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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 3 of 3
Ordnance QF 25-pounderlarger figure on 0 of 3
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]
muzzle to towing eye
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 2A36 Giatsint-B | Ordnance QF 25-pounder |
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| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United Kingdom[source] |
| In service | 1976−present[source] | 1940–present[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | See Operators[source] |
| Wars | Gulf War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | World War II Indonesian National Revolution Indochina War Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 Greek Civil War 1948 Arab–Israeli War Malayan Emergency Korean War Second Arab–Israeli War Sino-Indian War Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Portuguese Colonial War Rhodesian Bush War South African Border War Nigerian Civil War Six-Day War Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Dhofar Rebellion Turkish invasion of Cyprus Iran–Iraq War Lebanese Civil War Sri Lankan civil war Iraqi Civil War |
4.6 m (15 ft 1 in) muzzle to towing eye[source]
trunnion height
Single source1.16 m (3 ft 10 in) trunnion height[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source198 to 532 m/s (650 to 1,750 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] | 1930s[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Motovilikha Plants[source] | Royal Ordnance[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$ 500,000−600,000 (export price, 1995)[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] | 88 x 292mm R High explosive Anti-tank Smoke HESH[source] |
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| Breech | Horizontal sliding-block[source] | Vertical sliding-block[source] |
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| Carriage | Split trail[source] | — |
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| Elevation | 57°[source] | -5° to 45° (80° with dial sight adapter and digging trail pit or wheel mounds)[source] |
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| Traverse | 25°[source] | 4° Left & Right (top traverse) 360° (platform)[source] |
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| Type | — | Field gun Gun-howitzer[source] |
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| Variants | — | See variants[source] |
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| Shell weight | — | 11.5 kg (25 lb) (HE including fuze)[source] |
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| Recoil | — | Hydro-pneumatic[source] |
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| Sights | — | Calibrating & reciprocating[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | 25-pounder[source] |
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