100 mm field gun M1944 (BS-3) vs 2A36 Giatsint-B

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100 mm field gun M1944 (BS-3)

Field gun and anti-tank gun

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No machine-readable author provided. Bukvoed assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY 2.5 · Resized · CC BY 2.5 · Source ↗ · Modified

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2A36 Giatsint-B

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Vitaly V. Kuzmin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

100 mm field gun M1944 (BS-3)Length

9.37 m

Length source ↗

2A36 Giatsint-BLength

12.3 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

100 mm field gun M1944 (BS-3)larger figure on 1 of 6

Rate of fire+50%

2A36 Giatsint-Blarger figure on 5 of 6

Length+31%
Width+30%
Mass+168%
Crew+14%
Range+68%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

20 of 62 rows sourced on both sides

9.37m

12.3m

Length+31%

All recorded figures & sources

9.37 m

Length

Single source

9.37 m (30 ft 9 in)^[source]

12.3 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

100 mm field gun M1944 (BS-3) and 2A36 Giatsint-B configuration
Specification	100 mm field gun M1944 (BS-3)	2A36 Giatsint-B
Type	Field gun and anti-tank gun^[source]	—
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	Soviet Union^[source]
In service	1944–present^[source]	1976−present^[source]
Used by	Soviet Union^[source]	See operators

Wars	World War II Vietnam War Six-Day War India–Pakistan war of 1971 Yom Kippur War Lebanese Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War^[source]	Gulf War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian War^[source]

Produced	1944–1951^[source]	1976−1980s^[source]

Shell	100 × 695 mmR (R/147mm)^[source]	152.4 mm (6.00 in)^[source]

Breech	Semi-automatic vertical sliding-wedge^[source]	Horizontal sliding-block^[source]

Recoil	hydro-pneumatic^[source]	—

Carriage	Split trail^[source]	Split trail^[source]

Elevation	-5° to 45°^[source]	57°^[source]

Traverse	58°^[source]	25°^[source]

Former operator · Afghanistan	Afghanistan^[source]	—

Former operator · Bulgaria	Bulgaria^[source]	—

Former operator · DR Congo	DR Congo^[source]	—

Former operator · East Germany	East Germany^[source]	—

Former operator · Egypt	Egypt^[source]	—

Former operator · Ethiopia	Ethiopia^[source]	—

Former operator · India	India^[source]	—

Former operator · North Korea	North Korea^[source]	—

Former operator · Mali	Mali^[source]	—

Former operator · Poland	Poland^[source]	—

Former operator · Romania	Romania^[source]	—

Former operator · Somalia	Somalia^[source]	—

Former operator · Soviet Union	Soviet Union^[source]	—

Former operator · Syria	Syria^[source]	—

Former operator · Timor-Leste	Timor-Leste^[source]	—

Former operator · Yemen	Yemen^[source]	—

Source measurement	The 100 mm field gun M1944 (BS-3) ( Russian : 100-мм полевая пушка обр. 1944 г. (БС-3) ) is a Soviet 100 mm (3.9 in) anti-tank and field gun .^[source]100 mm field gun M1944 (BS-3) · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage During World War II the Soviet Army employed the gun in the light artillery brigades of tank armies (20 pieces along with 48 ZiS-3 ) and by corps artillery. In the Second World War the BS-3 was successfully used as a powerful anti-tank gun. It was capable of defeating any contemporary tank at long range, excluding the Tiger II : to destroy that heavy tank the gun needed to shoot at less than 1,600 m (5,200 ft) from the target. The gun was capable of defeating the turret of Tiger II at a range of 800–1,000 m (2,600–3,300 ft). The gun was also used as a field gun. Though in this role it was less powerful than the 122 mm A-19 , as it fired a smaller round, the BS-3 was more mobile and had a higher rate of fire.^[source]100 mm field gun M1944 (BS-3) · History / World War II; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The BS-3 remained in service into the 1950s. As of 1955 it was getting replaced in Soviet service by the T-12 antitank gun and the 85 mm antitank gun D-48 . A number of BS-3 pieces are still stored in Russian Ground Forces arsenals. In 2012, at least 12 BS-3 guns were still active with the 18th Machine Gun Artillery Division , located on the Kuril Islands , used as anti-ship and anti-landing guns.^[source]100 mm field gun M1944 (BS-3) · History / Post World War II; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage During the Russo-Ukrainian War (2014–present) both sides employed towed anti-tank guns. The use of the 100 mm Rapira is well known, but the Ukrainian Army also used the older BS-3. Three Ukrainian BS-3s were destroyed by Russian military forces during the initial phase of their 2022 invasion of Ukraine . In September 2023, Ukraine's State Border Guard Service released footage of a Ukrainian BS-3 crew firing on Russian positions.^[source]100 mm field gun M1944 (BS-3) · History / Post World War II; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Projectile weight AP/APBC: 15.88 kg (34.97 lbs) HE/Fragmentation: 15.6 kg (34.39 lbs)^[source]100 mm field gun M1944 (BS-3) · Ammunition data; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Armor penetration (BR-412B, 30° degrees) 500 m : 190 mm (547 yds : 7.48 in) 1000 m : 170 mm (1,093 yds : 6.69 in)^[source]100 mm field gun M1944 (BS-3) · Ammunition data; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage	—

Source measurement

The 100 mm field gun M1944 (BS-3) ( Russian : 100-мм полевая пушка обр. 1944 г. (БС-3) ) is a Soviet 100 mm (3.9 in) anti-tank and field gun .^[source]100 mm field gun M1944 (BS-3) · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

During World War II the Soviet Army employed the gun in the light artillery brigades of tank armies (20 pieces along with 48 ZiS-3 ) and by corps artillery. In the Second World War the BS-3 was successfully used as a powerful anti-tank gun. It was capable of defeating any contemporary tank at long range, excluding the Tiger II : to destroy that heavy tank the gun needed to shoot at less than 1,600 m (5,200 ft) from the target. The gun was capable of defeating the turret of Tiger II at a range of 800–1,000 m (2,600–3,300 ft). The gun was also used as a field gun. Though in this role it was less powerful than the 122 mm A-19 , as it fired a smaller round, the BS-3 was more mobile and had a higher rate of fire.^[source]100 mm field gun M1944 (BS-3) · History / World War II; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The BS-3 remained in service into the 1950s. As of 1955 it was getting replaced in Soviet service by the T-12 antitank gun and the 85 mm antitank gun D-48 . A number of BS-3 pieces are still stored in Russian Ground Forces arsenals. In 2012, at least 12 BS-3 guns were still active with the 18th Machine Gun Artillery Division , located on the Kuril Islands , used as anti-ship and anti-landing guns.^[source]100 mm field gun M1944 (BS-3) · History / Post World War II; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

During the Russo-Ukrainian War (2014–present) both sides employed towed anti-tank guns. The use of the 100 mm Rapira is well known, but the Ukrainian Army also used the older BS-3. Three Ukrainian BS-3s were destroyed by Russian military forces during the initial phase of their 2022 invasion of Ukraine . In September 2023, Ukraine's State Border Guard Service released footage of a Ukrainian BS-3 crew firing on Russian positions.^[source]100 mm field gun M1944 (BS-3) · History / Post World War II; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Projectile weight AP/APBC: 15.88 kg (34.97 lbs) HE/Fragmentation: 15.6 kg (34.39 lbs)^[source]100 mm field gun M1944 (BS-3) · Ammunition data; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Armor penetration (BR-412B, 30° degrees) 500 m : 190 mm (547 yds : 7.48 in) 1000 m : 170 mm (1,093 yds : 6.69 in)^[source]100 mm field gun M1944 (BS-3) · Ammunition data; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

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Manufacturer	Usines n o 7 et n o 232^[source]	Motovilikha Plants^[source]

Country of origin	USSR^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 3, row 9, cell 3; revision 1367329605; retrieved 2026-10-01	—

Designer	—	Yuri Kalachnikov^[source]

Designed	—	1968−1975^[source]

Unit cost	—	US$ 500,000−600,000 (export price, 1995)^[source]

No. built	—	1,500^[source]

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