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Rostec has fielded the first batch of new 2S41 Drok self-propelled mortars. The system is based on Typhoon armored vehicle enabling the crew to fire without leaving the vehicle. Changeover from travel position to fire position takes less than a minute, which helps quickly escape the enemy fire and increases the crew safety.
The Drok is a 82mm mortar module mounted on Typhoon 4x4 armored vehicle. The gun is mounted in an armored turret, the vehicle is equipped with power-assisted guidance drives and up-to-date fire control system to facilitate the crew performance.
Effective range of the 2S41 is more than 1.5 times higher than that of standard 2B14 Podnos mortars. In addition, the Drok is equipped with a tactical remote turret with all-round traverse machine gun and optical-electronic sight as well as additional 2B24 portable mortar which can be used by a dismounted element outside the vehicle. The digital system provides both secure information interaction with control vehicles and self-contained operation of the self-propelled mortar.
“General specifications of the fielded self-propelled mortars are comparable with similar foreign products and some parameters are even better. One of the key benefits of the Drok is its rate of fire: more that 10 shots per minute with the ammunition capacity of more than 40 minutes. Moreover, the mortar has good bullet and mine protection and maneuverability enabling the vehicle to quickly escape the enemy fire,” said Bekhan Ozdoev, Industrial Director of Weapons, Ammunition and Special Chemicals Cluster of Rostec.
