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KS-19larger figure on 3 of 3
Ordnance QF 25-pounderlarger figure on 0 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source9.45 m (31.0 ft)[source]
muzzle to towing eye
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | KS-19 | Ordnance QF 25-pounder |
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| Type | Anti-aircraft gun[source] | Field gun Gun-howitzer[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United Kingdom[source] |
| In service | 1948−present[source] | 1940–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.
4.6 m (15 ft 1 in) muzzle to towing eye[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; HE shell
Single source12,253 m (13,400 yd) (HE shell)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source198 to 532 m/s (650 to 1,750 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 Indonesian National Revolution Indochina War Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 Greek Civil War 1948 Arab–Israeli War Malayan Emergency Korean War Second Arab–Israeli War Sino-Indian War Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Portuguese Colonial War Rhodesian Bush War South African Border War Nigerian Civil War Six-Day War Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Dhofar Rebellion Turkish invasion of Cyprus Iran–Iraq War Lebanese Civil War Sri Lankan civil war Iraqi Civil War[source] |
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| Designer | L. V. Lyuliev[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1947[source] | 1930s[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Plant No. 4, Perm[source] | Royal Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 1948−1957[source] | — |
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| No. built | 10,151[source] | — |
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| Variants | See § Variants[source] | See variants[source] |
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| Shell | AP-T, APC-T, HE, HE-FRAG, FRAG[source] | 88 x 292mm R High explosive Anti-tank Smoke HESH[source] |
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| Action | Semi-automatic horizontal sliding wedge[source] | — |
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| Elevation | +85°/-3°[source] | -5° to 45° (80° with dial sight adapter and digging trail pit or wheel mounds)[source] |
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| Traverse | 360°[source] | 4° Left & Right (top traverse) 360° (platform)[source] |
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| Shell weight | — | 11.5 kg (25 lb) (HE including fuze)[source] |
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| Breech | — | Vertical sliding-block[source] |
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| Recoil | — | Hydro-pneumatic[source] |
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| Sights | — | Calibrating & reciprocating[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | 25-pounder[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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Single sourceVery slow
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