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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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Measured figures
Maximum; Maximum firing range
Single source27,000–40,000 m (30,000–44,000 yd)[source]
Barrel length
Single source8.197 m (26.89 ft)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source1050 m/s[source]
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Configuration
| Specification | 2A36 Giatsint-B | Denel Land Systems GI-2 |
|---|---|---|
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | South Africa[source] |
| In service | 1976−present[source] | — |
| Used by | See operators[source] | — |
| Wars | Gulf War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | — |
| Designer | Yuri Kalachnikov[source] | — |
| Designed | 1968−1975[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Motovilikha Plants[source] | Denel Land Systems (DLS)[source] |
| Unit cost | US$ 500,000−600,000 (export price, 1995)[source] | — |
| Produced | 1976−1980s[source] | — |
| No. built | 1,500[source] | — |
| Shell | 152.4 mm (6.00 in)[source] | 20x139 linked on F1 link[source] |
| Breech | Horizontal sliding-block[source] | — |
| Carriage | Split trail[source] | — |
| Elevation | 57°[source] | — |
| Traverse | 25°[source] | — |
| Type | — | Autocannon[source] |
| Feed system | — | Left/Right side[source] |
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