The technical characteristics of the Bulgarian mortars of Tunja, which came into service with the Armed Forces

< img src = "/uploads/blogs/08/1c/ib-1il3okgKg_6fc93162.jpg" Alt = "opened technical characteristics < p > Ukraine's Armed Forces began to use Bulgarian self -propelled mortars & laquo; Tunja & raquo; to destroy the positions of Russian invaders. Interestingly, Ukraine planned to buy these mortars before 2022, but for bureaucratic reasons the agreement did not take place, writes militaristic.

< p >& laquo; Tunja & raquo; & mdash; It is a self-propelled mortar, equipped with a 120-mm artillery system of the Soviet model. It was first developed in Bulgaria in the 1980s, and since then it has been supplied to the Warsaw Treaty and the International Market. The mortar ammo is 60 min, and an additional PKT machine gun has an ammunition in 2000 cartridges.

< p >< iframe width = "560" Height = "314" SRC = "//www.youtube.com/embed/unvxzviobk" Alowfullscreen = "ALLOWFULLSCREN" >0 ~/IFrame >0 ~/P > < P Data-Start = "662" Data-end = "906" > constructively & laquo; Tunja & raquo; based on & nbsp; MT-LB multi-purpose armored personnel carrier. In & nbsp; the Soviet Union & nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; 1960s, tried to create a similar mortar, but in & nbsp; nbsp; serial production it did not go due to the appearance of a more perfect SAU 2C9 & non; < P Data-Start = "908" Data-end = "1158" > The Armed Forces already actively use other self-propelled mortars. In particular, in & nbsp; 2023, the 44th separate mechanized team was received by Polish RAK ​​installations, which have modern automatic guidance systems and & nbsp; nbsp; more efficient characteristics in & nbsp; comparison with & nbsp; & < P Data-Start = "1160" Data-end = "1441" Data-is-Last-Node = "" Data-is-Oly-Node = "" > The use of Bulgarian self-erasure mortars allows the Ukrainian military to be more efficiently affected by the stroke. This & nbsp; more & nbsp; one example of how & nbsp; Ukraine attracts a variety of weapons to enhance its own defense.

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