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2S3 Akatsiyalarger figure on 2 of 3
KS-19larger figure on 1 of 3
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Measured figures
Hull
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| Specification | 2S3 Akatsiya | KS-19 |
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| Type | Self-propelled artillery[source] | Anti-aircraft gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1971–present[source] | 1948−present[source] |
| Used by | see Operators[source] | See § Operators[source] |
Total: 8.4 m (27 ft 7 in) Hull: 7.765 m (25 ft 6 in)[source]
Length
Single source9.45 m (31.0 ft)[source]
Maximum; Off-road
Single sourceMaximum; On road
Single sourceOn-road: 63 km/h (39 mph) Off-road: 45 km/h (28 mph)[source]
V-59 (12-cylinder 4-stroke V-shaped water-cooled diesel) at 2,000 rpm
Single sourceV-59 (12-cylinder 4-stroke V-shaped water-cooled diesel) 520 hp (382.7 kW) at 2,000 rpm[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Soviet–Afghan War Iran–Iraq War Gulf War Tajikistani Civil War First Chechen War Second Chechen War South Ossetia War First Libyan Civil War Second Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War War in Donbas 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | Korean War Vietnam War Iran–Iraq War Soviet–Afghan War Gulf War Somali Civil War 2003 invasion of Iraq Russo-Ukrainian War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War[source] |
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| Designer | Petrov Design Bureau[source] | L. V. Lyuliev[source] |
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| Designed | 1967 ( 1967 )[source] | 1947[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Uraltransmash[source] | Plant No. 4, Perm[source] |
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| Produced | 1967–1993 (2S3, 2S3M, and 2S3M1)[source] | 1948−1957[source] |
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| Variants | see Variants[source] | See § Variants[source] |
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| Breech | semi-automatic vertical wedge[source] | — |
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| Elevation | −4° to +60°[source] | +85°/-3°[source] |
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| Traverse | 360°[source] | 360°[source] |
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| Armor | 15 mm (hull) 30 mm (turret and hull front)[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 152.4 mm D-22 howitzer L/27 (46 rounds, maximum)[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | 7.62 mm remotely controlled PKT tank machine gun (1,500 rounds)[source] | — |
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| Power/weight | 18.9 hp/t (13.92 kW/t)[source] | — |
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| Transmission | mechanical double-flow, planetary gear-gearbox unit[source] | — |
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| Suspension | independent torsion bars with hydraulic shock absorbers of 1st and 6th road wheels[source] | — |
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| Ground clearance | 0.45 m (1 ft 6 in)[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 830 liters[source] | — |
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| No. built | — | 10,151[source] |
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| Shell | — | AP-T, APC-T, HE, HE-FRAG, FRAG[source] |
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| Action | — | Semi-automatic horizontal sliding wedge[source] |
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Maximum; vertical, time fuze
Single source21 km (13 mi) (horizontal) 15 km (9.3 mi) (vertical, proximity fuze ) 12.7 km (7.9 mi) (vertical, time fuze)[source]