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122 mm gun M1931/37 (A-19)larger figure on 2 of 6
KS-19larger figure on 4 of 6
Measured figures
Length
Single source8.725 m (28 ft 8 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 122 mm gun M1931/37 (A-19) | KS-19 |
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| Type | Field gun Tank gun[source] | Anti-aircraft gun[source] |
| Place of origin | USSR[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| Designer | No. 172 Plant design bureau, led by F. F. Petrov[source] | L. V. Lyuliev[source] |
| Designed | 1931–1938[source] | 1947 |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
9.45 m (31.0 ft)[source]
Maximum; Maximum firing range
Single source20.4 km (12.67 mi)[source]
Maximum; horizontal
Single sourceMaximum; vertical, proximity fuze
Single sourceMaximum; vertical, time fuze
Single source21 km (13 mi) (horizontal) 15 km (9.3 mi) (vertical, proximity fuze ) 12.7 km (7.9 mi) (vertical, time fuze)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source806 m/s (2,640 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | Barrikady Plant, No. 172 Plant[source] | Plant No. 4, Perm[source] |
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| Produced | 1939–1946[source] | 1948−1957[source] |
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| No. built | about 2,450[source] | 10,151[source] |
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| Shell | 122 × 785 mm. R[source] | AP-T, APC-T, HE, HE-FRAG, FRAG[source] |
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| Breech | interrupted screw[source] | — |
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| Recoil | hydro-pneumatic[source] | — |
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| Carriage | split trail[source] | — |
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| Elevation | −2° to 65°[source] | +85°/-3°[source] |
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| Traverse | 58°[source] | 360°[source] |
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| In service | — | 1948−present[source] |
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| Used by | — | See § Operators[source] |
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| Wars | — | Korean War Vietnam War Iran–Iraq War Soviet–Afghan War Gulf War Somali Civil War 2003 invasion of Iraq Russo-Ukrainian War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War[source] |
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| Variants | — | See § Variants[source] |
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| Action | — | Semi-automatic horizontal sliding wedge[source] |
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