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85 mm divisional gun D-44larger figure on 0 of 5
KS-19larger figure on 5 of 5
Measured figures
Length
Single source8.34 metres (27 ft 4 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 85 mm divisional gun D-44 | KS-19 |
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| Type | Field gun[source] | Anti-aircraft gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1946–present[source] | 1948−present[source] |
| Wars | Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Lebanese Civil War Ethiopian Civil War Iran–Iraq War First Nagorno-Karabakh War War in Donbas Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
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9.45 m (31.0 ft)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source1,030 m/s (3,379 ft/s)[source]
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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]
| Designed | 1943–1944[source] | 1947[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Uralmash[source] | Plant No. 4, Perm[source] |
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| Produced | 1946–1954[source] | 1948−1957[source] |
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| No. built | 10,918[source] | 10,151[source] |
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| Variants | D-44N SD-44 Chinese Type 56[source] | See § Variants[source] |
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| Shell | Fixed QF 85×629 mm. R (R/112mm)[source] | AP-T, APC-T, HE, HE-FRAG, FRAG[source] |
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| Breech | Semi-automatic vertical sliding-wedge[source] | — |
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| Recoil | Hydro-pneumatic[source] | — |
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| Carriage | Split trail[source] | — |
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| Elevation | −7° to 35°[source] | +85°/-3°[source] |
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| Traverse | 54°[source] | 360°[source] |
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| Sights | OP-2-7 w/5.5X Magnification[source] | — |
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| Used by | — | See § Operators[source] |
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| Designer | — | L. V. Lyuliev[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]