Ukrainian Pion guns now fire US-made projectiles
Ukrainian gunners have received US-made 203-mm M106 projectiles for their 2C7 Pion (Peony) self-propelled guns.
Source: Militarnyi portal, with reference to the Twitter account of one of the fighters of the 43rd Brigade of Ukraine's Armed Forces.
Details: According to the publication, such projectiles are a part of military aid from the US.
The high-explosive M106 projectiles were originally used to be fired from an M-110, the US 203.2-mm self-propelled howitzer.
Militarnyi writes that after more than a year of active hostilities, stocks of Soviet-made projectiles for the Pion guns are running low, so the allies decided to help Ukraine replenish the 203-mm ammunition.
A 2C7 Pion is a Soviet 203-mm self-propelled gun designed to destroy priority ground-based targets and enemy fortifications.
Background:
- On 9 June, the United States Department of Defense announced the allocation of a new package of military aid to Ukraine worth a total of US$2.1 billion.
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