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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
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At a glance
2A36 Giatsint-Blarger figure on 3 of 5
2S1 Gvozdikalarger figure on 2 of 5
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source12.3 m (40 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 2A36 Giatsint-B | 2S1 Gvozdika |
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| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1976−present[source] | 1972–present[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | see Operators[source] |
| Wars | Gulf War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | Soviet–Afghan War Iran–Iraq War Gulf War War in Abkhazia (1992–1993) Yugoslav Wars First Chechen War Second Chechen War Iraq War Russo-Georgian War First Libyan Civil War Second Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War Second Nagorno-Karabakh war Tigray War |
7.26 m (23 ft 10 in)[source]
Maximum; Off-road
Single sourceMaximum; Road
Single sourceMaximum; Swim
Single sourceRoad: 60 km/h (37 mph) Off-road: 30 km/h (19 mph) Swim: 4.5 km/h (2.8 mph)[source]
Maximum; Maximum firing range
Single source27,000–40,000 m (30,000–44,000 yd)[source]
YaMZ-238N diesel
Single sourceYaMZ-238N diesel 220 kW (300 hp)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source680 m/s (2,200 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Yuri Kalachnikov[source] | Kharkiv Tractor Plant[source] |
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| Designed | 1968−1975[source] | 1956–1961[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Motovilikha Plants[source] | Huta Stalowa Wola[source]Polish production · 2S1 Goździk |
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| Unit cost | US$ 500,000−600,000 (export price, 1995)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1976−1980s[source] | 1971–1991[source] |
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| No. built | 1,500[source] | 10,000+[source] |
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| Shell | 152.4 mm (6.00 in)[source] | 122 x 447mm .R separate loading, cased charge[source] |
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| Breech | Horizontal sliding-block[source] | Vertical sliding-wedge , semi-automatic[source] |
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| Carriage | Split trail[source] | — |
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| Elevation | 57°[source] | -3 to +70 degrees[source] |
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| Traverse | 25°[source] | 360 degrees[source] |
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| Type | — | Self-propelled artillery[source] |
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| Variants | — | see Variants[source] |
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| Armor | — | 7–20 mm (0.28–0.79 in)[source] |
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| Main armament | — | 2A18 122 mm (4.8 in) howitzer[source] |
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| Suspension | — | torsion bar[source] |
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