SO-152 (СО-152) is a Soviet 152.4 mm self-propelled artillery developed in 1968. It was a response to the American 155 mm M109. The development started in 1967 according to the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of USSR from July 4 1967. In 1968 the SO-152 was completed and in 1971 entered service. Its GRAU designation is 2S3 (2С3). The fighting vehicle also received the additional designation Akatsiya (Акация) which is Russian for acacia.
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height (cm)
3.05
length (km)
8.4
width (mm)
3.25
origin
Soviet Union
type
Self-propelled artillery
used in war
Second Chechen War, Civil war in Tajikistan, Soviet war in Afghanistan, Libyan Civil War, Syrian Civil War, First Chechen War, Russo-Georgian war
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