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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 4 of 4
M101 howitzerlarger figure on 0 of 4
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 | M101 howitzer |
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| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1976−present[source] | 1941–present[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | — |
| Wars | Gulf War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | List of Conflicts World War II Chinese Civil War Korean War First Indochina War Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Football War Insurgency in the Philippines Rhodesian Bush War Iran–Iraq War Lebanese Civil War Nicaraguan Revolution Salvadoran Civil War Yugoslav Wars Battle of Marawi Russo-Ukrainian War Yemeni Civil War Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present) 2025 Cambodia-Thailand conflict |
19 ft 6 in (5.94 m)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source6 rounds per minute[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source1,550 ft/s (472 m/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] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Motovilikha Plants[source] | Rock Island Arsenal Kia Machine Tool Sorel industries (Canadian C3)[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$ 500,000−600,000 (export price, 1995)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1976−1980s[source] | 1941–1953[source] |
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| No. built | 1,500[source] | 10,200[source] |
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| Shell | 152.4 mm (6.00 in)[source] | 105×372 mm R[source] |
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| Breech | Horizontal sliding-block[source] | Horizontal-block[source] |
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| Carriage | Split trail[source] | split trail[source] |
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| Elevation | 57°[source] | −5° (−89 mils) to 65° (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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| Recoil | — | Hydro-pneumatic , constant, 42 in (110 cm)[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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