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GC-45 howitzerlarger 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 | GC-45 howitzer | KS-19 |
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| Type | Howitzer[source] | Anti-aircraft gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Canada[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1970s-present[source] | 1948−present[source] |
| Used by | See users[source] | See § Operators[source] |
Width
Single source2.35 m (7 ft 9 in)[source]
Maximum; with Base bleed
Single source39.6 km (24.6 mi) with Base bleed[source]
Maximum; horizontal
Single sourceMaximum; vertical, proximity fuze
Single sourceMaximum; 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]
Muzzle velocity
Single source897 metres per second (2,940 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Iran–Iraq War Gulf War Cambodian–Thai border dispute 2025 Cambodia–Thailand clashes[source] | 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] |
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| Designer | Gerald Bull[source] | L. V. Lyuliev[source] |
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| Designed | 1970s[source] | 1947[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Space Research Corporation , Noricum , NORINCO[source] | Plant No. 4, Perm[source] |
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| Produced | 1980s-Present[source] | 1948−1957[source] |
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| Variants | GHN-45, PLL01[source] | See § Variants[source] |
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| Carriage | Split trail[source] | — |
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| Elevation | -89 to 1,280 mils[source] | +85°/-3°[source] |
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| Traverse | Left 534 mils, Right 711 mils[source] | 360°[source] |
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| No. built | — | 10,151[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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