War Crew of Russian Tulip (Tyulpan) Self-Propelled Mortar Killed In Strike (2 Viewers)

[DeathHand]

Ukraine
Early June 2024

Ukraine bomb a tracked Russian Tulip Self-Propelled S24 Mortar gun, killing the crew that were manning it and completely destroying the gun and chassis. It's not clear what munition was used but Ukraine probably deployed a HIMARS rocket to take this mortar out.

A Tulip mortar was recently destroyed (caught on drone video) but I can't link the photos of this dead crew/scene to the recent strike.

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[Morally-Skewed-Hippo]

It might have been a Tulip..... but they are all pushing up Daisies now.

 

[Gone crazy back soon]

They were clearly an effective crew.

 

[Harumph]

8. Whenever I see those absurd poses or the ridiculous way they march in their little parades, I wonder if they really believe they are intimidating anyone.

 

[FTT]

Ukraine
Early June 2024

Ukraine bomb a tracked Russian Tulip Self-Propelled S24 Mortar gun, killing the crew that were manning it and completely destroying the gun and chassis. It's not clear what munition was used but Ukraine probably deployed a HIMARS rocket to take this mortar out.

A Tulip mortar was recently destroyed (caught on drone video) but I can't link the photos of this dead crew/scene to the recent strike.

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thats a big arse mortor.
whats tha rate of fire compared to a normal arty piece?

 

[DeathHand]

thats a big arse mortor.
whats tha rate of fire compared to a normal arty piece?

Ya, these things are big mothers, but also old as in first introduced into service in 1950 (has changed chassis several times since then - major recoil probs) and can fire up to 1 round per minute with a crew of 5 (originally an 11 man crew) but makes up for this longer firing time with it's massive firepower and uses a crane to load shells, due to their size and weight. Not sure what the comparison rate would be - I'm not sure what a normal artillery piece is, but this unit would not be able to fire as often or quickly.