2S3 Acacia
The 2S3 Akatsiya or "Acacia", in English, is a self-propelled howitzer used by the Soviet army which was designed to be a direct counter to the American M109 Paladin. 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, and the ARTILLERY template does not require Line of Sight so long as you have a spotting team with it (whether a dedicated spotter or a Unit Commander).
The best part of this machine is the Gun, as the armor is lackluster and the AA Machine gun is really just something to make you feel less fucked when infantry ambushes you or some NATO commander calls in a Counter Battery Airstrike.
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 |
