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2S3 Akatsiyalarger figure on 1 of 2
M119 howitzerlarger figure on 1 of 2
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Measured figures
Hull
Single sourceTotal
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 2S3 Akatsiya | M119 howitzer |
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| Type | Self-propelled artillery[source] | Towed field gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1971–present[source] | — |
| Used by | see Operators[source] | See operators[source] |
| 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 |
Total: 8.4 m (27 ft 7 in) Hull: 7.765 m (25 ft 6 in)[source]
Height
Single sourcewith no machine gun
Single source3.05 m (10 ft 0 in) 2.615 m (8 ft 7.0 in) with no machine gun[source]
Combat
Single sourceTravel
Single sourceCombat: 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) Travel: 4 ft 6 in (1.37 m)
Maximum
Single sourceMaximum: 28 metric tons[source]
Cannon alone
Single sourceCombat
Single sourceWith BII
Single sourceWithout BII
Single sourceWith BII: 5,110 lb (2,320 kg) Without BII: 4,690 lb (2,130 kg) Cannon alone: 1,389 lb (630 kg) Combat: 4,268 lb (1,936 kg)[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]
for 3 minutes Sustained for 30 minutes
Single sourceMaximum
Single sourceCaliber
Single source105 mm (4.13 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) Iraq War Saudi Arabian–led intervention in Yemen Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
| Designer | Petrov Design Bureau[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1967 ( 1967 )[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Uraltransmash[source] | Joint Manufacturing Technology Center of Rock Island Arsenal[source] |
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| Produced | 1967–1993 (2S3, 2S3M, and 2S3M1)[source] | 1989–2013[source] |
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| Variants | see Variants[source] | M119, M119A1, M119A2, M119A3[source] |
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| Breech | semi-automatic vertical wedge[source] | — |
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| Elevation | −4° to +60°[source] | -5.625° (−100 mils) to +69.975° (+1,244 mils)[source] |
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| Traverse | 360°[source] | 5.625° (100 mils) left or right[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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| Shell | — | Semi-fixed 105 x 372 mm R[source] |
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| Sights | — | 3 × M90A2 telescope, M137A1 panoramic telescope[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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Charge 7: 17,500 m (10.9 mi) Charge 8 (with RAP): 19,500 m (12.1 mi)[source]
Maximum: 8 rpm for 3 minutes Sustained: 3 rpm for 30 minutes[source]