155 mm gun M1 vs KS-19: Specs Compared

155 mm gun M1 — licensed reference photograph

AArtillery

155 mm gun M1

Towed field gun

Credit

Mark Pellegrini · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.5 · 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

155 mm gun M1Travel

11 m

Length source ↗

KS-19Length

9.45 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

155 mm gun M1larger figure on 1 of 2

Calibre+55%

KS-19larger figure on 1 of 2

Crew+7%

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 56 rows sourced on both sides

11mTravel

9.45m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

11 m

Travel

Single source

Travel: 11 m (36 ft 1 in)^[source]

9.45 m

Length

Single source

9.45 m (31.0 ft)^[source]

2.5mTravel

2.35m

Width

All recorded figures & sources

2.5 m

Travel

Single source

Travel: 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)^[source]

2.35 m

Width

Single source

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

2.7mTravel

2.2m

Height

All recorded figures & sources

2.7 m

Travel

Single source

Travel: 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)^[source]

2.201 m

Height

Single source

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

13.9tTravel

9.6t

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

13,880 kg

Travel

Single source

Travel: 13,880 kg (30,600 lb)^[source]

9,550 kg

Mass

Single source

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

Crew+7%

All recorded figures & sources

14 people

Crew

Single source

14^[source]

15 people

Crew

Single source

15^[source]

24kmMaximum; Maximum firing range

21kmMaximum; horizontal

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

23.7 km

Maximum; Maximum firing range

Single source

23.7 km (14.7 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]

6.97mL/45

5.74m

Barrel length

All recorded figures & sources

6.97 m

L/45

Single source

6.97 m (22 ft 10 in) L/45^[source]

5.742 m

Barrel length

Single source

5.742 m (18.84 ft)^[source]

155mmCaliber

100mmCaliber

Calibre+55%

All recorded figures & sources

155 mm

Caliber

Single source

155 mm (6.10 in)^[source]

100 mm

Caliber

Single source

100 mm (3.9 in)^[source]

40 rounds/hour

15rpm

Rate of fire

All recorded figures & sources

40 rounds/hour^[source]

15 rounds/min

Rate of fire

Single source

15 rpm^[source]

853m/s

—

Muzzle velocity

All recorded figures & sources

853 m/s

Muzzle velocity

Single source

853 m/s (2,799 ft/s)^[source]

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

Configuration

Details

155 mm gun M1 and KS-19 configuration
Specification	155 mm gun M1	KS-19
Type	Towed field gun^[source]	Anti-aircraft gun^[source]
Place of origin	United States^[source]	Soviet Union^[source]
In service	1941–1990s^[source]	1948−present^[source]
Wars	World War II Korean War Cambodian Civil War Croatian War of Independence^[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]
Designed	1918–1938^[source]	1947^[source]
Produced	1940–1945^[source]	1948−1957^[source]
No. built	1,882^[source]	10,151^[source]
Shell	Separate loading charge and projectile^[source]	AP-T, APC-T, HE, HE-FRAG, FRAG^[source]
Breech	Asbury mechanism^[source]	—
Recoil	Hydro-pneumatic^[source]	—
Carriage	M1 Carriage^[source]	—
Elevation	−2°/+65°^[source]	+85°/-3°^[source]
Traverse	60°^[source]	360°^[source]
Manufacturer	Rock Island Arsenal^[source]	Plant No. 4, Perm^[source]
Used by	—	See § Operators^[source]
Designer	—	L. V. Lyuliev^[source]
Variants	—	See § Variants^[source]
Action	—	Semi-automatic horizontal sliding wedge^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Australia Reported operator · Austria Reported operator · Croatia Reported operator · France Reported operator · Germany Reported operator · Greece Reported operator · Italy Reported operator · Jordan Reported operator · Republic of China Reported operator · Republic of Korea Reported operator · Pakistan Reported operator · South Africa Reported operator · Turkey Reported operator · United Kingdom Reported operator · United States Reported operator · Yugoslavia Reported operator · Netherlands	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 · Syria Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · Vietnam

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155 mm gun M1

KS-19

Type

Towed field gun^[source]

Anti-aircraft gun^[source]

Place of origin

United States^[source]

Soviet Union^[source]

In service

1941–1990s^[source]

1948−present^[source]

Wars

World War II Korean War Cambodian Civil War Croatian War of Independence^[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]

Designed

1918–1938^[source]

1947^[source]

Produced

1940–1945^[source]

1948−1957^[source]

No. built

1,882^[source]

10,151^[source]

Shell

Separate loading charge and projectile^[source]

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

Breech

Asbury mechanism^[source]

—

Recoil

Hydro-pneumatic^[source]

—

Carriage

M1 Carriage^[source]

—

Elevation

−2°/+65°^[source]

+85°/-3°^[source]

Traverse

60°^[source]

360°^[source]

Manufacturer

Rock Island Arsenal^[source]

Plant No. 4, Perm^[source]

Used by

—

See § Operators^[source]

Designer

—

L. V. Lyuliev^[source]

Variants

—

See § Variants^[source]

Action

—

Semi-automatic horizontal sliding wedge^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Australia
Reported operator · Austria
Reported operator · Croatia
Reported operator · France
Reported operator · Germany
Reported operator · Greece
Reported operator · Italy
Reported operator · Jordan
Reported operator · Republic of China
Reported operator · Republic of Korea
Reported operator · Pakistan
Reported operator · South Africa
Reported operator · Turkey
Reported operator · United Kingdom
Reported operator · United States
Reported operator · Yugoslavia
Reported operator · Netherlands

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 · Syria
Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · Vietnam