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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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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | 2A36 Giatsint-B | WAC-21 |
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| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | People's Republic of China and other operators[source] |
| In service | 1976−present[source] | 1987–present[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | People's Republic of China[source] |
| Wars | Gulf War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian War[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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Yuri Kalachnikov[source] | Gerald Bull[source] |
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| Designed | 1968−1975[source] | 1980s[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Motovilikha Plants[source] | Norinco[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$ 500,000−600,000 (export price, 1995)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1976−1980s[source] | 1980s–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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| 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 | — | Howitzer[source] |
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| Former operator · China | — | China[source] |
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| Former operator · Iraq | — | Iraq[source] |
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