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AArtillery

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2A36 Giatsint-Blarger figure on 1 of 2
2S5 Giatsint-Slarger 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]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 2A36 Giatsint-B | 2S5 Giatsint-S |
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| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1976−present[source] | 1978–present[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | — |
| Wars | Gulf War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | Soviet–Afghan War First Chechen War Second Chechen War War in Donbas Russo-Ukraine War[source] |
8.33 m (27.32 ft)[source]
Maximum; Off-road
Single sourceMaximum; road
Single source62 km/h (38 mph) (road) 25 km/h (15 mph) (off-road)[source]
Diesel
Single sourceDiesel 388 kW (520 hp)[source]
Barrel length
Single source8.197 m (26.89 ft)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source6 rounds per minute[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Yuri Kalachnikov[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1968−1975[source] | 1967–1974[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Motovilikha Plants[source] | — |
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| Unit cost | US$ 500,000−600,000 (export price, 1995)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1976−1980s[source] | 1976–1991[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] | — |
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| Carriage | Split trail[source] | — |
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| Elevation | 57°[source] | — |
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| Traverse | 25°[source] | — |
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| Type | — | Self-propelled artillery[source] |
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| Armor | — | 15 mm (.59 in)[source] |
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| Main armament | — | 152 mm 2A37 L54-caliber gun (30 rounds)[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | 1× 7.62 mm machine gun[source] |
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| Suspension | — | torsion bar[source] |
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