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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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2A36 Giatsint-Blarger figure on 1 of 3
AS90larger 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]
Hull
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 2A36 Giatsint-B | AS90 |
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| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United Kingdom[source] |
| In service | 1976−present[source] | 1992–present[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | See Operators[source] |
| Wars | Gulf War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | Yugoslav Wars (peacekeeping) Iraq War Russo-Ukrainian War |
overall
Single source9.9 m (32 ft 6 in) overall 7.2 m (23 ft 7 in) hull[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source55 km/h (34 mph)[source]
Cummins VTA-903T-660 14.8 L (900 cu in) V8 diesel at 2,800 rpm
Single sourceCummins VTA-903T-660 14.8 L (900 cu in) V8 diesel 490 kW (660 hp) at 2,800 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] | — |
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| Designed | 1968−1975[source] | 1982–1987[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Motovilikha Plants[source] | Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Limited[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$ 500,000−600,000 (export price, 1995)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1976−1980s[source] | 1992–1995[source] |
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| No. built | 1,500[source] | 179[source] |
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| Shell | 152.4 mm (6.00 in)[source] | — |
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| Breech | Horizontal sliding-block[source] | Split-block[source] |
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| Carriage | Split trail[source] | — |
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| Elevation | 57°[source] | +1,244 mils (+70°) elevation -89 mils (-5°) depression[source] |
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| Traverse | 25°[source] | 6,400 mils (360°)[source] |
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| Type | — | Self-propelled howitzer[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Barrels | — | L31 ordnance with double-baffle muzzle brake[source] |
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| Recoil | — | 2 diametrically opposed buffers & 1 recuperator 800 mm (31 in) max length[source] |
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| Armour | — | All-welded steel armour 17 mm (0.67 in) max thickness[source] |
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| Main armament | — | BAE Systems' 155 mm L/39 (48 rounds)[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | 7.62 mm L7 Machine Gun[source] |
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| Drive | — | Tracked[source] |
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| Transmission | — | ZF Friedrichshafen LSG 2000 Automatic 4F2R[source] |
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| Suspension | — | Hydropneumatic[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 410 mm (16 in)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 750 L (160 imp gal)[source] |
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| References | — | Janes[source] |
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