2S4 Tyulpan

Key specs
- Type
- Heavy mortar
- Origin
Soviet Union
- Manufacturer
- Uraltransmash
- Designer
- Yuri V. TomashovYuri N. Kalachnikov
- Entered service
- 1975
- Produced
- 1969–1988
- Units produced
- 450
- Status
- In service
- Crew
- 9
Heavy mortar
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2S4 Tyulpan is a heavy mortar from the Soviet Union, made by Uraltransmash. It entered service in 1975; it was produced from 1969 to 1988; 450 were built. It fires 240 mm shells up to 18 km. It is used or was used by Kazakhstan, Russia, the Czech Republic, Iraq and one other country, and saw combat in the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Second Chechen War, the First Chechen War, among others.
Specifications
Armament
- Main armament
- 240 mm 2B8 mortar (40 rounds)
- Caliber
- 240 mm
- Maximum range of fire
- 18 km
- Rate of fire
- 1 rds/min
- Secondary armament
- PKT machine gun (1,500 rounds)
Dimensions and weights
- Weight
- 28 t
- Length
- 7.94 m
- Width
- 3.25 m
- Height
- 3.23 m
Mobility and protection
- Engine
- V-59, V12 Diesel engine
- Power
- 390 kW
- Road speed
- 60 km/h
- Off-road speed
- 25 km/h
- Operational range
- 500 km
- Fuel capacity
- 850 l
- Suspension
- Torsion bar
- Armour
- Steel
Weapons and ammunition on board
Users & conflicts
Sources
- Wikipedia (ru): 2С4, Wikipedia
- Wikipedia: 2S4 Tyulpan, Wikipedia
Figures from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article, completed from Wikidata and the article in other languages where it gives none; where there are several versions, the first one given. Operators include former ones; the side that used a vehicle in a war is derived from its operators.




