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2A36 Giatsint-B
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At a glance
2A36 Giatsint-Blarger figure on 1 of 2
Two-inch mortarlarger figure on 1 of 2
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]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 2A36 Giatsint-B | Two-inch mortar |
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| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United Kingdom[source] |
| In service | 1976−present[source] | — |
| Used by | See operators[source] | British Commonwealth armies other users[source] |
| Wars | Gulf War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | World War II Korean War Sino-Indian War Biafran War[source] |
21 in (53 cm)[source]
Barrel length
Single source8.197 m (26.89 ft)[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] | 1937[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Motovilikha Plants[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] | High explosive: 2 lb 2 oz (960 g). Smoke: 2 pounds (910 g) Illuminating: 1 lb 5 oz (600 g)[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] | 45-90°[source] |
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| Traverse | 25°[source] | — |
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| Type | — | Light mortar[source] |
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| Variants | — | Mark 8 "airborne"[source] |
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| Action | — | Trip[source] |
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