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The Impulse ground robotic system produced by Russia’s state corporation Rostec can now tow a three-ton D-30 howitzer.
In a statement posted to its official Telegram channel, the corporation said that the system underwent comprehensive combat testing.
The 122-mm howitzer D-30, which first entered service in the 1960s, has a maximum rate of 6–8 rounds per minute and achieves an effective firing range of 15.3 kilometers with standard ammunition, or up to 21.9 kilometers using rocket-assisted projectiles.
In addition to the system’s fire support version, the robot’s transport version is actively used in the special military operation for transporting various supplies: from food, clothing, and ammunition to construction materials.
These “truck” drones, in particular, confirmed the effectiveness of the technology for autonomous movement across terrain without communication with an operator, according to Rostec.
“They are distinguished by their survivability in combat conditions – they can withstand hits from anti-personnel mine fragments and grazing shots from automatic weapons. Their most significant advantage is their high cross-country capability thanks to their tracked chassis, which allows them to overcome various potholes and ruts, and climb slopes in deep mud. These systems also have an impressive payload capacity – they can carry up to 500 kilograms up a 30-degree slope and up to a ton on level ground, and they can also tow up to one and a half tons. Furthermore, when used as a tractor, they can tow even more – a D-30 howitzer, which has a mass exceeding three tons,” said a Russian serviceman quoted by Rostec.
The systems can be controlled via both radio and fiber optics. They could also perform missions in fully autonomous mode.
The Russian military expanded the use of similar robotic systems in recent years, and while at first they were strictly used to transport supplies, more ambitious multi-mission concepts are now being put into service in the special military operation zone.
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