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2S3 Akatsiyalarger figure on 0 of 1
PCL-181larger figure on 1 of 1
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Measured figures
Hull
Single sourceTotal
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 2S3 Akatsiya | PCL-181 |
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| Type | Self-propelled artillery[source] | Self-propelled howitzer[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 1971–present[source] | 2019–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]
SH-15
Single source6.5 m (21 ft 4 in) (SH-15)[source]
Maximum; Conventional
Single sourceMaximum; RAP
Single sourceOperational; Operational range
Single sourceConventional: 18.5 km (11.5 mi) RAP : 24 km (15 mi)[source]
500 km (310 mi)[source]
Effective; conventional projectile
Single sourceMaximum; rocket-assisted projectile
Single sourceV-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] | 2025 India–Pakistan conflict[source] |
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| Designer | Petrov Design Bureau[source] | Nanjing University of Science and Technology[source] |
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| Designed | 1967 ( 1967 )[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Uraltransmash[source] | Norinco[source] |
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| Produced | 1967–1993 (2S3, 2S3M, and 2S3M1)[source] | — |
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| Variants | see Variants[source] | — |
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| Breech | semi-automatic vertical wedge[source] | Semi-automatic vertical wedge type breech block[source] |
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| Elevation | −4° to +60°[source] | Around 20° to 70° (except for front due to cab)[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] | PLL-01 155 mm howitzer gun[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] | hydropneumatic suspension[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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| Barrel length | L/27[source]2S3; D-22 152.4 mm main howitzer | 52 caliber[source]PCL-181; main howitzer barrel |
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| Barrels | — | 52 caliber[source] |
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| Engine | — | diesel[source] |
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| Drive | — | 6×6[source] |
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