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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
FH70larger 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
Length
Single source12.3 m (40 ft)[source]
firing
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 2A36 Giatsint-B | FH70 |
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| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United Kingdom , West Germany & Italy[source] |
| In service | 1976−present[source] | 1978–present[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | see "Operators"[source] |
| Wars | Gulf War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | Lebanese Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War |
travelling
Single source12.43 m (40 ft 9 in) firing 9.8 m (32 ft 2 in) travelling[source]
firing (no elevation)
Single sourcetravelling
Single source2.192 m (7 ft 2.3 in) firing (no elevation) 2.45 m (8.0 ft) travelling[source]
Maximum; Maximum firing range
Single source27,000–40,000 m (30,000–44,000 yd)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source213–827 m/s (700–2,710 ft/s)[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] | 1968–1973[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Motovilikha Plants[source] | VSEL , Rheinmetall , OTO Melara , Japan Steel Works ( licensed production )[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$ 500,000−600,000 (export price, 1995)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1976−1980s[source] | 1976[source] |
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| No. built | 1,500[source] | — |
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| Shell | 152.4 mm (6.00 in)[source] | L15A1 HE (standard)[source] |
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| Breech | Horizontal sliding-block[source] | Semi-automatic vertically sliding block and automatic loader[source] |
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| Carriage | Split trail[source] | Split trails with APU[source] |
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| Elevation | 57°[source] | +70° (1244mils)/-4.5° (-80mils)[source] |
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| Traverse | 25°[source] | 56° (996mils)[source] |
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| Type | — | Howitzer[source] |
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| Shell weight | — | 43.4 kg (96 lb)[source] |
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| Recoil | — | Buffer with high-angle cut-off gear and a recuperator[source] |
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| Sights | — | Quadrant elevation scale and levelling bubbles, a periscopic dial sight, and a direct fire telescope[source] |
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| References | — | Janes[source] |
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Maximum; L15A1 RAP
Single source