80 is a main battle tank designed and manufactured in the former Soviet Union. A development of the T-64, it entered service in 1976 and was the first production tank to be equipped with a gas turbine engine for main propulsion.the Swedish Stridsvagn 103 of 1971 used a gas turbine alongside...
and T-90
T-90
The T-90 is a Russian third-generation main battle tank that is a modernisation of the T-72 . It is currently the most modern tank in service with the Russian Ground Forces and Naval Infantry...
tanks.
Models
- Sprut-A 2A45 Pure towed gun.
- Sprut-B 2A45M Self propelled towed gun.
- Sprut-SD 2S252S25 Sprut-SDThe 2S25 Sprut-SD is a self-propelled tank destroyer or light tank, built on the BMD-3 chassis. Designed for use by the Russia VDV airborne forces it is light and highly mobile.-Development:...
A self propelled gun mounted on the BMD-3 chassis with a turret mounting the stabilised 2A75 125 mm smoothbore gun
Users
ChinaChina
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developed their own indigenous version of this anti-tank gun. Hungary
Hungary
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. Iran
Iran
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manufactured by reverse engineering. India
India
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. Russia
Russia
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Placed in numerous main battle tanks like the T-72, and the T-80. Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
made under license, by KMDB, in the city of Kharkiv
Kharkiv
Kharkiv or Kharkov is the second-largest city in Ukraine.The city was founded in 1654 and was a major centre of Ukrainian culture in the Russian Empire. Kharkiv became the first city in Ukraine where the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic was proclaimed in December 1917 and Soviet government was...
.
Former users
passed his construction license to his successor states.- .
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passed his construction license to his successor states.
- Used in the M-95 DegmanM-95 DegmanM-95 Degman is a prototype Croatian main battle tank, developed in the factory Đuro Đaković specijalna vozila d.d., located in Slavonski Brod, Croatia. It is also known as the RH-ALAN Degman. The Đuro Đaković factory is best known for its principal role in the production of M-84, a Yugoslav version...
Main Battle Tank. - Used in the M-84AS Main Battle Tank.