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Haubits FH77larger figure on 2 of 3
KS-19
Measured figures
Combat
Single sourceCombat: 11.60 m (38 ft 1 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Haubits FH77 | KS-19 |
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| Type | Howitzer[source] | Anti-aircraft gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Sweden[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1978 – present[source] | 1948−present[source] |
| Used by | Operators[source] | See § Operators[source] |
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9.45 m (31.0 ft)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source6 km/h[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single sourceMaximum; + (using ramjet-round )
Single sourceMaximum; with base bleed -round
Single source21 km (13 mi)[source]
24 km (15 mi) (with base bleed -round) 60 km+ (using ramjet-round )[source]
Maximum; horizontal
Single sourceMaximum; vertical, proximity fuze
Single sourceMuzzle velocity
Single source300 to 770 m/s (980 to 2,530 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Kargil War[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 | Bofors[source] | L. V. Lyuliev[source] |
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| Designed | 1978[source] | 1947[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Bofors[source] | Plant No. 4, Perm[source] |
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| Unit cost | $695,000 (1986)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1978–1984[source] | 1948−1957[source] |
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| No. built | 720[source] | 10,151[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See § Variants[source] |
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| Shell | 155 mm NATO[source] | AP-T, APC-T, HE, HE-FRAG, FRAG[source] |
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| Action | semi-fixed ammunition, propellant charge is contained in a plastic cartridge case with a steel head[source] | Semi-automatic horizontal sliding wedge[source] |
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| Breech | Vertically sliding breech block, hydraulic ramming[source] | — |
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| Carriage | split trail with castor wheels[source] | — |
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| Elevation | -5°/+70°[source] | +85°/-3°[source] |
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| Traverse | 30° left or right from centreline[source] | 360°[source] |
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| Feed system | hydraulically powered flick rammer assisted loading[source] | — |
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| Engine | Volvo B20 APU[source] | — |
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| Reported operators | — |
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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]