Ukraine Unveils Towed Bohdana Artillery System to Foreign Partners

Ukraine has demonstrated a prototype of the Bohdana towed artillery system to foreign partners for the first time.

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine shared a video featuring the system.

At the eighteenth second mark, a brief clip of the trailer-mounted artillery system is shown, although it is described as a self-propelled system.

Back in early August, Miltarnyi reported that Ukraine was developing a 155mm towed artillery system based on the artillery unit from the 2S22 Bohdana SPG.

Even then, it was known that a cheaper option was being considered, with the installation of an already proven artillery unit on a Soviet artillery system carriage.

Several 152mm towed artillery systems were considered as options: Msta-B, Giatsint-B, and D-20.

As shown in the video, it is placed on the carriage of the 152mm artillery system 2A236 Giatsint-B with changes in its design.

The trailed version of the Bohdana lacks a protective shield and has some changes to the artillery guidance mechanism:

For example, a view of the 2A36 Giatsint-B gun:

In addition to the absence of a protective shield and the changed guidance system, the barrel of the artillery system is visually distinguishable by a different fixation. The recoil mechanism is covered by a protective box, so it is not possible to notice the changes.

To grasp the necessity of towed artillery and the role of the Bohdana system on the battlefield, we recommend reading our article: “Bohdana-B: Prospects of Towed Artillery for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.”