NAME: 2S3 Akatsiya. The 2S3 Akatsiya has seven road wheels on each side; the running gear can be fitted with different widths of track to match terrain. 2S3 Akatsiya's interior is separated into a driver's compartment on the left, an engine compartment on the right and a fighting compartment to the rear. Within the fighting compartment sit the commander on the left, the loader on the right and the gunner to the front. The all-welded turret is located above the fighting compartment. The 2S1 utilizes a 122 mm howitzer based on the towed D-30 howitzer. The gun is equipped with a double-baffle muzzle brake and a fume extractor. It is capable of firing HE (high explosive), leaflet, HE/RAP, armor-piercing HE, fleches and chemical rounds.
