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2A36 Giatsint-B

Towed artillerySoviet UnionIn service since 1976
2A36 Giatsint-B
Photo: Vitaly V. Kuzmin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · background removed

Key specs

Type
Towed artillery
Manufacturer
Motovilikha Plants
Designer
Yuri Kalachnikov
Designed
1968
Entered service
1976
Produced
1976–1980
Units produced
1,500
Status
In service
Crew
8

Towed artillery

13 / 19
10.5 cm leFH 18ML-2025-pounderM101M114ZiS-3M-46D-20D-30MT-12 RapiraL118 Light GunSoltam M-712A36 Giatsint-BFH70M198G52A65 Msta-BPanterM777

Overview

2A36 Giatsint-B is a towed artillery piece from the Soviet Union, made by Motovilikha Plants. It entered service in 1976; it was produced from 1976 to 1980; 1,500 were built. It fires 152.4 mm shells up to 40 km. It is used or was used by Azerbaijan, the Soviet Union, Armenia, Finland and 10 other countries, and saw combat in the Second Karabakh War, the Russo-Ukrainian War and the Gulf War.

Specifications

Armament
Caliber
152.4 mm
Maximum range of fire
40 km
Rate of fire
6 rds/min
Dimensions and weights
Weight
10 t
Length
12.30 m
Width
2.79 m
Height
2.76 m

Users & conflicts

Conflicts
Gulf WarRusso-Ukrainian WarSecond Karabakh War
Operators
ArmeniaAzerbaijanFinlandGeorgiaMoldovaRussiaTurkmenistanUkraineUzbekistanBelarusIraqKazakhstanLebanonSoviet Union

Sources

  1. Wikidata: Q2373689, Wikidata
  2. Wikipedia: 2A36 Giatsint-B, Wikipedia

Figures from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article, completed from Wikidata and the article in other languages where it gives none; where there are several versions, the first one given. Operators include former ones; the side that used a vehicle in a war is derived from its operators.