I look forward to August 24, when a parade will be held in Kiev on the occasion of the celebration of the Independence Day of Ukraine.

It should be presented the latest developments of the military-industrial complex, designed to demonstrate the full strength and power of the Ukrainian army.

During the parade, the public should in particular be demonstrated the self-propelled artillery mount «Bogdana» – a powerful self-propelled howitzer caliber 155 mm., Adapted to the NATO standard the gun was to be adopted by the national armed forces on August 10, but the long-awaited event has not taken place yet.

So, what is «Bogdana»? SAM was created during the last three years at Ukrainian enterprises. It is a 155 mm cannon with a six-shot loading gun placed on a wheeled chassis on the basis of KRAZ 6322. According to the technical specification, the range of fire is over 40 km with high-explosive projectiles and over 50 km with active-missile projectiles.

It sounds like everything is beautiful, but expert reviews suggest not very good thoughts. It is reported that during the production of the «Bogdanа» trunk the same alloy was used as for the mortars of mortars M120-15 «Molot», the introduction of which into the troops was stopped because of frequent deaths of servicemen due to spontaneous detonation.

Considering Ukraine’s desire to integrate into NATO, it is understandable to develop a 155-mm barrel adapted for the NATO ammunition. However, Ukraine does not have its factories producing shells of this caliber. To build them you need time and, most importantly, money. And, consequently, the shells will have to be procured. If the country’s leadership decides to use a new automatic control system in the conduct of hostilities in the east, then ammunition will need a lot. Taking into account the cost of one shell from six to ten thousand dollars, it turns out to be a huge sum.

I understand that the main highlight of the new automatic control system is a purely Ukrainian trunk, and this, of course, is success, given that earlier in Ukraine, the trunks were no more than 30 mm, except for tank guns.

The main thing is that retaliation does not turn into trouble, keeping in mind the infamous alloy used in the manufacture of trunks.

After a mortar explosion, its calculation may die, and an explosion of a self-propelled gun with a full ammunition will have much more serious consequences. In this case, for the mistakes of designers will have to pay the lives of soldiers.

Although, I have a hope that not everything is so bad. Given that the network I have not been able to find a video from the howitzer tests, it is quite possible the option of the next financial fraud of the Ukrainian leadership. Externally, «Bogdana» is very similar to «Msta-B», put on the wheelbase. And enterprising politicians could put the Soviet gun on the KRAZ chassis, calling it the new Ukrainian invention. At the same time, write off a very low amount for the purchase of ammunition.

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