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Encyclopedia > 2S4 Tyulpan
2S4 Tulpan

Type Self-propelled artillery
Place of origin  Soviet Union
Specifications
Weight 30 tons
Length 8.5 m
Width 3.2 m
Height 3.2 m
Crew 9

Armor 20mm max.
Primary
armament
240 mm mortar
Secondary
armament
12.7 mm DShK machine gun
Engine V-59 diesel
520 hp
Power/weight hp/tonne
Suspension Torsion bar
Operational
range
420km (on road)
Speed 62 km/h

The 2S4 Tyulpan (Russian: 2С4 «Тюльпан»; English: tulip) is a Soviet self-propelled mortar. "2S4" is its GRAU designation. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A U.S. M109A6 Paladin self-propelled howitzer Self-propelled artillery (also called mobile artillery or locomotive artillery) vehicles are a way of giving mobility to artillery. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Military vehicles are commonly armoured to withstand the impact of shrapnel, bullets or shells, protecting the soldiers inside from enemy fire. ... The DShK (ДШК, for Дегтярёва Шпагина Крупнокалиберный, Degtyarev-Shpagin Large Calibre) is a Soviet heavy anti-aircraft machine gun firing 12. ... Diesel or diesel fuel is a specific fractional distillate of fuel oil (mostly petroleum) that is used as fuel in a diesel engine invented by German engineer Rudolf Diesel. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Species See text Tulip (Tulipa) is a genus of about 100 species of flowering plants in the family Liliaceae. ... Soviet redirects here. ... A U.S. M109A6 Paladin self-propelled howitzer Self-propelled artillery (also called mobile artillery or locomotive artillery) vehicles are a way of giving mobility to artillery. ... US soldier loading a M224 60-mm mortar. ... Main Agency of Missiles and Artillery of the Ministry of Defense of the Soviet Union (Главное ракетно-артиллерийское управление МО РФ, ГРАУ) is a department of Soviet/Russian Ministry of Defense which is subordinated to the Chief of Armament and Munition of the Armed Forces, vice-minister of defense (начальник вооружения ВС РФ - заместитель Министра обороны РФ). In particular, the GRAU is responsible for assignment...


It was identified for the first time in 1975 in the Soviet army and so was called M-1975 by NATO, whereas its official designation is SM-240(2S4). Its design is based on the GMZ tracked minelaying vehicle carrying an externally mounted M-240 240 mm breech-loading mortar on the hull rear. This article is about the armed forces of the Soviet Union. ... NATO 2002 Summit in Prague. ... GMZ (ГМЗ) or Gorkovskiy Mototsikletniy Zavod (Russian: ) was a motorcycle manufacturer, based in Gorkiy (nowadays Nizhniy Novgorod). ...


The crew consists of four men, but an extra five are required to operate the mortar. This has a range of 9,650 m but an extended range munition exists with a possible range of 20,000 m. Due to the large size of the weapon and the weight of the ammunition (130 kg for a standard projectile) it has a slow rate of fire: one round per minute. In addition to the high explosive bombs, it can fire armour-piercing, chemical and nuclear rounds. It can also fire the "Smel'chak" (daredevil), a laser-guided round. Chemical warfare is warfare (and associated military operations) using the toxic properties of chemical substances to kill, injure or incapacitate an enemy. ... The mushroom cloud of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, 1945, rose some 18 kilometers (11 mi) above the hypocenter. ...


Tyulpan is currently the heaviest mortar in deployment among any country.


It saw action during the Afghanistan[1] and Chechnya[2] conflicts. Combatants Russian Federation Pro-Russian Chechens Republic of Ichkeria Caucasian insurgents and foreign fighters Commanders Vladimir Putin Akhmad Kadyrov† Ramzan Kadyrov Aslan Maskhadov† Abdul Halim Sadulayev† Doku Umarov Shamil Basayev† Strength At least 93,000 in Chechnya in 1999. ...


External links

  • Video of a Tyulpan mortar being fired
  • 2S4 Tyulpan description at the manufacturer's website
  • 2S4 240mm Tulpan at armscontrol.ru
  • www.globalsecurity.org
Soviet and post-Soviet armoured fighting vehicles after World War II
List of armoured fighting vehicles by country

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Australian Information from Wikipedia (1628 words)
An example of the smaller scale is the British 51 mm light mortar which is carried by an individual and consists of only a tube and a base plate.
Conversely, a large abnormality is the Soviet 2S4 M1975 "Tyulpan" (tulip tree) 240-mm self-propelled mortar.
Smaller mortars (up to 81 mm) are commonly used and transported by infantry based mortar sections as a substitute for, or in addition to, artillery.
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