2A36 Giatsint-B vs D-74 122 mm field gun

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AArtillery

2A36 Giatsint-B

Credit

Vitaly V. Kuzmin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BArtillery

D-74 122 mm field gun

Field gun

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Gary Todd · CC0 · Resized · CC0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

2A36 Giatsint-BLength

12.3 m

Length source ↗

D-74 122 mm field gunLength

9.875 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

2A36 Giatsint-Blarger figure on 4 of 4

Length+25%
Width+19%
Mass+74%
Range+40%

D-74 122 mm field gunlarger figure on 0 of 4

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Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

19 of 58 rows sourced on both sides

12.3m

9.88m

Length+25%

All recorded figures & sources

12.3 m

Length

Single source

12.3 m (40 ft)^[source]

9.875 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

2A36 Giatsint-B and D-74 122 mm field gun configuration
Specification	2A36 Giatsint-B	D-74 122 mm field gun
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	Soviet Union^[source]
In service	1976−present^[source]	—
Used by	See operators^[source]	Various^[source]
Wars	Gulf War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian War^[source]	Vietnam War Sino-Vietnamese War Sino-Soviet border conflict Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Sino-Indian War Yom Kippur War Iran–Iraq War Lebanese Civil War South African Border War Russo-Ukrainian War

Designer	Yuri Kalachnikov^[source]	—

Designed	1968−1975^[source]	1944^[source]

Manufacturer	Motovilikha Plants^[source]	—

Unit cost	US$ 500,000−600,000 (export price, 1995)^[source]	—

Produced	1976−1980s^[source]	1955^[source]

No. built	1,500^[source]	—

Shell	152.4 mm (6.00 in)^[source]	Separate loading charge and projectile^[source]

Breech	Horizontal sliding-block^[source]	Semi-automatic vertical sliding-wedge^[source]

Carriage	Split trail^[source]	Split-trail^[source]

Elevation	57°^[source]	+45/−5 degree^[source]

Traverse	25°^[source]	45 degree^[source]

Type	—	Field gun^[source]

Recoil	—	Hydro-pneumatic^[source]

Former operator · Democratic Republic of Afghanistan	—	Democratic Republic of Afghanistan^[source]

Former operator · Burkina Faso	—	Burkina Faso^[source]

Former operator · Cambodia	—	Cambodia^[source]

Former operator · Cuba	—	Cuba^[source]

Former operator · Egypt	—	Egypt^[source]

Former operator · Islamic State	—	Islamic State^[source]

Former operator · Pakistan	—	Pakistan^[source]

Former operator · Soviet Union	—	Soviet Union^[source]

Role	—	Soviet field gun^[source]

Source measurement	—	The 122mm D-74 towed gun is a Soviet field gun. Developed in the late 1940s, it served with the Soviet Army and was widely exported. A number were produced under license in the People's Republic of China as the Type 60 .^[source]D-74 122 mm field gun · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The 122 mm (originally 48 lines ) calibre has been in Russian service since the early 20th century. After World War II the Soviet Union developed two new long range guns to replace existing 122 mm and 152 mm guns such as 122 mm gun M1931 (A-19) , 122 mm gun M1931/37 (A-19) , 152 mm gun M1910/30 and 152 mm gun M1935 (Br-2) . The two new guns were the 122 mm D-74 and the 130 mm M-46 .^[source]D-74 122 mm field gun · History; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The D-74 design was probably initiated in the late 1940s and it was first seen in public in 1955. It was designed by the well established design bureau at Artillery Plant No. 9 in Sverdlovsk (now Motovilikha Plants in Yekaterinburg), led by the eminent artillery designer Fëdor Fëdorovich Petrov who was also responsible for several World War II and later artillery designs. The design team also developed the 152 mm gun howitzer D-20 at much the same time, and both D-74 and D-20 use the same carriage.^[source]D-74 122 mm field gun · History; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Both the 122 mm D-74 and 130 mm M-46 entered Soviet service, but the heavier shell and greater range of the M-46 meant that it outlasted the D-74.^[source]D-74 122 mm field gun · History; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Top traverse totals 60° and the vertical elevation range in −5° to 50°.^[source]D-74 122 mm field gun · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The non-reciprocating sights are designed for one-person laying. Included are a direct fire anti-tank telescope (OP4M), a panoramic periscopic indirect-fire sight, a dial sight, (PG1M), an angle of sight scale, and a range drum for the single charge engraved with the range (distance) scale, coupled to an elevation levelling bubble mounted on dial sight mount. The range drum enables the standard Soviet technique of semi-direct fire when the piece is laid visually on the target and the range set on the range drum.^[source]D-74 122 mm field gun · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The gun fires separate ammunition using a metal cartridge case that also provides obturation. The ammunition is different to that used with 122 mm howitzers. There is a single charge without increments. The shell weight is 25 kg with a muzzle velocity of 900 m/s although the slightly lighter APHE shell has a higher muzzle velocity.^[source]D-74 122 mm field gun · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Maximum rate of fire is usually stated as six rounds per minute.^[source]D-74 122 mm field gun · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The detachment was either eight or nine men, probably differing between armies and period. In Soviet service the 5,600 kg gun was usually towed by a URAL-375 6×6 truck, AT-S or AT-L medium tractor in some regions.^[source]D-74 122 mm field gun · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Source measurement

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The 122mm D-74 towed gun is a Soviet field gun. Developed in the late 1940s, it served with the Soviet Army and was widely exported. A number were produced under license in the People's Republic of China as the Type 60 .^[source]D-74 122 mm field gun · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The 122 mm (originally 48 lines ) calibre has been in Russian service since the early 20th century. After World War II the Soviet Union developed two new long range guns to replace existing 122 mm and 152 mm guns such as 122 mm gun M1931 (A-19) , 122 mm gun M1931/37 (A-19) , 152 mm gun M1910/30 and 152 mm gun M1935 (Br-2) . The two new guns were the 122 mm D-74 and the 130 mm M-46 .^[source]D-74 122 mm field gun · History; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The D-74 design was probably initiated in the late 1940s and it was first seen in public in 1955. It was designed by the well established design bureau at Artillery Plant No. 9 in Sverdlovsk (now Motovilikha Plants in Yekaterinburg), led by the eminent artillery designer Fëdor Fëdorovich Petrov who was also responsible for several World War II and later artillery designs. The design team also developed the 152 mm gun howitzer D-20 at much the same time, and both D-74 and D-20 use the same carriage.^[source]D-74 122 mm field gun · History; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Both the 122 mm D-74 and 130 mm M-46 entered Soviet service, but the heavier shell and greater range of the M-46 meant that it outlasted the D-74.^[source]D-74 122 mm field gun · History; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Top traverse totals 60° and the vertical elevation range in −5° to 50°.^[source]D-74 122 mm field gun · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The non-reciprocating sights are designed for one-person laying. Included are a direct fire anti-tank telescope (OP4M), a panoramic periscopic indirect-fire sight, a dial sight, (PG1M), an angle of sight scale, and a range drum for the single charge engraved with the range (distance) scale, coupled to an elevation levelling bubble mounted on dial sight mount. The range drum enables the standard Soviet technique of semi-direct fire when the piece is laid visually on the target and the range set on the range drum.^[source]D-74 122 mm field gun · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The gun fires separate ammunition using a metal cartridge case that also provides obturation. The ammunition is different to that used with 122 mm howitzers. There is a single charge without increments. The shell weight is 25 kg with a muzzle velocity of 900 m/s although the slightly lighter APHE shell has a higher muzzle velocity.^[source]D-74 122 mm field gun · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Maximum rate of fire is usually stated as six rounds per minute.^[source]D-74 122 mm field gun · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The detachment was either eight or nine men, probably differing between armies and period. In Soviet service the 5,600 kg gun was usually towed by a URAL-375 6×6 truck, AT-S or AT-L medium tractor in some regions.^[source]D-74 122 mm field gun · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Country of origin	—	Soviet Union^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 1, row 34, cell 5; revision 1370067933; retrieved 2026-10-01

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