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2A36 Giatsint-Blarger figure on 2 of 4
2S19 Msta-Slarger figure on 2 of 4
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 | 2S19 Msta-S |
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| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Soviet Union/Russia[source] |
| In service | 1976−present[source] | 1989–present[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | See § Operators[source] |
| Wars | Gulf War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | Eritrean–Ethiopian War Second Chechen War Russo-Ukrainian War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War |
7.15 m (23 ft 5 in)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source60 km/h (37 mph)[source]
Maximum; Maximum firing range
Single source27,000–40,000 m (30,000–44,000 yd)[source]
base-bleed
Single sourceMaximum; Base bleed
Single sourceMaximum; RAP
Single sourceMaximum; Standard round
Single sourceOperational; Operational range
Single sourcerocket-assisted
Single sourcestandard round
Single sourceStandard round: 24.7 km (15.3 mi) Base bleed : 29 km (18 mi) RAP : 36 km (22 mi)[source]
500 km (310 mi)[source]
24.7 km (15.3 mi) standard round 28.9 km (18.0 mi) base-bleed 36 km (22 mi) rocket-assisted[source]
Diesel V-84A
Single sourceDiesel V-84A 840 hp (630 kW)[source]
Barrel length
Single source8.197 m (26.89 ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Yuri Kalachnikov[source] | Uraltransmash[source] |
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| Designed | 1968−1975[source] | 1980[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Motovilikha Plants[source] | Uraltransmash[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$ 500,000−600,000 (export price, 1995)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1976−1980s[source] | 1988–present[source] |
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| No. built | 1,500[source] | ~1,130 (est. 1988–2019, inc. prototypes)[source] |
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| Shell | 152.4 mm (6.00 in)[source] | — |
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| Calibre | 49[source] | — |
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| Breech | Horizontal sliding-block[source] | — |
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| Carriage | Split trail[source] | — |
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| Elevation | 57°[source] | −4° to +68°[source] |
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| Traverse | 25°[source] | 360°[source] |
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| Type | — | Self-propelled howitzer[source] |
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| Armour | — | 15 mm all-around[source] |
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| Main armament | — | 152 mm 2A64 L47-caliber howitzer[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | 12.7 mm NSVT anti-aircraft machine gun[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 20 hp/tonne[source] |
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| Suspension | — | Torsion bar[source] |
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| Weapon elevation | — | −4° to +68°[source] |
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| Weapon traverse | — | 360°[source] |
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| Deployment time | — | 22 minutes[source] |
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| Unit of fire | — | 50 rounds[source] |
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