2S7 Pion

Soviet self-propelled artillery

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Type: Self-propelled artillery
Place of origin: Soviet Union
In service: 1976–present
Wars: Soviet–Afghan War , First Chechen War , Second Chechen War , Russo-Georgian War , Second Nagorno-Karabakh War , Russo-Ukrainian War
Produced: 1975–1990
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)
Shell weight: 103 kg (227 lb) or 110 kg (240 lb)
Caliber: 203 mm
Carriage: 12 m (39 ft)

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The 2S7 Pion ("peony") or 2S7M Malka is a Soviet self-propelled 203 mm cannon. "2S7" is its GRAU designation. More than 250 units were built; some sources say 500, others up to 1,000. They were distributed around the former Soviet states during the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.

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