Team
: Hawk Republic

# 2S14 Zhalo-S

Role
: Tank Destroyer

## [General information](/md/rv/vehicles/2s14-zhalo-s.md#general-information)

Description
: The **2S14 Zhalo-S** is a wheeled Tank Destroyer built on the **BTR-70** chassis, developed in the Soviet Union during the 1980s as a lightweight, rapidly deployable anti-armour platform. The project aimed to give airborne and reconnaissance units a high-velocity gun on an amphibious 8×6 hull; it did not enter large-scale production. The vehicle weighs 12.5 tonnes and is crewed by four — driver, gunner, commander, and one passenger — and is amphibious at 4 km/h. Twin **ZMZ-4905** diesel engines produce a combined 240 horsepower for a 19.2 hp/t power-to-weight ratio and a top road speed of 80 km/h.
The **85mm 2A62** cannon is fed by an autoloader with a 2.4 s cycle and carries HE (OF-372), APFSDS (3BM31), and HEAT (3BK7), with 23 rounds in the autoloader and 21 in the hull. The gunner has a 3.5x and 7x sight and fire control system but no laser rangefinder or thermals. Lightly protected by design, the Zhalo-S relies on mobility and firepower rather than armour.

Locomotion
: Wheeled

Amphibious
: Yes

Supported classes
: Crewman

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Infantry (as passenger)

Obtainment
: Shop

Price
: 75,000 money

## [In-game availability](/md/rv/vehicles/2s14-zhalo-s.md#in-game-availability)

| Team/Loadout                                   | [Cold War](/md/rv/loadouts/cold-war.md) |
| ---------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- |
| [Hawk Republic](/md/rv/teams/hawk-republic.md) | Tier 4                                  |

## [Vehicle](/md/rv/vehicles/2s14-zhalo-s.md#vehicle)

| Weight           | 12.5 t    |
| ---------------- | --------- |
| Seating capacity | 4         |
| Driver           | 1         |
| Gunner           | 1         |
| Commander        | 1         |
| Passenger        | 1         |
| Max speed        |           |
| Forward          | 80 km/h   |
| Backward         | 10.3 km/h |
| Amphibious       | 4 km/h    |

## [Powertrain](/md/rv/vehicles/2s14-zhalo-s.md#powertrain)

| Engine                | 2xZMZ-4905 |
| --------------------- | ---------- |
| Type                  | Diesel     |
| Max RPM               | 2,600 RPM  |
| Horsepower            | 240 hp     |
| Power-to-weight ratio | 19.2 hp/t  |
| Transmission          |            |
| Forward gears         | 5          |
| Reverse gears         | 1          |

## [Armour](/md/rv/vehicles/2s14-zhalo-s.md#armour)

| Lower front plate | 23 mm       |
| ----------------- | ----------- |
| Upper front plate | 25 mm       |
| Left cheek        | 32 mm–73 mm |
| Right cheek       | 37 mm–74 mm |
| Mantlet           | 34 mm–82 mm |
| Hull side         | 10 mm–22 mm |

## [Gunner turret](/md/rv/vehicles/2s14-zhalo-s.md#gunner-turret)

| Traversal        |           |
| ---------------- | --------- |
| Horizontal speed | 25 deg/s  |
| Vertical speed   | 20 deg/s  |
| Vertical limits  | -5° / 20° |

### [Weapons](/md/rv/vehicles/2s14-zhalo-s.md#gunner-turret-weapons)

#### [85mm 2A62](/md/rv/vehicles/2s14-zhalo-s.md#gunner-turret-weapon-85mm-2a62)

| Reload speed                                | 2.4s |
| ------------------------------------------- | ---- |
| Refill speed                                | 6s   |
| Ammo                                        | Max  |
| [OF-372](/md/rv/shells/85mm-2a62-of-372.md) | 9    |
| [3BM31](/md/rv/shells/85mm-2a62-3bm31.md)   | 19   |
| [3BK7](/md/rv/shells/85mm-2a62-3bk7.md)     | 16   |
| Ammo models                                 |      |
| Autoloader ammo                             | 23   |
| Hull ammo                                   | 21   |

### [Sights](/md/rv/vehicles/2s14-zhalo-s.md#gunner-turret-sights)

#### [Main sight](/md/rv/vehicles/2s14-zhalo-s.md#gunner-turret-sight-1)

Feature: FCS

Fire control system

| Rangefinder     | None     |
| --------------- | -------- |
| Vertical limits | -5°–20°  |
| Zoom            | 3.5x, 7x |

## [Commander turret](/md/rv/vehicles/2s14-zhalo-s.md#commander-turret)

| Traversal        |            |
| ---------------- | ---------- |
| Horizontal speed | 60 deg/s   |
| Vertical speed   | 60 deg/s   |
| Vertical limits  | -15° / 45° |

### [Sights](/md/rv/vehicles/2s14-zhalo-s.md#commander-turret-sights)

#### [Commander sight](/md/rv/vehicles/2s14-zhalo-s.md#commander-turret-sight-1)

| Rangefinder | None |
| ----------- | ---- |
| Zoom        | 5x   |

## [Gallery](/md/rv/vehicles/2s14-zhalo-s.md#gallery)

| Type      | URL                                                                         |
| --------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Thumbnail | https://cdn.astrid.ovh/public-stats-images/2s14-zhalo-s/perspective.png     |
| Front     | https://cdn.astrid.ovh/public-stats-images/2s14-zhalo-s/front.png           |
| Back      | https://cdn.astrid.ovh/public-stats-images/2s14-zhalo-s/back.png            |
| Left      | https://cdn.astrid.ovh/public-stats-images/2s14-zhalo-s/left.png            |
| Right     | https://cdn.astrid.ovh/public-stats-images/2s14-zhalo-s/right.png           |
| Top       | https://cdn.astrid.ovh/public-stats-images/2s14-zhalo-s/top.png             |
| Armor     | https://cdn.astrid.ovh/public-stats-images/2s14-zhalo-s/armor_thumbnail.png |

ID: "2S14 Zhalo-S"