2S22 Bohdana

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2S22 Bohdana
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2S22 Bohdana on 10 August 2018
Type Self-propelled howitzer
Place of originUkraine
Service history
In service2022–present
Used by Ukrainian Ground Forces
Wars Russo-Ukrainian War [1]
Production history
Designer Kramatorsk Heavy Duty Machine Tool Building Plant  [ uk ] [2]
Designed2015–2018
Manufacturer KhTZ
Produced2018, 2023–present
No. built30 [3]
Specifications
Mass28 tonnes (62,000 lb) [4]
Crew5 [4]
Rate of fire 5 rounds per minute
Maximum firing range HEIAP: 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]

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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 Reznikov, 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 Eсonomichna Pravda that the Ukrainian Ground Forces already received around 30 Bohdanas and that a towed version is under development. [3]

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. [11]

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. [12] [13] [14]

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. [15] The 2S22 Bohdana was officially adopted by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on 21 July 2023. [16] 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. [17] 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. [18]

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. [15] [19]

According to the Oryx blog, one 2S22 Bohdana was damaged and another three were destroyed as of 19 May 2024. [20]

Production

Ten Bohdanas are being produced on a monthly basis and the rate of production is expected to increase in May 2024. [21]

See also

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