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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 1 of 1
Long-Range Hypersonic Weaponlarger figure on 0 of 1
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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | 2A36 Giatsint-B | Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon |
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| Speed | — | Mach ≥5[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1976−present[source] | 2023–present[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | United States Army United States Navy (planned)[source] |
Width
Single source2.788 m (9 ft 1.8 in)[source]
reportedly
Single source34.5 in (0.88 m) (reportedly)[source]
Barrel length
Single source8.197 m (26.89 ft)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source6 rounds per minute[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Gulf War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | — |
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| Designer | Yuri Kalachnikov[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1968−1975[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Motovilikha Plants[source] | Lockheed Martin[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$ 500,000−600,000 (export price, 1995)[source] | $41 million[source] |
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| Produced | 1976−1980s[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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| Calibre | 49[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] | — |
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| Traverse | 25°[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | — | ground-launched[source]Unspecified by source |
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| Reported operators |
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