2S4 Tyulpan | |
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Type | Self-propelled mortar |
Place of origin | Soviet Union |
Service history | |
In service | 1972–present |
Used by | Russian Federation |
Wars | Soviet–Afghan War Iran-Iraq War First Chechen War Second Chechen War Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Uraltransmash |
Produced | 1969–1988 |
No. built | 588 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 30 t (30 long tons; 33 short tons) |
Length | 8.5 m (27 ft 11 in) |
Width | 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) |
Height | 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) |
Crew | 5[1] |
Armor | 20 mm (0.79 in) |
Main armament | 240 mm (9.4 in) mortar |
Secondary armament | 7.62 mm PKT machine gun |
Engine | V59 V-12 liquid-cooled diesel 388 kW (520 hp) |
Power/weight | 13 kW (17 hp)/tonne |
Suspension | Torsion bar |
Operational range | 420 km (260 mi) on road |
Maximum speed | 62 km/h (39 mph) |
The 2S4 Tyulpan (often spelled Tulpan, Russian: 2С4 «Тюльпан», lit. 'tulip') is a Soviet 240 mm self-propelled heavy mortar. "2S4" is its GRAU designation. The Tyulpan is the largest mortar system in use today.[2]