Soviet 2S7 Pion Self Propelled Gun bringing the power of the Peony flower ☭☭☭

[@SayakMajumder]

Can I say, these Jason Belgrave's overview videos are one of the best on the internet. Crisp, brief and precise ... absolutely love 'em.

[@americanpatriot2422]

Love these detailed videos of these vehicles.

[@laurisikio]

Have you heard about "the Chieftain"?

[@americanpatriot2422]

@@laurisikio Yes, he does great videos! Thank you

[@dbaider9467]

Getting that through customs must have been interesting indeed.

[@IntrospectorGeneral]

Say hello to my little friend.

[@JohnDoe-vy5hh]

Lmao!

[@d3faulted2]

This thing is basically a naval cannon mounted on a tank.

[@b-17gflyingfortress6]

Soviets actually had 406mm and 420mm versions as well.

[@saucyinnit8799]

​@@b-17gflyingfortress6 2A3 Kondensator and 2B1 Oka

[@dangerpowers5939]

Same with the jagdtiger and sturmtiger

[@Klovaneer]

@acac Slightly erroneous as actually the 100mm the D-10 (and BS-3) was adapted from the B-34 naval gun and 122 from a field gun. IS-1 was produced with a 85mm from the start and they were choosing between 100 and 122 for IS-2. Both showed comparable anti-tank efficiency with 100 having a higher rate of fire and 122 more powerful HE shell that was deemed more relevant for a heavy tank. The 100mm D-10 ended up in the tank destroyer SU-100.

[@Bill53AD]

Great review and the unit is in great condition.

[@carkawalakhatulistiwa]

Su 100 Y

[@JohnDoe-vy5hh]

Great

[@curtisbryce5096]

Imagine the flash at night this thing produces.

[@marty2129]

Depending on the ammunition, it could be like a second sun, too...

[@lordbyron8927]

Right?

[@patrickbell1910]

I took a picture of this one at Southampton Docks while it was awaiting shipping to California.

[@CitizenSmith50]

How the hell did you guys get hold of a current piece like this for the museum ?

[@cavman7]

Shh! 😁

[@thebigwarthog]

Many East bloc counties sold their equipment as they though it wasn’t really necessary after the end of the Cold War.

[@revsnowfox5798]

@@muffy469 you realize that the 2S7 on the video has Czechoslovak flags on it, right? Neither Czechia nor Slovakia donated 2S7 howitzers to Ukraine.

[@cm275]

A lot of old Cold War kit was made available to collectors and museums after the Wall fell and people started drawing down their militaries.

[@wmd1520]

@@muffy469 Kinda funny because in the same story the Georgian Legion guys helped themselves to weapons when they thought the VDV had made a landing nearby which was suppose to goto another unit. He also mention certain Ukraine Officer whom he suspected may have Russian sympathy, and also neoptism. So it not nessary corruption, it could well have been theft, sabortage or incompetence.

[@garynew9637]

I've stood next to this, bloody huge

[@jameslooker4791]

With the mass production of guided artillery shells, large caliber howitzers will definitely see a renaissance. At $100k per shell, 100kg sounds a lot better than 45 kg. If scramjet artillery ends up being feasible, 203 mm would probably leave more space and weight for guidance systems and sub munitions.

[@scatterlite2266]

Currently reloading these large caliber guns is still quite a pain. A pion puts out 2 maybe 3 rounds a Minute whilst a state of the art 155mm spg can do 10 a minute, and also carry a lot more shells (8 vs 40-60) The range issue seems to get addressed by simply using obscenely long guns. The M1299 planned to enter US service has a 58cal gun for example. Id say well probably see 155mm remain standard for quite some time, just on increasingly advanced platforms.

[@vladabocanek3703]

Nice to see vehicles from Czechoslovak army. Greetings from Prague! :)

[@TheWizardGamez]

what an absolute monster

[@kimber1958]

Outstanding.

[@HerrGesetz]

I'd like to know what you guys think in general of the difference in reliability between Russian and western armored vehicles?

[@Slaktrax]

That's an easy answer which is well known. Western weapons/aircraft have the technology edge, but it's not always reliable. Russian stuff just keeps working, ...soldier proof 🙂

[@michaelmitchell6476]

Vehicles used by the West are designed to emphasize reliability and survivability ones made in Russia are made with 100% communism and break down all the time

[@treadheadpete4770]

Monster gun!

[@downunderrob]

Big Ass Gun!

[@paulorchard7960]

Big arse fan trying to trim the barrel!😅

[@michaelmcclown5593]

Russia just called they want it back.

[@garynew9637]

Don't start that shit here.

[@gerhard6105]

They can have back the ammo....

[@jetnavigator]

​@@garynew9637too late, the clowns are doing their thing. They won't stop until comments get turned off.

[@michaelmcclown5593]

Take it easy guys just takin the piss not serial.

[@kebertxela941]

I hope the Antarcticans win the war.

[@Urmza]

Still used today on both sides.

[@carkawalakhatulistiwa]

Can sen nuclear

[@sealove79able]

It looks like a miniature Paris Gun. How come the Germans did not fire chemical shells from that gun during the WW1? The Pion looks a bit like the IS3 offspring too. Was it a counterpart to the US 175mm SPG? A great video.

[@DeathHead1358]

The shells from the Paris Gun had a very thick casing in order to withstand the immense pressure they were under during firing, and as a result had a very low filler capacity. The shells weighed in at 234 pounds, but only carried 15 pounds of explosive material. Not much value in making a gas shell, as the ability to hit Paris from behind the front was more than good enough for a psychological weapon. Plus, the whole deliberately targeting civilians with gas thing. I believe that the 2S7 used an entirely new chassis that was based on the T-72, the big giveaway of it being a more modern Soviet design is the rubber on the road wheels. All of the tanks of the IS family had regular steel roadwheels. It was most likely built to be a counter to the US M110 SPH, which carried the M115 203mm howitzer. It could have been a counter to the M107, which did carry the 175mm M113, but those in US service were all phased out or converted into M110s in the late 70s.

[@sealove79able]

@@DeathHead1358 Thank you.

[@jwenting]

Soviet equivalent to the US/NATO M110 203mm SP howitzer. Used to see those regularly during army days in Europe in the 1980s.

[@doughudgens9275]

Is that a howitzer or gun? He kept calling it a gun, but with a 60 degree elevation, is that a howitzer? I don’t remember the cutoffs between the two types.

[@jwenting]

@@doughudgens9275 a howitzer is a type of gun. So every howitzer is a gun, but not every gun is a howitzer.

[@carkawalakhatulistiwa]

@@jwenting this L52 is long gun not howitzer

[@NinjaKittyBonks]

That is one bad arse weapon right there [runs for life the other direction]... lol

[@joesanchez979]

Excellent 👍

[@stenlyharant4820]

Greetings from Czech Republic.

[@powkung45]

Beastly!

[@LukeBunyip]

That's the biggest peony I've ever seen...

[@josefst3279]

Přímo z tohoto kusu z 312 jsem vystřelil celkem 52 ran. :-)

[@DOUL80]

Bonjour Jamais vu auparavant. J'adore votre chaîne pour tout les matériels et les commentaires très complets du président adjoint du musée grandes connaissances du sujet Merci pour vos vidéos français KING-AIR-148

[@lukefriesenhahn8186]

This legendary machine is currently in action in the Bakmuht front.

[@billnikola2463]

Well it worked,we all know how Bahmut worked out

[@Mortablunt]

Rossiyanye svoih zaschischyat! Pion saw to the liberation of Artemvosk.

[@HK94]

Very Nice !

[@박종훈-k1n]

wow best collection

[@MililaniJag]

Jacques Littlefield collection? Cheers!

[@charlienewbery4157]

thanks Jason what month is Aus Armour fest trying to get up there from bundy

[@SuperLaplander]

Thats a big one!

[@SaperPl1]

Does that elevation of the gun works like you're manually cranking pump giving hydraulic fluid to those actuators?

[@jwenting]

as a backup. No doubt it has electric pumps as well (the US equivalent sure did).

[@kiwifruit27]

Impressive 😮

[@JohnDoe-vy5hh]

Ikr?

[@MrJoeGarner]

The M110 is also a 203mm gun.

[@tommytaylor4458]

Good gosh…..look at the size of it compared to Jason!!! Oh my….😮

[@ivoferin8176]

what a beast

[@fredfarnackle5455]

That is some weapon!

[@vrbka2692]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aaDVnH9uadh6f9U

[@Loki52020]

Where in heck did u Aussie s get all this stuff? Mad impressed

[@cavman7]

Meanwhile in Ukraine. "Yuri, where did you park the 2S7, its not outside anymore?"

[@igorpopkoff]

In Ukraine, you can buy everything. Even the whole country.

[@adillakandi.r]

It has Czechoslovakia on it, that would explain

[@llamamanism]

Crikey, she’s a big girl! Can someone tell me what is definition of a Howitzer as opposed to a field gun ? Is it something that fires over the horizon or something that doesn’t need to see what it’s aiming at, I don’t know if I’m making myself clear but I’m sure you get my drift

[@jerromedrakejr9332]

It's a boy... a Russian. For Russians, and in most countries on the planet, aircraft, vehicles, vessels, tools, weapons are "he" not "she"!

[@avus-kw2f213]

When artillery is bigger then Navy guns Wait that’s just normal artillery

[@Savchenkov1]

That's what I need to take out noisy neighbours !

[@Tattlebot]

You aren't telling us whether the model is well designed and produced, with minimal flaws, nor whether there are lessons to be learnt from it.

[@65cj55]

It's amazing that these big Machines can be put out of action by small Drones dropping Bombs and Artillery.

[@Anti_Everything]

No. Small drones that drop grenades do not cause serious damage to vehicles.

[@65cj55]

@@Anti_Everything Sure do, there's ample video proving it...also, i never said Grenades.

[@haphazardprism]

Yeah, those videos where they drop down the hatch lmao hardly do anything to them otherwise.

[@65cj55]

@@haphazardprism Depends what they drop, one at the base of this big Gun would damage it..

[@JohnDoe-vy5hh]

@65 CJ5. That was my first thought too. Lightly armored he says. Not that the thing isn't impressive.

[@MrDeancoote]

When is the next armour fest ?

[@vargas3573]

Can this artilitary kill me within one shell hit guys?

[@kristoffermangila]

Better secure that Pion, or some Ukrainian (or Russian) might steal it and send it to Ukraine!

[@jeffreyprezalar220]

This was modeled after the m107 175 mm from the us

[@kiereluurs1243]

Russia is STILL supplying them to Ukraine, on the battlefield.

[@luciusartorius3437]

More like shells for them from the sky

[@foowashere]

It’s a tricky capture, only one at present but I’m sure more will follow. 🍀

[@ВячеславКравец-к6о]

Interesting thing from times when Russia had a serial production of spelf-propelled artillery...

[@ultimathule1473]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/amjWdXWCrqp6jMk

[@theenchiladakid1866]

The way things are going Russia will need this back

[@PapousWebNode]

Czech flag on howitzer and T72 standing nearby. How come?

[@jwenting]

former Czech army vehicles, now replaced with western systems.

[@PapousWebNode]

@@jwenting oh, I think it has not been replaced yet. First German Leopard tank has arrived several weeks ago to Czech Army and howitzers are under production in France. But now will things speed up a bit. Anyway great content, thx for it.

[@jwenting]

@@PapousWebNode 2S7 may have been retired without replacement. Most countries that operated the M110 also retired theirs without replacement. And of course most NATO countries have retired a lot of military equipment without replacement over the last 30 years (for good or ill, won't get into that discussion, but I have my opinion about it).

[@naess83]

I think this bloke likes the Russians a little to much LOL, just kidding. Love it, well done that man, keep up the good work boys

[@dobs862]

Should send it over to Ukraine they need them .

[@davidh3985]

It's "Ukraine", not "the Ukraine" as Ukraine is a sovereign country.

[@65cj55]

He was referring to the Conflict..

[@davidh3985]

@@65cj55 It's also in the video description.

[@65cj55]

@@davidh3985 You're being petty...

[@davidh3985]

@@65cj55 I pointed out a mistake, that's not being petty, it's important to not fall for russian propaganda in times of war.

[@carkawalakhatulistiwa]

Bolder

[@paolo108]

Love the fact some here are fond of russian invasion

[@mikemulligan5731]

How about the people who don't give a rat's ass either way? Most people could care less about Ukraine, homo.

[@MB-wl2bm]

This is an outdated non-mobile weapon. It is only useful if you have no defense whatsoever. Nowadays, when satellites or drones locate them easily, they become easy prey for drones and 155 cannons.

[@Mortablunt]

Outreaches 155. Its whole thing is being a dedicated special targets, Hunter, and that includes artillery. If I was to put it into terms of a video game, it’s something like a real rank fighters or mage that charges up special attacks with a long cool down but it’s meant to hurl devastating power on choice targets instead of fighting with the mobs or the overall mass of enemy players.

[@ArnoSchmidt70]

You should send that thing to Ukraine.

[@mikemulligan5731]

YOU should go there and give them Your equipment.

[@soren9310]

Update: Ukraine doesn't have any left....the Russians have take care of that

[@soren9310]

@@Rehunauris eh...no...that's why they had the west propping them up with M777 etc...which they than found out to be crap...high tech junk, which constantly breaks down when fired continuously...you should actually do some research :D oh, btw: the Ukies also sold a French Cesar self propelled gun to the Russians 🤣🤣🤣 yeah, turns out, the most corrupt nation in Europe is a sure way, to supply the Russians with the latest Western tech...and Boko Haram, who have bought a shit load of weapons from Ukraine

[@thatdudnum67potatoe45]

looks like a AA 88mm flak gun

[@TheBoshy]

Are those hammer and sickles? Disgusting.

[@carkawalakhatulistiwa]

That co2 from capitalism

[@barbarapitenthusiast7103]

Cope harder

[@dukenukem8381]

you should send it to Ukraine

[@Kobylad]

Russia probably wants this back now…

[@EVRacingChannel]

Donate it to Ukraine

[@highflya2709]

Should donate it to Ukraine now in exchange for some interesting russian stuff after the war.

[@01glenn0101]

first

[@kiereluurs1243]

27th!!

[@JohnDoe-vy5hh]

Impressive indeed. Makes me think of the legend Gerald Bull. Too bad the Mossad whacked him for developing guns for Saddam Hussein. He was an artillary visionary.

[@_gungrave_6802]

I think this guy hasn't heard of the Oka if hes calling this the largest conventional gun. THe Oka's 420mm gun just dwarfs any other gun ever mounted to conventional artillery piece. I exclude the Karl Gerat from that statement since its a mortar with horrendous mobility and the Gustav gun I also exclude since its just a railway gun and not a conventional SPG artillery gun.

[@jwenting]

Oka is a mortar, not a howitzer. Different beast. It is however not the only 203mm howitzer. There is also the M110, still in use with (among others) Turkey and Japan.

[@jebise1126]

in use

[@gowdsake7103]

Just cannot stand the constant starting a sentence with SO !

[@serga1475]

То что сейчас кишки разматывает бандеровцам и их пособникам😅

[@avus-kw2f213]

& the Mongols