Ukraine’s current artillery pieces are at least three decades old, ... Ukrainian army 2S1 self-propelled howitzers on parade, 2018. The 2S1 design dates back to the 1970s.

For instance, 122mm systems like the D-30 or 2S1 Gvozdika have a service life of around 30,000 rounds, ... The main bottleneck in new artillery production is barrels.

According to one much-quoted figure, Russian artillery is responsible for about 80% of the casualties they inflict in this conflict. Ukraine has been heavily outgunned, both in artillery pieces ...

These include the 2S1-Gvozdika, which is armed with a 122mm self-propelled gun. The Czech Republic has pledged to send a shipment of these to Ukraine, as their forces no longer use them.

A Ukrainian artillery loader primes a 122mm shell for firing inside a Ukrainian 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer near Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, on Dec. 28, 2022 (Francis Farrell/The Kyiv ...

Despite its high cost—$100,000 per shell—Excalibur is a natural fit for the Ukrainian army as it transitions to Western-style artillery. The Ukrainians already are adept at using locally made ...

Ukrainian artillery on the Kharkiv frontline are facing a bigger threat than ever from Russia’s fleet of Lancet kamikaze drones, according to a howitzer crew fighting there.

Artillery has always been considered to be the primary killing force in ground combat. ... The 2S1 provides a light, accurate, but short-ranged howitzer that still packs quite a punch.

These munitions are critical to various Russian artillery systems. While 122 mm howitzers generally have a range of up to 15 km (such as the 2S1 Gvozdika system), 152 mm howitzers can reach ...

Artillery used in the attack included 2S3 154.2mm self-propelled howitzers, M-46 130mm towed guns, D-30 122mm howitzers, 2S1 122mm self-propelled howitzers, and BM-21 122mm multiple rocket ...

Roman, 26-years-old, artillery division commander of the 141st Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, with the call sign ‘Cowboy’, prepares to work next to a 2S1 Gvozdika ...

2S1 self-propelled guns of the pro-Russian Donetsk People’s Republic militia fire at Ukrainian troops, ... Artillery is a major part of the Korean People’s Army’s (KPA) ...