Rostec has proceeded to field the batches of new Floks 120mm self-propelled artillery guns. The gun is mounted on a mine-resistant ambush-protected high-mobility vehicle to provide fast gun displacement after a series of shots. The armored cab and ammunition boxes ensure improved crew and ammunition protection in transit and during gun displacement.
The rate of fire enables the Floks to fire in the multi-round simultaneous impact mode, when multiple shells are fired successively at different gun elevations and achieve the same target simultaneously. Changeover between travel and fire positions takes less than a minute, while the load on the chassis induced by firing is reduced.
“Delivery of the Flokses to the Ministry of Defence is a part of our major efforts to provide state-of-the-art artillery systems to the army. This gun combines a cannon and mortar, because it is able to use both projectiles and bombs. The Floks has improved mobility and protection, efficiently balanced manual and automatic operations, and the crew efforts are simplified as much as possible,” said Bekhan Ozdoev, Industrial Director of the Weapons Cluster of Rostec.
The Floks is designed to be used by artillery batteries to engage enemy personnel, weapons and vehicles in the squadron area of responsibility. The gun is compatible with the Vena type gun ammunition to ensure the use of more powerful ammunition and to increase the firing range.
