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2S5 Giatsint-Slarger figure on 1 of 1
M119 howitzerlarger figure on 0 of 1
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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | 2S5 Giatsint-S | 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 | 1978–present[source] | — |
| Wars | Soviet–Afghan War First Chechen War Second Chechen War War in Donbas Russo-Ukraine War[source] | War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) Iraq War Saudi Arabian–led intervention in Yemen Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
28.2 tons (
Single source28.2 tons (61,729 lbs)[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; road
Single source62 km/h (38 mph) (road) 25 km/h (15 mph) (off-road)[source]
Diesel
Single sourceDiesel 388 kW (520 hp)[source]
L/30.48
Single source10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) L/30.48[source]
Caliber
Single source105 mm (4.13 in)[source]
for 3 minutes Sustained for 30 minutes
Single sourceMaximum
Single sourceMaximum: 8 rpm for 3 minutes Sustained: 3 rpm for 30 minutes[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designed | 1967–1974[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1976–1991[source] | 1989–2013[source] |
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| Armor | 15 mm (.59 in)[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 152 mm 2A37 L54-caliber gun (30 rounds)[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | 1× 7.62 mm machine gun[source] | — |
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| Suspension | torsion bar[source] | — |
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| Used by | — | See operators[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Joint Manufacturing Technology Center of Rock Island Arsenal[source] |
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| Variants | — | M119, M119A1, M119A2, M119A3[source] |
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| Shell | — | Semi-fixed 105 x 372 mm R[source] |
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| Elevation | — | -5.625° (−100 mils) to +69.975° (+1,244 mils)[source] |
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| Traverse | — | 5.625° (100 mils) left or right[source] |
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| Sights | — | 3 × M90A2 telescope, M137A1 panoramic telescope[source] |
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