This 122 mm self-propelled howitzer dates back to 1967, when the first prototype 2S1 was built. Serial production began four years later, in 1971, and was also conducted in Poland and Bulgaria.

Yesterday, artillery fire near Tyaginka destroyed a 122-mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-howitzer with ammunition, casualties: five Ukrainian servicemen," he said. Earlier, the emergency services reported ...

The 2S1 Gvozdika is a howitzer produced between 1971 ... The entire construction weighs nearly 16 tonnes and is adapted for 122 mm calibre shells. Each shell weighs about 22 kg and is capable ...