2A36 Giatsint-B vs M242 Bushmaster: Specs Compared

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AArtillery

2A36 Giatsint-B

Credit

Vitaly V. Kuzmin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

M242 Bushmaster — licensed reference photograph

BArtillery

M242 Bushmaster

Chain gun autocannon

Credit

Simpson · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

2A36 Giatsint-BLength

12.3 m

Length source ↗

M242 BushmasterLength

2.672 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

2A36 Giatsint-Blarger figure on 5 of 5

Length+360%
Width+777%
Mass+8135%
Range+393%
Barrel length+277%

M242 Bushmasterlarger figure on 0 of 5

None

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

17 of 52 rows sourced on both sides

12.3m

2.67m

Length+360%

All recorded figures & sources

12.3 m

Length

Single source

12.3 m (40 ft)^[source]

2.672 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

2A36 Giatsint-B and M242 Bushmaster configuration
Specification	2A36 Giatsint-B	M242 Bushmaster
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	United States^[source]
In service	1976−present^[source]	1981–present^[source]
Used by	See operators^[source]	See Operators^[source]
Wars	Gulf War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian War^[source]	—

Designer	Yuri Kalachnikov^[source]	Hughes Helicopters^[source]

Designed	1968−1975^[source]	1976^[source]

Manufacturer	Motovilikha Plants^[source]	Hughes Helicopters (1981–1985) McDonnell Douglas Helicopters (1985–2002) Alliant Techsystems (2002–2015) Orbital ATK (2015–2018) Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems (2018–present)^[source]

Unit cost	US$ 500,000−600,000 (export price, 1995)^[source]	—

Produced	1976−1980s^[source]	1981–present^[source]

No. built	1,500^[source]	>11,000^[source]

Shell	152.4 mm (6.00 in)^[source]	25 × 137 mm^[source]

Calibre	49^[source]	—

Breech	Horizontal sliding-block^[source]	—

Carriage	Split trail^[source]	—

Elevation	57°^[source]	—

Traverse	25°^[source]	—

Type	—	Chain gun autocannon^[source]

Variants	—	See variants^[source]

Barrels	—	Single barrel (progressive RH parabolic twist)^[source]

Action	—	Externally powered, chain driven, open bolt^[source]

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