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Russian defense giant Rostec announced Thursday that Russian armed forces recently received its new Floks self-propelled artillery systems.

The 2S40 Floks (Phlox) is a 120mm self-propelled mortar based on the chassis of a protected Ural-4320 family 6×6 truck that features all-round protection against small arms. The armored cab of chassis is also fitted with a roof-mounted remotely controlled weapon station (RCWS) with a 7.62 mm machine gun as well as a laser warning system and optical jammer.

The self-propelled gun can fire all types of Russian and foreign 120mm mortar shells as well as NATO standard mortar mines. It has a maximum rate of fire of 10 rounds a minute.

The gun can achieve a maximum firing range of 13km with high-explosive plastic (HEP) projectile and 7.1km with high-explosive.