2S7 Pion | |
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Type | Self-propelled artillery |
Place of origin | Soviet Union |
Service history | |
In service | 1976–present |
Wars | Soviet–Afghan War First Chechen War Second Chechen War Russo-Georgian War 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war Russo-Ukraine War |
Production history | |
Produced | 1975–1990 |
Specifications | |
Mass | Whole vehicle: 46,500 kg (102,500 lb) Cannon: 14,600 kg (32,200 lb) |
Length | 10.5 m (34 ft 5 in) |
Width | 3.38 m (11 ft 1 in) |
Height | 3 m (9 ft 10 in) |
Crew | 14 |
Shell weight | 103 kg (227 lb)[1] or 110 kg (240 lb)[2] |
Caliber | 203 mm[1] |
Barrels | 1 |
Carriage | 12 m (39 ft)[2] |
Elevation | 0-60 deg[1] |
Traverse | 30 deg[1] |
Muzzle velocity | 960 m/s (3,100 ft/s)[1] |
Effective firing range | 37.5 km (23.3 mi) (unassisted) |
Maximum firing range | 47.5 km (29.5 mi) (assisted) |
Armor | 10 mm (0.39 in) |
Main armament | 203 mm 2A44 gun L/56.2 |
Engine | V-46-I V12 turbocharged diesel[3] 630 kW (840 hp)[3] |
Suspension | torsion bar |
Operational range | Road: 650 km (400 mi) |
Maximum speed | 50 km/h (31 mph) |
The 2S7 Pion ("peony") or Malka is a Soviet self-propelled 203 mm cannon. "2S7" is its GRAU designation. More than 250 units were built; some sources say 500,[1] others up to 1,000.[4] They were distributed around the former Soviet states during the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
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