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AWEIL, Government of India. · GODL-India · Resized · GODL-India · Source ↗ · Modified
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At a glance
Indian Field Gunlarger figure on 1 of 4
KS-19larger figure on 3 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source5.94 m (19 ft 6 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Indian Field Gun | KS-19 |
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| Type | Field gun[source] | Anti-aircraft gun[source] |
| Place of origin | India[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1974 - present[source] | 1948−present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See § Operators[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
9.45 m (31.0 ft)[source]
Maximum; IFG
Single sourceMaximum; LFG
Single source17,400 m (10.8 mi) (IFG) 17,200 m (10.7 mi) to 20,000 m (12 mi) (LFG)[source]
Maximum; horizontal
Single sourceMaximum; vertical, proximity fuze
Single sourceMuzzle velocity
Single source475 m/s (1,560 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 | Armament Research and Development Establishment[source] | L. V. Lyuliev[source] |
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| Designed | 1972[source] | 1947[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Field Gun Factory, Kanpur (IFG) Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur (LFG)[source] | Plant No. 4, Perm[source] |
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| Produced | 1978–? (IFG) 1984-2015 (LFG)[source] | 1948−1957[source] |
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| No. built | 2400 LFGs (as of 2025)[source] | 10,151[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants Indian Field Gun (IFG) Light Field Gun (LFG)[source] | See § Variants[source] |
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| Shell | 105 × 372 mm R (HE, HESH, Illuminating, BE Smoke)[source] | AP-T, APC-T, HE, HE-FRAG, FRAG[source] |
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| Breech | Horizontal block[source] | — |
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| Recoil | Hydropneumatic, constant 110 cm (43 in) (IFG) 106 cm (42 in) (LFG)[source] | — |
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| Carriage | split trail[source] | — |
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| Elevation | -5° to +73°[source] | +85°/-3°[source] |
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| Traverse | 5° left & right from centreline[source] | 360°[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]