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KS-19larger figure on 6 of 7
Measured figures
Length
Single source9.45 m (31.0 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | KS-19 | Rheinmetall Mk 20 Rh-202 |
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| Type | Anti-aircraft gun[source] | Autocannon[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | West Germany[source] |
| In service | 1948−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] |
Rheinmetall Mk 20 Rh-202larger figure on 1 of 7
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
2612 mm[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; against ground targets
Single sourceEffective; against high flying aircraft
Single sourcewith AP
Single sourcewith HEI
Single source1,044 m/s with HEI 1,100 m/s with AP[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Designer | L. V. Lyuliev[source] | Rheinmetall[source] |
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| Designed | 1947[source] | 1960s[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Plant No. 4, Perm[source] | Rheinmetall[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] | — |
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| Shell | AP-T, APC-T, HE, HE-FRAG, FRAG[source] | 20 × 139 mm[source] |
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| Action | Semi-automatic horizontal sliding wedge[source] | Gas unlocked blowback[source] |
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| Elevation | +85°/-3°[source] | -5° to +83.5°[source] |
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| Traverse | 360°[source] | 360°[source] |
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| Operation | — | Gas-unlocked sliding breech block, blowback, recoiling base[source] |
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| Rifling angle | — | 6°[source] |
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| Weight (complete) | — | 75 kg (165 lb) single feed; 83 kg (183 lb) dual feed[source] |
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| Max. range | — | 7000 m[source] |
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| Recoil force | — | 550–750 kg[source] |
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| Projectile weight | — | 134 g (0.3 lb) full calibre; 108 g APDS[source] |
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Maximum; Rheinmetall MK 20 Rh 202; specification maximum range
Single source