Use during artillery exercises of 240-millimeter heavy self-propelled mortars 2C4 “Tulip” and 203-millimeter heavy self-propelled guns 2C7M “Malka”, developed in the 1970s, is an example of Russian pragmaticity, the Polish edition of Defence24 writes.
“Russians are very pragmatic here. Having large stocks of unused ammunition and a simple artillery technique of long-term use, they decided not to withdraw it from exploitation, and try to adapt to other realities and new tactics,” the publication says.
Edition, assessing the exercise recently in the Tambov region, writes that in Russia “do everything possible to increase the accuracy of the shooting and the rate of reaction to the actions of the enemy.” Defence24 reminds that drones “Orlan-10” were used to guide the shells.
In April 2020, Tass Observer Dmitry Litovkin noted that Russian weapons posted in the Leningrad and Kaliningrad regions possesses a distance capable of “breaking” all Europe. In particular, in his opinion, the return to 3C7M “Malka” and 2C4 “Tulip” capable of shooting nuclear ammunition is an alarming signal.