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At a glance
KS-19larger figure on 4 of 5
M101 howitzerlarger figure on 1 of 5
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
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]
Maximum; Maximum firing range
Single source7.00 mi (11,270 m)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source15 rpm[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source1,550 ft/s (472 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | KS-19 | M101 howitzer |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Anti-aircraft gun[source] | Howitzer[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1948−present[source] | 1941–present[source] |
| Used by | 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] | List of Conflicts World War II Chinese Civil War Korean War First Indochina War Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Football War Insurgency in the Philippines Rhodesian Bush War Iran–Iraq War Lebanese Civil War Nicaraguan Revolution Salvadoran Civil War Yugoslav Wars Battle of Marawi Russo-Ukrainian War Yemeni Civil War Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present) 2025 Cambodia-Thailand conflict[source] |
| Designer | L. V. Lyuliev[source] | — |
| Designed | 1947[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Plant No. 4, Perm[source] | Rock Island Arsenal Kia Machine Tool Sorel industries (Canadian C3)[source] |
| Produced | 1948−1957[source] | 1941–1953[source] |
| No. built | 10,151[source] | 10,200[source] |
| Variants | See § Variants[source] | — |
| Shell | AP-T, APC-T, HE, HE-FRAG, FRAG[source] | 105×372 mm R[source] |
| Action | Semi-automatic horizontal sliding wedge[source] | — |
| Elevation | +85°/-3°[source] | −5° (−89 mils) to 65° (1,156 mils)[source] |
| Traverse | 360°[source] | ±23° (±409 mils)[source] |
| Breech | — | Horizontal-block[source] |
| Recoil | — | Hydro-pneumatic , constant, 42 in (110 cm)[source] |
| Carriage | — | split trail[source] |
| Reported operators |
| — |