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KH179larger figure on 1 of 3
KS-19larger figure on 2 of 3
Measured figures
Travel
Single sourceTravel: 10.389 m (30 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | KH179 | KS-19 |
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| Type | Towed howitzer[source] | Anti-aircraft gun[source] |
| Place of origin | South Korea[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1983–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; K305, DP-ICM
Single sourceMaximum; K310, BB/DP-ICM
Single sourceMaximum; M107, HE
Single sourceMaximum; M549A1 , HE-RAP
Single source17.7 km (K305, DP-ICM) 18 km (M107, HE) 28 km (K310, BB/DP-ICM) 30 km ( M549A1 , HE-RAP)[source]
Maximum; horizontal
Single sourceMaximum; vertical, proximity fuze
Single sourceMuzzle velocity
Single source913 m/s (3,000 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[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 | Agency for Defense Development[source] | L. V. Lyuliev[source] |
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| Designed | 1979–1982[source] | 1947[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Kia Machine Tool (1983–1996) Kia Heavy Industry (1996–2001) WIA (2001–2009) Hyundai WIA (2009–present)[source] | Plant No. 4, Perm[source] |
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| Unit cost | ₩ 120 million (2017)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1983–present[source] | 1948−1957[source] |
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| Breech | Interrupted screw[source] | — |
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| Recoil | Variable, hydropneumatic, independent[source] | — |
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| Elevation | 1,220 mils[source] | +85°/-3°[source] |
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| Traverse | ±448 mils[source] | 360°[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]