AArtillery
2A36 Giatsint-B
Credit
Vitaly V. Kuzmin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified
FORCETALLY
Loading the evidence…
Preparing your view.
Preparing your view.
AArtillery
At a glance
2A36 Giatsint-Blarger figure on 1 of 3
G5 howitzerlarger figure on 2 of 3
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]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 2A36 Giatsint-B | G5 howitzer |
|---|---|---|
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | South Africa[source] |
| In service | 1976−present[source] | 1983–present[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | Operators[source] |
| Wars | Gulf War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | South African Border War Iran–Iraq War Gulf War |
9.5 m (31 ft 2 in)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source897 m/s (2,943 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] | Lyttelton Engineering Works[source] |
|---|
| Designed | 1968−1975[source] | 1976–1983[source] |
|---|
| Manufacturer | Motovilikha Plants[source] | Denel Land Systems[source] |
|---|
| Unit cost | US$ 500,000−600,000 (export price, 1995)[source] | — |
|---|
| Produced | 1976−1980s[source] | 1982–present[source] |
|---|
| No. built | 1,500[source] | — |
|---|
| Shell | 152.4 mm (6.00 in)[source] | high explosive[source] |
|---|
| Breech | Horizontal sliding-block[source] | Semi-automatic interrupted screw[source] |
|---|
| Carriage | Split trail[source] | Split trail[source] |
|---|
| Elevation | 57°[source] | −3° to +75°[source] |
|---|
| Traverse | 25°[source] | Up to 15°: 82° Above 15°: 65°[source] |
|---|
| Type | — | Howitzer[source] |
|---|
| Feed system | — | Breech-loaded[source] |
|---|
| Reported operators |
|
|
|---|