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KS-19larger figure on 2 of 3
M119 howitzerlarger figure on 1 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | KS-19 | M119 howitzer |
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| Type | Anti-aircraft gun[source] | Towed field gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1948−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 |
Mass
Single source9,550 kg (21,050 lb)[source]
Cannon alone
Single sourceCombat
Single sourceWith BII
Single sourceWithout BII
Single sourceWith BII: 5,110 lb (2,320 kg) Without BII: 4,690 lb (2,130 kg) Cannon alone: 1,389 lb (630 kg) Combat: 4,268 lb (1,936 kg)[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]
Maximum; Charge 7
Single sourceMaximum; Charge 7 Charge 8 (with RAP)
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) Iraq War Saudi Arabian–led intervention in Yemen Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
| Designer | L. V. Lyuliev[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1947[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Plant No. 4, Perm[source] | Joint Manufacturing Technology Center of Rock Island Arsenal[source] |
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| Produced | 1948−1957[source] | 1989–2013[source] |
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| No. built | 10,151[source] | — |
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| Variants | See § Variants[source] | M119, M119A1, M119A2, M119A3[source] |
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| Shell | AP-T, APC-T, HE, HE-FRAG, FRAG[source] | Semi-fixed 105 x 372 mm R[source] |
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| Action | Semi-automatic horizontal sliding wedge[source] | — |
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| Elevation | +85°/-3°[source] | -5.625° (−100 mils) to +69.975° (+1,244 mils)[source] |
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| Traverse | 360°[source] | 5.625° (100 mils) left or right[source] |
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| Sights | — | 3 × M90A2 telescope, M137A1 panoramic telescope[source] |
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Charge 7: 17,500 m (10.9 mi) Charge 8 (with RAP): 19,500 m (12.1 mi)[source]