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2S3 Akatsiyalarger figure on 1 of 1
SPG-9larger figure on 0 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Hull
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| Specification | 2S3 Akatsiya | SPG-9 |
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| Type | Self-propelled artillery[source] | Recoilless gun Anti-tank gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1971–present[source] | 1962–present[source] |
| Used by | 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]
Length
Single source2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)[source]
Maximum; Off-road
Single sourceMaximum; On road
Single sourceOn-road: 63 km/h (39 mph) Off-road: 45 km/h (28 mph)[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; Effective firing range
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum firing range
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]
smoothbore
Single source73 mm (2.9 in) smoothbore[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source250–435 m/s (820–1,430 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Vietnam War Iran–Iraq War Salvadoran Civil War Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Gulf War Lebanese Civil War Iraq War Second Sudanese Civil War Third Sudanese Civil War Libyan Civil Wars Northern Mali conflict Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013-2017) War in Donbas Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen 2022 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan clashes Russo-Ukraine War Gaza war[source] |
| Designer | Petrov Design Bureau[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1967 ( 1967 )[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Uraltransmash[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] | Interrupted screw[source] |
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| Elevation | −4° to +60°[source] | +7°/−3°[source] |
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| Traverse | 360°[source] | 30° total[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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| Barrel length | L/27[source]2S3; D-22 152.4 mm main howitzer | Длина ствола , мм 1850[source] |
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| Recoil | — | None[source] |
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| Carriage | — | Tripod[source] |
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| Feed system | — | Manually breech-loaded[source] |
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| Sights | — | PGO-9 optical 4× sight or PGN-9 IR and passive night sight[source] |
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