Gvozdika driving the Iron Giant Expedition
Product Details
The tracked self-moving howitzer you can drive at Cold War Park. After Afghanistan Chechnya, Iraq, Yugoslavia, Kosovo, Georgia, Libya Don't look back! Go forward to it! Ready to roll?
You will get first-hand experience via one-to-one instruction on how to drive a tank!
Our objective is simple, to give you the best experience possible in terms of quality, enjoyment, and satisfaction.
Upon arrival, you will be given a safety briefing before driving. Your 1 drive around tank course of approximately 15 minutes followed by at least 30 minutes as a passenger with your Tank driving instructor.
Spectators are allowed as passengers for 48 €
This program last app. 45 minutes.
| Type | Self-propelled artillery |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1972–present |
| Used by | see Operators |
| Wars | Soviet–Afghan War Iran–Iraq War Gulf War War in Abkhazia (1992–1993) Yugoslav Wars Kosovo War First Chechen War Second Chechen War Iraq War 2008 South Ossetia War Russo-Georgian War First Libyan Civil War Second Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War War in Donbass |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Kharkiv Tractor Plant |
| Designed | 1956-61 |
| Produced | 1971–1991 |
| No. built | more than 10,000 |
| Variants | see Variants |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 16 tonnes (35,273 lbs) |
| Length | 7.26 m (23 ft 10 in) |
| Width | 2.85 m (9 ft 4 in) |
| Height | 2.73 m (8 ft 11 in) |
| Crew | 4 |
| Shell | separate loading, cased charge |
| Caliber | 122 mm |
| Breech | Horizontal sliding-wedge, semi-automatic |
| Elevation | -3 to +70 degrees |
| Traverse | 360 degrees |
| Rate of fire | Maximum: 5 rpm Sustained: 1-2 rpm |
| Muzzle velocity | 680 m/s (2,200 ft/s) |
| Maximum firing range | Conventional: 15.3 km (9.5 mi) Extended: 21.9 km (13.6 mi) |
| Armor | 20 mm (.78 in) |
|
Main
armament |
2A18 122 mm (4.8 in) howitzer |
| Engine | YaMZ-238N diesel 220 kW (300 hp) |
| Suspension | torsion bar |
|
Operational
range |
500 km (310 mi) |
| Speed | Road: 60 km/h (37 mph) Off-road: 30 km/h (18 mph) Swim: 4.5 km/h (2.8 mph) |
