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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
2A36 Giatsint-Blarger figure on 2 of 2
Dhanush (howitzer)larger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | 2A36 Giatsint-B | Dhanush (howitzer) |
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| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | India[source] |
| In service | 1976−present[source] | 2019 - present[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | Indian Army[source] |
| Wars | Gulf War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | 2025 India–Pakistan conflict |
Width
Single source2.788 m (9 ft 1.8 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Yuri Kalachnikov[source] | Ordnance Factory Board[source] |
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| Designed | 1968−1975[source] | 2010 - 2013[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Motovilikha Plants[source] | Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited (previously Ordnance Factory Board )[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$ 500,000−600,000 (export price, 1995)[source] | ₹ 14 crore (US$1.5 million)[source] |
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| Produced | 1976−1980s[source] | 2014 - present[source] |
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| No. built | 1,500[source] | >72 (excl. 12 prototypes)[source] |
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| Shell | 152.4 mm (6.00 in)[source] | — |
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| Breech | Horizontal sliding-block[source] | Screw type[source] |
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| Carriage | Split trail[source] | — |
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| Elevation | 57°[source] | Servo based, -3°/+70°[source] |
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| Traverse | 25°[source] | Servo based, 30° left or right from centreline[source] |
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| Type | — | Howitzer[source] |
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| Action | — | Auto gun alignment and positioning[source] |
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| Recoil | — | Electro-rheological/Magneto-rheological[source] |
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| Feed system | — | Electrically operated ammunition handling[source] |
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| Sights | — | Thermal sight Gunners display[source] |
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