2S3 Acacia
The 2S3 Akatsiya or "Acacia", in English, is a self-propelled howitzer used by the Soviet army. It was designed to be a direct counter to the American M109 Paladin, making it that it matches or surpasses it's western counterparts in all regards. The vehicle is still in-service today with many former-Soviet countries, and their allies.
It's main gun is a 152.4mm howitzer that has a traditional range of 18.5 kilometers. It also comes with a turret-mounted 7.62mm PKT machine gun for close defense.
In Team Yankee
Now the 2S3 might look like just another 2S1, in the same way that we Soviets have 3 different SAM tanks, but looks can be deceiving.
First off, the 2S3 is a lot less mobile than the 2S1 with an inferior cross rating of 4+ and is not amphibious, meaning that this thing is a dedicated backline support platform rather than an assault gun. This shouldn't really be a problem though as your 152mm Howizer has a range in excess of 7 feet.
IRL
| Soviet Forces in Team Yankee | |
|---|---|
| Tanks: | T-62M - T-64 - T-72 - T-80 |
| Transports: | BTR-60 - BMP-1 - BMP-2 - BMP-3 |
| Troops: | Motor Rifle Company - Hind Assault Landing Company - Afghansty Air Assault Company |
| Artillery: | 2S1 Carnation - 2S3 Acacia - BM-21 Hail - TOS-1 Buratino - BM-27 Uragan |
| Anti-Aircraft: | ZSU 23-4 Shilka - SA-13 Gopher - SA-9 Gaskin - SA-8 Gecko - SA-19 Grison |
| Tank Hunters: | Spandrel - Storm |
| Recon: | BMP-1 OP - BRDM-2 |
| Aircraft: | SU-25 Frogfoot - MI-24 Hind |
