Ukrainian Armed Forces have been armed with BS-3 field guns

21 October, 2023 BS-3 in service with Ukrainian border guards, September 2023. Frame from the SBGS video Gunners of the Defense Forces of Ukraine received BS-3 100mm field guns.

These weapons were used in World War II. Photos of the Ukrainian military with this gun were published on social media. The BS-3 field gun entered the Soviet army in 1944.

BS-3 gun in service with the Defense Forces of Ukraine, September-October 2023.

Photo credits: Twitter/@aloha9916

It was intended for the destruction of armored vehicles, manpower and artillery of the enemy in shelters and in open terrain. A 100mm gun can fire from indirect fire positions. Ukraine likely received these artillery systems within the framework of military assistance.

However, it is currently unknown where exactly these guns could have come from.

BS-3 gun in service with the Defense Forces of Ukraine, September-October 2023. Photo credits: Twitter/@aloha9916

BS-3 was manufactured in 1944-1951, a total of 3,816 such artillery systems were produced. The towed gun has a claimed maximum firing range of up to 20.6 km, a maximum firing rate of up to 8-10 rounds per minute (practical 4-5), and a gun weight of 3,650 kg.

The crew of the gun is 6 soldiers.

BS-3 in service with Ukrainian border guards, September 2023. Frame from the SBGS video

Ukrainian gunners use BS-3 to destroy the weapons source and manpower of the Russian invaders with high-explosive shells.

BS-3 in service with Ukrainian border guards, September 2023. Frame from the SBGS video

Probably, the gun can also be used for counter-battery warfare.

BS-3 in service with Ukrainian border guards, September 2023. Frame from the SBGS video

Earlier, footage of training firing with BS-3 100mm towed guns was published by Ukrainian border guards.

BS-3 in service with Ukrainian border guards, September 2023.

Frame from the SBGS video

Several guns were involved in training firing, which indicates the arrival of these artillery systems in a certain number, and not in a single gun.