Army TV visits the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade to get a closer look at the monster-sized 240 mm ‘museum rarity’ mortar they recently pressed into service.
Original footage: The 3rd Separate Assault Brigade and the Army TV.
This is a custom cut between the original footage from the 3AB (https://youtu.be/8atdgACIo28) and Serhiy Lipko’s interview for the Ukrainian Army TV (https://youtu.be/ri0Ekfz_l0Q)
Aired: May 3, 2025.
English translation and subtitles by the author of this channel. All rights reserved.
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*Notes:*
M240 — one of the last vestiges of the Soviet gigantomania — a massive 240 mm breech-loading mortar produced in small quantities in 1953. It’s the same weapon used on the 2S4 Tyulpan self-propelled siege mortar. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/240_mm_mortar_M240
Crew: 11, mostly loaders.
Fires a 130 kilogram (290 lb) projectile with a blast radius comparable to a FAB-250 aerial bomb.
Min. range: 800 m. Max range: 9.7 km (6 mi). Obviously, under such limitations, the M240 can only operate when the enemy cannot engage in counter-battery combat.
(8:30) “You think this’ll make a good stand-up routine?” — Before the war, the presenter, Lt. Serhiy Lipko, was a popular stand-up comedian. (See https://youtu.be/_MkNIqrRkzQ)
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