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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 2 of 2
Soltam M-71larger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | 2A36 Giatsint-B | Soltam M-71 |
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| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | 1976−present[source] | — |
| Used by | See operators[source] | See users[source] |
| Wars | Gulf War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | Yom Kippur War Lebanese Civil War South African Border War 1982 Lebanon War Gaza War Myanmar Civil War 2025 Cambodia-Thailand border conflict[source] |
Width
Single source2.788 m (9 ft 1.8 in)[source]
Maximum; Maximum firing range
Single source27,000–40,000 m (30,000–44,000 yd)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source6 rounds per minute[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source820 m/s (2,700 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] | Soltam Systems[source] |
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| Designed | 1968−1975[source] | 1971–1974[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Motovilikha Plants[source] | Soltam[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$ 500,000−600,000 (export price, 1995)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1976−1980s[source] | 1975–[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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| Breech | Horizontal sliding-block[source] | Horizontal sliding block[source] |
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| Carriage | Split trail[source] | Split trail[source] |
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| Elevation | 57°[source] | -3° to 52°[source] |
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| Traverse | 25°[source] | ±37.5° from centerline[source] |
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| Type | — | Howitzer[source] |
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| Variants | — | Soltam M-68[source] |
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