"Kitolov-2"

"Kitolov" developed at the Tula Instrument Design Bureau. Munition designed to defeat, particularly armored targets with the first shot.

Division Artillery Airborne Troops (VDV) on the Luga proving ground in Leningrad Region held the first shooting with a new high-precision projectile "Kitolov-2", told reporters on Friday the Defense Ministry.

"Shooting is conducted upgraded battery self-propelled guns 2S9" Nona "from the artillery regiments of Ivanovo and Tula Airborne Airborne connections", - said the agency. Exercises with the use of new weapons were still on March 20, on Wednesday, but the message they received on Friday.

The exercise proved to be very effective modern items of intelligence and control artillery fire "rheostat-1" by the armed artillery military units "Flying Corps." Combat training gunners directed Chief Missile Forces and Artillery Airborne Colonel Alexei Kostritsa. After the meeting of the day, he praised the actions of subordinates.

"Kitolov" developed at the Tula Instrument Design Bureau. Munition designed to defeat, particularly armored targets with the first shot.

A precision shot "Kitolov 2" specially designed for the armament VDV 120 mm self-propelled guns 2S9 "Nona" and machines 2S23 "Nona-SVK" used in the Marine Corps.

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