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AArtillery

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2A36 Giatsint-Blarger figure on 3 of 3
KH178larger figure on 0 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 | KH178 |
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| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | South Korea[source] |
| In service | 1976−present[source] | 1983–present[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | See Users[source] |
| Wars | Gulf War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | — |
| Designer | Yuri Kalachnikov |
4.48 m (14.7 ft)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source662 m/s (2,170 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Agency for Defense Development[source] |
| Designed | 1968−1975[source] | 1977–1978[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Motovilikha Plants[source] | Kia Machine Tool (1983–1996) Kia Heavy Industry (1996–2001) WIA (2001–2009) Hyundai Wia (2009–present)[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$ 500,000−600,000 (export price, 1995)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1976−1980s[source] | 1983–present[source] |
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| No. built | 1,500[source] | — |
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| Shell | 152.4 mm (6.00 in)[source] | — |
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| Breech | Horizontal sliding-block[source] | Horizontal sliding block[source] |
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| Carriage | Split trail[source] | — |
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| Elevation | 57°[source] | -5° to 65° (-89 mils to 1,156 mils)[source] |
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| Traverse | 25°[source] | ±23° (±409 mils)[source] |
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| Type | — | Howitzer[source] |
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| Variants | — | KH178MK1[source] |
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| Recoil | — | Constant, hydropneumatic[source] |
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