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KS-19larger figure on 6 of 6
Measured figures
Length
Single source9.45 m (31.0 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | KS-19 | M116 howitzer |
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| Type | Anti-aircraft gun[source] | Pack howitzer[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1948−present[source] | 1927–present[source] |
| Used by | See § Operators[source] | See Users[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
3.68 m (12 ft 1 in)[source]
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]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single source8.8 km (5.5 mi)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source381 m/s (1,250 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| 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] | World War II Second Sino-Japanese War Korean War Chinese Civil War First Indochina War Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Kurdish–Turkish conflict[source] |
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| Designer | L. V. Lyuliev[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1947[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Plant No. 4, Perm[source] | General Electric[source] |
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| Produced | 1948−1957[source] | 1927–1944[source] |
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| No. built | 10,151[source] | 8,400[source] |
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| Variants | See § Variants[source] | — |
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| Shell | AP-T, APC-T, HE, HE-FRAG, FRAG[source] | Fixed and Semi-fixed 75 x 272 mm R[source] |
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| Action | Semi-automatic horizontal sliding wedge[source] | — |
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| Elevation | +85°/-3°[source] | -5° to +45°[source] |
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| Traverse | 360°[source] | 6°[source] |
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| Shell weight | — | 8.27 kg (18 lb 4 oz)[source] |
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| Breech | — | Horizontal-block[source] |
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| Recoil | — | Hydro-pneumatic , constant[source] |
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| Carriage | — | Box trail or Split-trail depending on model[source] |
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