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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
M198 howitzerlarger figure on 0 of 1
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]
Combat
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 2A36 Giatsint-B | M198 howitzer |
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| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1976−present[source] | 1979–present[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | See Operators[source] |
| Wars | Gulf War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | Lebanese Civil War Gulf War Somali Civil War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Iraq War War in Iraq (2013-2017) Syrian Civil War 2025 Cambodia‒Thailand conflict 2026 Afghanistan-Pakistan war |
Travel
Single sourceCombat: 11 m (36 ft 2 in) Travel: 12.3 m (40 ft 6 in)[source]
Travel
Single sourceTravel: 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)[source]
Maximum; Maximum firing range
Single source27,000–40,000 m (30,000–44,000 yd)[source]
Maximum; Conventional
Single sourceMaximum; RAP
Single sourceMaximum; RAP and L/52 barrel
Single sourceConventional: 22.4km (14 mi), RAP : 30km (18.6 mi), RAP and L/52 barrel: 40km (25 mi)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source684 m/s (2,240 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] | — |
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| Designed | 1968−1975[source] | 1968–1977[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Motovilikha Plants[source] | Rock Island Arsenal (US)[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$ 500,000−600,000 (export price, 1995)[source] | US$ 527,337[source] |
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| Produced | 1976−1980s[source] | 1978–1992[source] |
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| No. built | 1,500[source] | 1,600+[source] |
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| Shell | 152.4 mm (6.00 in)[source] | Separate loading charge and projectile[source] |
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| Breech | Horizontal sliding-block[source] | Interrupted screw[source] |
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| Carriage | Split trail[source] | Split trail[source] |
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| Elevation | 57°[source] | −5° to +72°[source] |
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| Traverse | 25°[source] | 45°[source] |
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| Type | — | Towed howitzer[source] |
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| Recoil | — | Hydro-pneumatic[source] |
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