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Joaquín Alvarez Riera FN FAL 07:46, 24 May 2008 (UTC) · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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CITER 155 mm L33 gunlarger figure on 1 of 2
KS-19larger figure on 1 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | CITER 155 mm L33 gun | KS-19 |
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| Type | Field gun[source] | Anti-aircraft gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Argentina[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| Used by | Argentine Army , Croatian Army[source] | See § Operators[source] |
| Wars | Falklands War , Yugoslav Wars , Croatian War of Independence[source] |
Width
Single source2.35 m (7 ft 9 in)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source765 m/s (2,510 ft/s)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source15 rpm[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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]
| Designer | CITEFA[source] | L. V. Lyuliev[source] |
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| Manufacturer | DGFM[source] | Plant No. 4, Perm[source] |
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| Breech | Interrupted screw[source] | — |
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| Carriage | Split trail[source] | — |
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| Elevation | -10° to +67°[source] | +85°/-3°[source] |
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| Traverse | 70°[source] | 360°[source] |
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| In service | — | 1948−present[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1947[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1948−1957[source] |
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| No. built | — | 10,151[source] |
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| Variants | — | See § Variants[source] |
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| Shell | — | AP-T, APC-T, HE, HE-FRAG, FRAG[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]