KS-19 vs L118 light gun: Specs Compared

AArtillery

KS-19

Anti-aircraft gun

Credit

Bin im Garten · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

L118 light gun — licensed reference photograph

BArtillery

L118 light gun

Towed field gun

Credit

Richard Watt · OGL v1.0 · Resized · OGL v1.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

KS-19Length

9.45 m

Length source ↗

L118 light gunfiring

7.01 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

KS-19larger figure on 2 of 2

Width+32%
Mass+382%

L118 light gunlarger figure on 0 of 2

None

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

24 of 60 rows sourced on both sides

9.45m

7.01mfiring

Length

All recorded figures & sources

9.45 m

Length

Single source

9.45 m (31.0 ft)^[source]

7.01 m

firing

Single source

4.876 m

travelling

Single source

7.01 m (23 ft) firing 4.876 m (16 ft) travelling^[source]

2.35m

1.78m

Width+32%

All recorded figures & sources

2.35 m

Width

Single source

2.35 m (7 ft 9 in)^[source]

1.778 m

Width

Single source

1.778 m (5 ft 10 in)^[source]

2.2m

1.37mtravelling

Height

All recorded figures & sources

2.201 m

Height

Single source

2.201 m (7 ft 2.7 in)^[source]

1.371 m

travelling

Single source

1.371 m (4 ft 6 in) travelling^[source]

9.6t

Mass+382%

All recorded figures & sources

9,550 kg

Mass

Single source

9,550 kg (21,050 lb)^[source]

1,982 kg

Mass

Single source

1,982 kg (1.951 long tons; 2.185 short tons)^[source]

6minimum 3

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

15 people

Crew

Single source

15^[source]

6 people

minimum 3

Single source

6 (minimum 3)^[source]

21kmMaximum; horizontal

21kmMaximum; base bleed

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

21 km

Maximum; horizontal

Single source

15 km

Maximum; vertical, proximity fuze

Single source

12.7 km

Maximum; vertical, time fuze

Single source

21 km (13 mi) (horizontal) 15 km (9.3 mi) (vertical, proximity fuze ) 12.7 km (7.9 mi) (vertical, time fuze)^[source]

20.6 km

Maximum; base bleed

Single source

17.2 km

Maximum; Maximum firing range

Single source

5.74m

3.9mL/37

Barrel length

All recorded figures & sources

5.742 m

Barrel length

Single source

5.742 m (18.84 ft)^[source]

3.9 m

L/37

Single source

3.9 m (12 ft 10 in) L/37^[source]

100mmCaliber

105mm

Calibre

All recorded figures & sources

100 mm

Caliber

Single source

100 mm (3.9 in)^[source]

105 mm

Calibre

Single source

105 mm (4.1 in)^[source]

15rpm

12rpmrapid

Rate of fire

All recorded figures & sources

15 rounds/min

Rate of fire

Single source

15 rpm^[source]

12 rounds/min

rapid

Single source

3 rounds/min

sustained

Single source

12 rds/min rapid 3 rds/min sustained^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

KS-19 and L118 light gun configuration
Specification	KS-19	L118 light gun
Type	Anti-aircraft gun^[source]	Towed field gun^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	United Kingdom^[source]
In service	1948−present^[source]	1974–present^[source]
Used by	See § Operators^[source]	See Operators^[source]
Wars	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]	Western Sahara War Falklands War Yugoslav Wars Sierra Leone Civil War Iraq War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine 2025 Cambodia-Thailand conflict^[source]
Designer	L. V. Lyuliev^[source]	Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment^[source]
Designed	1947^[source]	1966–1973^[source]
Manufacturer	Plant No. 4, Perm^[source]	Royal Ordnance Factory (later BAE Systems Land and Armaments )^[source]
Produced	1948−1957^[source]	1974–2016^[source]
No. built	10,151^[source]	Over 1,100^[source]
Variants	See § Variants^[source]	L119 M119^[source]
Shell	AP-T, APC-T, HE, HE-FRAG, FRAG^[source]	Separate loading cased charge 105 x 326 mm R^[source]
Action	Semi-automatic horizontal sliding wedge^[source]	—
Elevation	+85°/-3°^[source]	+1244 mils (+70 °) –98 mils (–5.5 °)^[source]
Traverse	360°^[source]	200 mils (11.25 °) fine 6400 mils (360 °) on turntable^[source]
Shell weight	—	L31 HE (16.1 kg (35 lb)) L50 HE‐ IM ER ( base bleed ) L42 HESH (10.49 kg (23 lb)) L43 Illuminating L45 Smoke (15.89 kg (35 lb)) L37 Smoke, red L38 Smoke, orange^[source]
Barrels	—	L19 ordnance^[source]
Breech	—	Vertical sliding block^[source]
Recoil	—	Hydro-pneumatic^[source]
Carriage	—	L17 box trail carriage with circular firing platform^[source]
Sights	—	Hall & Watts artillery sighting system Selex ES LINAPS Direct fire telescope^[source]
References	—	Janes & BAE Systems^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Armenia Reported operator · Azerbaijan Reported operator · Cuba Reported operator · Guinea Reported operator · Iran Reported operator · Mauritania Reported operator · North Korea Reported operator · Republic of the Congo Reported operator · Syria Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · Vietnam	Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · Bahrain Reported operator · Benin Reported operator · Bosnia-Herzegovina Reported operator · Botswana Reported operator · Brazil Reported operator · Ireland Reported operator · Kenya Reported operator · Malawi Reported operator · Morocco Reported operator · Nepal Reported operator · New Zealand Reported operator · Oman Reported operator · Portugal Reported operator · Spain Reported operator · Thailand Reported operator · United Arab Emirates Reported operator · United Kingdom Reported operator · United States

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KS-19

L118 light gun

Type

Anti-aircraft gun^[source]

Towed field gun^[source]

Place of origin

Soviet Union^[source]

United Kingdom^[source]

In service

1948−present^[source]

1974–present^[source]

Used by

See § Operators^[source]

See Operators^[source]

Wars

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]

Western Sahara War Falklands War Yugoslav Wars Sierra Leone Civil War Iraq War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine 2025 Cambodia-Thailand conflict^[source]

Designer

L. V. Lyuliev^[source]

Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment^[source]

Designed

1947^[source]

1966–1973^[source]

Manufacturer

Plant No. 4, Perm^[source]

Royal Ordnance Factory (later BAE Systems Land and Armaments )^[source]

Produced

1948−1957^[source]

1974–2016^[source]

No. built

10,151^[source]

Over 1,100^[source]

Variants

See § Variants^[source]

L119 M119^[source]

Shell

AP-T, APC-T, HE, HE-FRAG, FRAG^[source]

Separate loading cased charge 105 x 326 mm R^[source]

Action

Semi-automatic horizontal sliding wedge^[source]

—

Elevation

+85°/-3°^[source]

+1244 mils (+70 °) –98 mils (–5.5 °)^[source]

Traverse

360°^[source]

200 mils (11.25 °) fine 6400 mils (360 °) on turntable^[source]

Shell weight

—

L31 HE (16.1 kg (35 lb)) L50 HE‐ IM ER ( base bleed ) L42 HESH (10.49 kg (23 lb)) L43 Illuminating L45 Smoke (15.89 kg (35 lb)) L37 Smoke, red L38 Smoke, orange^[source]

Barrels

—

L19 ordnance^[source]

Breech

—

Vertical sliding block^[source]

Recoil

—

Hydro-pneumatic^[source]

Carriage

—

L17 box trail carriage with circular firing platform^[source]

Sights

—

Hall & Watts artillery sighting system Selex ES LINAPS Direct fire telescope^[source]

References

—

Janes & BAE Systems^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Armenia
Reported operator · Azerbaijan
Reported operator · Cuba
Reported operator · Guinea
Reported operator · Iran
Reported operator · Mauritania
Reported operator · North Korea
Reported operator · Republic of the Congo
Reported operator · Syria
Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · Vietnam

Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · Bahrain
Reported operator · Benin
Reported operator · Bosnia-Herzegovina
Reported operator · Botswana
Reported operator · Brazil
Reported operator · Ireland
Reported operator · Kenya
Reported operator · Malawi
Reported operator · Morocco
Reported operator · Nepal
Reported operator · New Zealand
Reported operator · Oman
Reported operator · Portugal
Reported operator · Spain
Reported operator · Thailand
Reported operator · United Arab Emirates
Reported operator · United Kingdom
Reported operator · United States