The Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed a Russian 240 mm heavy self-propelled 2S4 Tulip mortar in the southern front using drones.

The corresponding video was published by the 426th separate battalion of unmanned systems, which is part of the Marine Corps.

“When each soldier knows his task and each unit works as a single mechanism, the enemy has no chance. Effective cooperation between the units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces in the southern direction helped to destroy a Russian 240 mm mortar 2S4 Tulip,” the unit said.

According to the published video, the self-propelled mortar was detected by an aircraft-type reconnaissance drone and escorted to a stop at the firing position.

After that, the Ukrainian military tried to destroy the installation using FPV drones, but due to the long distance, the connection was cut off before the target, which is why only one drone out of four was able to hit the installation.

After that, bomber drones were engaged to destroy the target, which successfully detonated the self-propelled mortar’s ammunition.

2S4 Tulip

The 2S4 Tulip self-propelled mortar is designed to destroy enemy fortifications, manpower and equipment with conventional and special (nuclear) munitions.

The 2S4’s chassis is a modified SU-100P SPTP chassis and consists of six pairs of rubber support and four pairs of support rollers. There are guide wheels in the rear of the vehicle and drive wheels in the front. The 240 mm mortar is mounted by a base plate frame to the beams on the upper aft sheet of the 2C4 tracked chassis.

Russian 2S4 Tulip self-propelled mortar. Photo from open sources

The main ammunition of the 2B8 mortar includes 53-F-864 high-explosive mines with a maximum range of 9.65 km, weighing 130 kg, including 31.95 kg of explosives. As well as 3F2 active-reactive mines with a maximum range of 19.69 km.

In addition, the occupiers were recorded using 3F5 laser-guided corrected mines from the 1K113 complex with a range of 9.2 km.

The first appearance of 2S4 self-propelled mortars on the front line in 2022 was recorded in early April, when they were used in Mariupol to shell Azovstal, the last stronghold of the city’s defenders.

In total, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the Oryx project has recorded the destruction of 55 such systems.