Centimeter (grenade)
| 2K24 centimeters | |
|---|---|
| General Information | |
| Type | guided artillery shell |
| Technical specifications | |
| length | 1.195 m |
| diameter | 152 mm |
| Combat weight | 49.5 kg |
| Range | 12 km |
| Furnishing | |
| Target location | semi-active laser sighting |
| Warhead | 8.5 kg TNT equivalent |
| Weapon platforms | D-20 |
| Lists on the subject | |
The Centimeter ( Russian Сантиметр , Santimetr ) is a precision-guided artillery projectile of caliber 152 mm from Soviet and Russian production. The GRAU index is 2K24.
functionality
After being fired, the grenade follows a ballistic trajectory. In the last phase of the flight at a height of 20 to 600 m above the ground, propellant rocket charges are detonated inside. The trajectory of the grenade is corrected by pulses using nozzles arranged perpendicular to the axis of the projectile (RCIC pulse correction technique). The target must be illuminated (marked) with a laser for 1 to 3 seconds by an advanced artillery observer . The grenade contains four nozzles. Two propellant charges are assigned to each nozzle.
application
The 152 mm «Centimeter» grenade was fired for the first time in the Soviet-Afghan War in the 1980s.
Weapon platforms
D-20 cannon howitzer , 2S19 , 2S3 , 2S5 self-propelled guns
Versions
- M1 caliber 155 mm reduced weight, stronger explosive effect, improvements in range
See also
- Precision-guided ammunition
- Smeltschak , 240 mm precision-guided mortar shell
- Copperhead (ammunition) , US competitive development
- M982 Excalibur , US competitor development
- Vulcano 155 GPS / SAL , Italian-German competitive development
literature
- Russia's Arms and Technologies. The XXI Century Encyclopedia. Vol. 2 - Rocket and artillery armament of ground Forces , Oruzhie i tekhnologii, Moscow 2001, ISBN 5-93799-002-1 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Александр Грек: Корректируемые снаряды , Военное обозрение August 28, 2012. Accessed September 10, 2015.