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AArtillery

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2A36 Giatsint-Blarger figure on 1 of 3
2S7 Pionlarger figure on 2 of 3
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 | 2S7 Pion |
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| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1976−present[source] | 1976–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 Russo-Georgian War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source50 km/h (31 mph)[source]
Maximum; Maximum firing range
Single source27,000–40,000 m (30,000–44,000 yd)[source]
V-46-I V12 turbocharged diesel
Single sourceV-46-I V12 turbocharged diesel 630 kW (840 hp)[source]
Barrel length
Single source8.197 m (26.89 ft)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source6 rounds per minute[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source960 m/s (3,100 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] | — |
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| Designed | 1968−1975[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Motovilikha Plants[source] | Kirov Factory[source]2S7 · chassis manufacturer KirovFactory; gun/mount Titan-Barrikady Titan-Barrikady[source]2S7 · chassis manufacturer KirovFactory; gun/mount Titan-Barrikady |
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| Unit cost | US$ 500,000−600,000 (export price, 1995)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1976−1980s[source] | 1975–1990[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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| Breech | Horizontal sliding-block[source] | — |
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| Carriage | Split trail[source] | 12 m (39 ft)[source] |
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| Elevation | 57°[source] | 0-60 deg[source] |
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| Traverse | 25°[source] | 30 deg[source] |
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| Type | — | Self-propelled artillery[source] |
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| Shell weight | — | 103 kg (227 lb) or 110 kg (240 lb)[source] |
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| Barrels | — |
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| Armor | — | 10 mm (0.39 in)[source] |
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| Main armament | — | 203 mm 2A44 gun L/56.2[source] |
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| Suspension | — | torsion bar[source] |
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