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152 mm howitzer M1943 (D-1)larger figure on 1 of 7
KS-19larger figure on 6 of 7
Measured figures
Length
Single source6.7 m (22 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 152 mm howitzer M1943 (D-1) | KS-19 |
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| Type | Field howitzer[source] | Anti-aircraft gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1943–present[source] | 1948−present[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | See § Operators |
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 source12.4 km (7.70 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 source508 m/s (1,666 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | World War II Arab-Israeli War Vietnam War 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Second Nagorno-Karabakh 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] |
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| Designer | F. F. Petrov[source] | L. V. Lyuliev[source] |
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| Designed | 1943[source] | 1947[source] |
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| Manufacturer | No. 9 Plant[source] | Plant No. 4, Perm[source] |
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| Produced | 1943–1949[source] | 1948−1957[source] |
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| No. built | 2,827[source] | 10,151[source] |
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| Variants | D-15, M1943/85[source] | See § Variants[source] |
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| Shell | Separate loading charge and projectile HE; 40 kg (88.2 lb)[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 | -3° to 63.5°[source] | +85°/-3°[source] |
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| Traverse | ±17.5°[source] | 360°[source] |
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| Action | — | Semi-automatic horizontal sliding wedge[source] |
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