In Syria terrorists are attacking the guns of the great Patriotic ML-20

In the internet appeared the video, shot on the artillery positions of the syrian national defense forces (ndf) in the province of hama. Along with the more modern weapons the soldiers used ml-20 during the great patriotic war, reports the Russian newspaper. "These guns were used by the syrian army in the fighting of 1967 and 1973. Eventually they were replaced by more modern. However, during the civil war due to existing problems with filling losses howitzer-cannon re-entered the army, where it successfully still are fighting", – stated in the material. On a number of characteristics of the ml-20 is difficult to compete with modern samples – "For example, the transport speed on the highway it is only 40 km/h.

The modern 152-mm howitzer 2a65 "Msta-b" it twice," the author notes. In addition, the range of ml-20 is 20 to 500 m, and the howitzer, adopted in 1986, is 28 900 m. The weight of the guns-veteran – 7270 kg, rate of fire 3-4 rounds per minute, the calculation is 9 (the howitzer "Msta", respectively, 7 and 8). In Syria also used 122-mm howitzer m-30 model 1938, as well as the famous gun – 57 mm zis-2 and 76mm zis-3. .