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2A36 Giatsint-B
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At a glance
2A36 Giatsint-Blarger figure on 4 of 6
KS-19larger figure on 2 of 6
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 | KS-19 |
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| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1976−present[source] | 1948−present[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | See § Operators[source] |
| Wars | Gulf War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | Korean War Vietnam War Iran–Iraq War Soviet–Afghan War Gulf War Somali Civil War 2003 invasion of Iraq Russo-Ukrainian War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War |
9.45 m (31.0 ft)[source]
Maximum; Maximum firing range
Single source27,000–40,000 m (30,000–44,000 yd)[source]
Maximum; horizontal
Single sourceMaximum; vertical, proximity fuze
Single sourceMaximum; vertical, time fuze
Single source21 km (13 mi) (horizontal) 15 km (9.3 mi) (vertical, proximity fuze ) 12.7 km (7.9 mi) (vertical, time fuze)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Yuri Kalachnikov[source] | L. V. Lyuliev[source] |
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| Designed | 1968−1975[source] | 1947[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Motovilikha Plants[source] | Plant No. 4, Perm[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$ 500,000−600,000 (export price, 1995)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1976−1980s[source] | 1948−1957[source] |
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| No. built | 1,500[source] | 10,151[source] |
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| Shell | 152.4 mm (6.00 in)[source] | AP-T, APC-T, HE, HE-FRAG, FRAG[source] |
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| Breech | Horizontal sliding-block[source] | — |
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| Carriage | Split trail[source] | — |
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| Elevation | 57°[source] | +85°/-3°[source] |
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| Traverse | 25°[source] | 360°[source] |
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| Type | — | Anti-aircraft gun[source] |
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| Variants | — | See § Variants[source] |
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| Action | — | Semi-automatic horizontal sliding wedge[source] |
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