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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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At a glance
Measured figures
Length
Single source12.3 m (40 ft)[source]
Mk1 (Sherpa 5 6×6)
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 2A36 Giatsint-B | CAESAR self-propelled howitzer |
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| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | France[source] |
| In service | 1976−present[source] | 2008–present[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | — |
| Wars | Gulf War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Cambodian–Thai border stand-off Operation Serval Operation Chammal Battle of Mosul (2016–2017) Battle of Baghuz Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
Mk1 (Sherpa 5 6×6) Mk1 (Tatra 817 8×8)
Single sourceMk1 (Sherpa 5 6×6) Mk2 (6×6)
Single sourceMk1 (Sherpa 5 6×6): 10 m (33 ft) Mk1 (Tatra 817 8×8): 10 m (33 ft) Mk2 (6×6): 10 m (33 ft)[source]
Width
Single source2.788 m (9 ft 1.8 in)[source]
Mk1 (Sherpa 5 6×6)
Single sourceMk1 (Sherpa 5 6×6) Mk1 (Tatra 817 8×8)
Single sourceMk1 (Sherpa 5 6×6) Mk2 (6×6)
Single sourceMk1 (Sherpa 5 6×6): 2.55 m (8.4 ft) Mk1 (Tatra 817 8×8): 2.8 m (9.2 ft) Mk2 (6×6): 2.55 m (8.4 ft)[source]
Mk1 (Sherpa 5 6×6)
Single sourceMk1 (Sherpa 5 6×6) Mk1 (Tatra 817 8×8)
Single sourceMk1 (Sherpa 5 6×6) Mk2 (6×6)
Single sourceMk1 (Sherpa 5 6×6): 3.7 m (12 ft) Mk1 (Tatra 817 8×8): 3.1 m (10 ft) Mk2 (6×6): 3.6 m (12 ft)[source]
Mass
Single source9,800 kg (21,600 lb)[source]
Mk1 (Sherpa 5 6×6)
Single sourceMk1 (Sherpa 5 6×6) Mk1 (Tatra 815-7 8×8)
Single sourceMk1 (Sherpa 5 6×6) Mk2 (6×6): <
Single sourceMk1 (Sherpa 5 6×6): 17.7 t (39,000 lb) Mk1 (Tatra 815-7 8×8): 28.7 to 30.2 t (63,000 to 67,000 lb) Mk2 (6×6): < 26.7 t (59,000 lb)[source]
Maximum; Off-road
Single sourceMaximum; On road
Single sourceOn-road: 100 km/h (62 mph) Off-road: 50 km/h (31 mph)[source]
Maximum; Maximum firing range
Single source27,000–40,000 m (30,000–44,000 yd)[source]
Effective; ERFB
Single sourceEffective; Excalibur shell
Single sourceEffective; Rocket assisted shell
Single sourceOperational; Operational range
Single sourceERFB : 4.5 to 40 km (2.8 to 24.9 mi) Rocket assisted shell: 55 km (34 mi) Excalibur shell : 46 km (29 mi)[source]
600 km (370 mi)[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] | — |
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| Designed | 1968−1975[source] | 1992–1999[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Motovilikha Plants[source] | KNDS France[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$ 500,000−600,000 (export price, 1995)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1976−1980s[source] | 2004–present[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 cannon[source] |
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| Main armament | — | 155 mm , L/52 calibre[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | None[source] |
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| Engine | — | Diesel[source] |
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| Reported operators |
| — |
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