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Measured figures
Length
Single source9.45 m (31.0 ft)[source]
F1
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | KS-19 | T-155 Firtina |
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| Type | Anti-aircraft gun[source] | Self-propelled artillery[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Turkey South Korea[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] |
F1:12 m (39 ft 4 in)[source]
Maximum; F1
Single sourceF1:65 km/h (40 mph)[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; K307, BB/HE
Single sourceMaximum; M107, HE
Single sourceF1: MTU MT881Ka-500 8-cylinder water-cooled diesel engine F2a: Continental AV1790 -9A 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel engine F2b: BMC UTKU 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel engine F1 @ 2,700 rpm
Single sourceF2
Single sourceF1: MTU MT881Ka-500 8-cylinder water-cooled diesel engine F2a: Continental AV1790 -9A 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel engine F2b: BMC UTKU 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel engine F1:735 kW (1,000 hp) @ 2,700 rpm F2:1,300hp[source]
Barrel length
Single source5.742 m (18.84 ft)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source15 rpm[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Kurdish–Turkish conflict Operation Sun Syrian civil war Syrian–Turkish clashes Operation Euphrates Shield Operation Olive Branch Operation Peace Spring Second Libyan Civil War Operation Peace Storm[source] |
| Designer | L. V. Lyuliev[source] | Agency for Defense Development (tech-transfer) Samsung Techwin (tech-transfer) Turkish Land Forces (design) Aselsan (sub-systems)[source] |
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| Designed | 1947[source] | 2000–2004[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Plant No. 4, Perm[source] | Turkish Land Forces (2004–2015) Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation (2015–2019) BMC Defence (2019–present)[source] |
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| Produced | 1948−1957[source] | F1: 2004–2014 F2: 2019–present[source] |
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| No. built | 10,151[source] | — |
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| Variants | See § Variants[source] | Fırtına II[source] |
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| Shell | AP-T, APC-T, HE, HE-FRAG, FRAG[source] | — |
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| Action | Semi-automatic horizontal sliding wedge[source] | — |
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| Elevation | +85°/-3°[source] | — |
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| Traverse | 360°[source] | — |
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| Armor | — | POSCO MIL-12560H armor steel[source] |
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| Main armament | — | MKE 155 mm 52 caliber[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | F1: 12.7 mm machine gun F2: RCWS 12.7 mm[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | F1:21 hp/t (15.44 kW/t)[source] |
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| Transmission | — | F1: SNT Dynamics X1100-5A3 4-forward, 2-reverse F2a: Allison Transmission X1100-5A4 4-forward 2-reverse F2b: BMC 5-forward 2-reverse[source] |
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| Suspension | — | hydropneumatic[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | F1:420 mm (17 in)[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | T-155 Fırtına[source] |
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Maximum; M549A1, RAP/HE
Single sourceMaximum; MOD 274, HE/ER
Single sourceOperational; F1
Single source