2S40 Floks

{{Short description|Russian self-propelled artillery}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}

{{Use American English|date=October 2023}}

{{Infobox weapon

| name = 2S40 Floks

| image = File:2S40 Flox.jpg

| is_artillery = yes

| service = 2023–present

| used_by = {{Army|Russia}}

| wars = Russo-Ukrainian War

| weight = 20 tonnes

| crew = 4

| caliber = 120mm

| max_range = 8.5 km (HE), 10 km (guided)

}}

The 2S40 Floks ({{Langx|ru|2С40 «Флокс»}}; "Phlox") is a Russian wheeled self-propelled 120 mm mortar system.{{Cite web |date=2023-10-06 |title=Rostec delivers 2S40 Phlox 120mm self-propelled mortars to Russian Army {{!}} DefenceToday.com |url=https://www.defencetoday.com/land/artillery/rostec-delivers-2s40-phlox-120mm-self-propelled-mortars-to-russian-army/ |access-date=2023-10-11 |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=Russian army began to arm with 2S40 Flox ACS |url=https://mil.in.ua/en/news/russian-army-began-to-arm-with-2s40-flox-acs/ |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=Militarnyi |language=en-US}} It uses a Ural-4320 6x6 truck chassis and has armored crew and ammunition compartments. The vehicle was first shown to the public during the Army-2016 exhibition. The main new feature of the vehicle is a semi-automatic rifled gun, which allows firing of all types of mortar mines and shells ({{Clarify|date=July 2024|reason=Unclear whether the Phlox's gun is the 2A80 or some other weapon |text=unification with the 2A80 automatic gun-howitzer-mortar}}, which is also installed on the 2S31 and 2S34): the gun can fire like a howitzer and mortar, and also be used for direct fire.{{Cite web |date=2020-09-20 |title=Новейшую самоходную артиллерийскую установку представят на форуме "Армия-2016" |url=https://xn--b1aga5aadd.xn--p1ai/2016/%D0%A4%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%90%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%8F74/ |access-date=2023-10-19 |website=военное.рф|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920034059/https://xn--b1aga5aadd.xn--p1ai/2016/%D0%A4%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%90%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%8F74/ |archive-date=20 September 2020 }} Manufacturer Rostec reported on 5 October 2023 that it had begun to deliver Floks systems to the Russian Armed Forces.{{Cite web |title=Ростех приступил к поставке в войска партии новых артиллерийских орудий "Флокс" |url=https://rostec.ru/news/rostekh-pristupil-k-postavke-v-voyska-partii-novykh-artilleriyskikh-orudiy-floks/?sphrase_id=4980134 |access-date=2023-10-19 |website=rostec.ru}}

In October 2023, Ukrainian sources published videos of 2S40 systems being hit by FPV loitering munitions, evidencing that the Floks is being used in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.{{Cite web |title=New russian 2S40 Floks Howitzer Just Delivered, Next Day First One Gets Hit in Ukraine (Video) {{!}} Defense Express |url=https://en.defence-ua.com/weapon_and_tech/new_russian_2s40_floks_howitzer_just_delivered_next_day_first_one_gets_hit_in_ukraine_video-8180.html |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=en.defence-ua.com |language=en}}