152 mm howitzer 2A65 Msta-B vs KS-19: Specs Compared

AArtillery

152 mm howitzer 2A65 Msta-B

Howitzer

Credit

Ministry of Defense of Ukraine · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BArtillery

KS-19

Anti-aircraft gun

Credit

Bin im Garten · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

152 mm howitzer 2A65 Msta-BLength

12.7 m

Length source ↗

KS-19Length

9.45 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

152 mm howitzer 2A65 Msta-Blarger figure on 3 of 5

Length+34%
Barrel length+25%
Calibre+52%

KS-19larger figure on 2 of 5

Crew+76%
Rate of fire+173%

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

Measured figures

Head to head

22 of 42 rows sourced on both sides

12.7m

9.45m

Length+34%

All recorded figures & sources

12.7 m

Length

Single source

12.7 m (41 ft 8 in)^[source]

9.45 m

Length

Single source

9.45 m (31.0 ft)^[source]

—

2.35m

Width

All recorded figures & sources

2.35 m

Width

Single source

2.35 m (7 ft 9 in)^[source]

—

2.2m

Height

All recorded figures & sources

2.201 m

Height

Single source

2.201 m (7 ft 2.7 in)^[source]

6.8tCombat

9.6t

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

6,800 kg

Combat

Single source

Combat: 6,800 kg (15,000 lb)^[source]

9,550 kg

Mass

Single source

9,550 kg (21,050 lb)^[source]

6–11people

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

6–11 people

Crew

Single source

6–11^[source]

15 people

Crew

Single source

15^[source]

25kmMaximum; Maximum firing range

21kmMaximum; horizontal

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

24.7 km

Maximum; Maximum firing range

Single source

24.7 km (15.3 mi)^[source]

21 km

Maximum; horizontal

Single source

15 km

Maximum; vertical, proximity fuze

Single source

12.7 km

Maximum; vertical, time fuze

Single source

21 km (13 mi) (horizontal) 15 km (9.3 mi) (vertical, proximity fuze ) 12.7 km (7.9 mi) (vertical, time fuze)^[source]

7.2m

5.74m

Barrel length+25%

All recorded figures & sources

7.2 m

Barrel length

Single source

8.13 m

L/47 L/53.3 (with muzzle brake )

Single source

7.2 m (23 ft 7 in) L/47 8.13 m (26 ft 8 in) L/53.3 (with muzzle brake )^[source]

5.742 m

Barrel length

Single source

5.742 m (18.84 ft)^[source]

152mmCaliber

100mmCaliber

Calibre+52%

All recorded figures & sources

152.4 mm

Caliber

Single source

152.4 mm (6.00 in)^[source]

100 mm

Caliber

Single source

100 mm (3.9 in)^[source]

5–6rounds/min

15rpm

Rate of fire

All recorded figures & sources

5–6 rounds/min

Rate of fire

Single source

5-6 rounds per minute^[source]

15 rounds/min

Rate of fire

Single source

15 rpm^[source]

828m/s

—

Muzzle velocity

All recorded figures & sources

828 m/s

Muzzle velocity

Single source

828 m/s (2,720 ft/s)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

152 mm howitzer 2A65 Msta-B and KS-19 configuration
Specification	152 mm howitzer 2A65 Msta-B	KS-19
Type	Howitzer^[source]	Anti-aircraft gun^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	Soviet Union^[source]
In service	1987–present^[source]	1948−present^[source]
Used by	see Operators^[source]	See § Operators^[source]
Wars	War in Donbas Syrian civil war Russo-Ukrainian war^[source]	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]
Designer	Central Design Bureau Titan^[source]	L. V. Lyuliev^[source]
Designed	1976–1986^[source]	1947^[source]
Manufacturer	Motovilikha Plants^[source]	Plant No. 4, Perm^[source]
Produced	1987–present^[source]	1948−1957^[source]
Variants	see Variants^[source]	See § Variants^[source]
Shell	OF45 ( High explosive )^[source]	AP-T, APC-T, HE, HE-FRAG, FRAG^[source]
Carriage	Split trail^[source]	—
Elevation	-3.5° to +70°^[source]	+85°/-3°^[source]
Traverse	28°^[source]	360°^[source]
No. built	—	10,151^[source]
Action	—	Semi-automatic horizontal sliding wedge^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Belarus Reported operator · Georgia Reported operator · Kazakhstan Reported operator · Russia Reported operator · Syria Reported operator · Turkmenistan Reported operator · Ukraine	Reported operator · Syria Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · Armenia Reported operator · Azerbaijan Reported operator · Cuba Reported operator · Guinea Reported operator · Iran Reported operator · Mauritania Reported operator · North Korea Reported operator · Republic of the Congo Reported operator · Vietnam

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152 mm howitzer 2A65 Msta-B

KS-19

Type

Howitzer^[source]

Anti-aircraft gun^[source]

Place of origin

Soviet Union^[source]

In service

1987–present^[source]

1948−present^[source]

Used by

see Operators^[source]

See § Operators^[source]

Wars

War in Donbas Syrian civil war Russo-Ukrainian war^[source]

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]

Designer

Central Design Bureau Titan^[source]

L. V. Lyuliev^[source]

Designed

1976–1986^[source]

1947^[source]

Manufacturer

Motovilikha Plants^[source]

Plant No. 4, Perm^[source]

Produced

1987–present^[source]

1948−1957^[source]

Variants

see Variants^[source]

See § Variants^[source]

Shell

OF45 ( High explosive )^[source]

AP-T, APC-T, HE, HE-FRAG, FRAG^[source]

Carriage

Split trail^[source]

—

Elevation

-3.5° to +70°^[source]

+85°/-3°^[source]

Traverse

28°^[source]

360°^[source]

No. built

—

10,151^[source]

Action

—

Semi-automatic horizontal sliding wedge^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Belarus
Reported operator · Georgia
Reported operator · Kazakhstan
Reported operator · Russia
Reported operator · Syria
Reported operator · Turkmenistan
Reported operator · Ukraine

Reported operator · Syria
Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · Armenia
Reported operator · Azerbaijan
Reported operator · Cuba
Reported operator · Guinea
Reported operator · Iran
Reported operator · Mauritania
Reported operator · North Korea
Reported operator · Republic of the Congo
Reported operator · Vietnam