Russian troops have been spotted using a unique hybrid of a naval gun and a carriage from a towed artillery gun. A video posted on an undisclosed platform shows Russian soldiers firing from a towed M-46 artillery gun, but using unitary shots that are not typically used with these guns. The soldiers in the video mention that the gun is a hybrid, featuring a barrel from an Ak-130 130mm ship gun mounted on a carriage from an M-46 gun. The video also reveals the loading of different rounds, including the A3-UF-44 130mm high-explosive fragmentation round from the Ak-130 naval gun, among others. It is likely that these hybrid guns are manufactured by Russian enterprises to address the shortage of artillery systems. As the Ak-130 naval guns have been in production since the 1980s, the Russian Navy has an abundant supply of them in their warehouses. The use of decommissioned guns in land-based systems is possible since they are not installed on newer ships. The Russian army has been equipping land vehicles with shipboard weapons since 2023 to cope with the shortage of artillery systems, including trucks with RBU-6000 anti-submarine bomb launchers.

The source of this information is an article titled “Russians Deploy Hybrid Naval-Towed Artillery Systems,” published on Militarnyi website. The article provides a comprehensive analysis of the video footage and offers insights into the potential origin and purpose of these hybrid guns.

ملخص الأخبار

• الفيديو نُشر على منصة “X”.
• توضح اللقطات لحظة الشحن، حيث يمكن رؤية جولة من Ak-130 البحري.
• البندقية الجديدة المعدلة تُبرز بشكل خاص.
• الجيش الروسي بدأ تجهيز مركبات برية بأسلحة بحرية منذ عام 2023.