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2A36 Giatsint-B
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At a glance
2A36 Giatsint-Blarger figure on 1 of 2
2S3 Akatsiyalarger figure on 1 of 2
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]
Hull
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 2A36 Giatsint-B | 2S3 Akatsiya |
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| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1976−present[source] | 1971–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 Tajikistani Civil War First Chechen War Second Chechen War South Ossetia War First Libyan Civil War Second Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War War in Donbas 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Russo-Ukrainian War |
Total
Single sourceTotal: 8.4 m (27 ft 7 in) Hull: 7.765 m (25 ft 6 in)[source]
Height
Single sourcewith no machine gun
Single source3.05 m (10 ft 0 in) 2.615 m (8 ft 7.0 in) with no machine gun[source]
Maximum; Off-road
Single sourceMaximum; On road
Single sourceOn-road: 63 km/h (39 mph) Off-road: 45 km/h (28 mph)[source]
V-59 (12-cylinder 4-stroke V-shaped water-cooled diesel) at 2,000 rpm
Single sourceV-59 (12-cylinder 4-stroke V-shaped water-cooled diesel) 520 hp (382.7 kW) at 2,000 rpm[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Yuri Kalachnikov[source] | Petrov Design Bureau[source] |
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| Designed | 1968−1975[source] | 1967 ( 1967 )[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] | 1967–1993 (2S3, 2S3M, and 2S3M1)[source] |
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| No. built | 1,500[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] | semi-automatic vertical wedge[source] |
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| Carriage | Split trail[source] | — |
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| Elevation | 57°[source] | −4° to +60°[source] |
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| Traverse | 25°[source] | 360°[source] |
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| Type | — | Self-propelled artillery[source] |
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| Variants | — | see Variants[source] |
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| Armor | — | 15 mm (hull) 30 mm (turret and hull front)[source] |
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| Main armament | — | 152.4 mm D-22 howitzer L/27 (46 rounds, maximum)[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | 7.62 mm remotely controlled PKT tank machine gun (1,500 rounds)[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 18.9 hp/t (13.92 kW/t)[source] |
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| Transmission | — | mechanical double-flow, planetary gear-gearbox unit[source] |
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| Suspension | — | independent torsion bars with hydraulic shock absorbers of 1st and 6th road wheels[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 0.45 m (1 ft 6 in)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 830 liters[source] |
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