2S3 Akatsiya 152mm SP Howitzer

The 2S3 Akatsiya (Russian - 2С3 «Акация», English - 2S3 Acacia) is a 152 mm self-propelled howitzer developed by the Soviet Union as a response to appearance of American 155 mm M109 howitzer and produced during the Cold War. A project development started in 1967 according to the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of USSR from 4 July, 1967. 2S3 is its GRAU index for self-propelled artillery systems. The artillery system was developed in Sverdlovsk (design bureau No. 9 of Engineering Works named for M. I. Kalinin) and the chassis was developed by Uraltransmash Ural Vehicle Engineering Works (UZTM).

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• 2S3
• Akatsiya
• 152mm
• SP
• Howitzer