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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
Measured figures
Length
Single source12.3 m (40 ft)[source]
F1
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 2A36 Giatsint-B | T-155 Firtina |
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| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Turkey South Korea[source] |
| In service | 1976−present[source] | — |
| Used by | See operators[source] | — |
| Wars | Gulf War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | Kurdish–Turkish conflict Operation Sun Syrian civil war Syrian–Turkish clashes Operation Euphrates Shield Operation Olive Branch Operation Peace Spring Second Libyan Civil War Operation Peace Storm[source] |
| Designer | Yuri Kalachnikov |
F1:12 m (39 ft 4 in)[source]
Maximum; F1
Single sourceF1:65 km/h (40 mph)[source]
Maximum; Maximum firing range
Single source27,000–40,000 m (30,000–44,000 yd)[source]
Maximum; K307, BB/HE
Single sourceMaximum; M107, HE
Single sourceMaximum; M549A1, RAP/HE
Single sourceMaximum; MOD 274, HE/ER
Single sourceOperational; F1
Single source18 km (M107, HE) 30 km (M549A1, RAP/HE) 39 km (MOD 274, HE/ER) 41 km (K307, BB/HE)[source]
F1:360 km (220 mi)[source]
F1: MTU MT881Ka-500 8-cylinder water-cooled diesel engine F2a: Continental AV1790 -9A 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel engine F2b: BMC UTKU 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel engine F1 @ 2,700 rpm
Single sourceF2
Single sourceF1: MTU MT881Ka-500 8-cylinder water-cooled diesel engine F2a: Continental AV1790 -9A 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel engine F2b: BMC UTKU 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel engine F1:735 kW (1,000 hp) @ 2,700 rpm F2:1,300hp[source]
Barrel length
Single source8.197 m (26.89 ft)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source6 rounds per minute[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Agency for Defense Development (tech-transfer) Samsung Techwin (tech-transfer) Turkish Land Forces (design) Aselsan (sub-systems)[source] |
| Designed | 1968−1975[source] | 2000–2004[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Motovilikha Plants[source] | Turkish Land Forces (2004–2015) Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation (2015–2019) BMC Defence (2019–present)[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$ 500,000−600,000 (export price, 1995)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1976−1980s[source] | F1: 2004–2014 F2: 2019–present[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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| Calibre | 49[source] | — |
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| Breech | Horizontal sliding-block[source] | — |
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| Carriage | Split trail[source] | — |
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| Elevation | 57°[source] | — |
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| Traverse | 25°[source] | — |
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| Type | — | Self-propelled artillery[source] |
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| Variants | — | Fırtına II[source] |
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| Armor | — | POSCO MIL-12560H armor steel[source] |
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| Main armament | — | MKE 155 mm 52 caliber[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | F1: 12.7 mm machine gun F2: RCWS 12.7 mm[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | F1:21 hp/t (15.44 kW/t)[source] |
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| Transmission | — | F1: SNT Dynamics X1100-5A3 4-forward, 2-reverse F2a: Allison Transmission X1100-5A4 4-forward 2-reverse F2b: BMC 5-forward 2-reverse[source] |
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| Suspension | — | hydropneumatic[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | F1:420 mm (17 in)[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | T-155 Fırtına[source] |
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