152-mm Self-Propelled Artillery Gun
2S5 "Giatsint"
Entered service in1976Crew5 - 6Dimensions and weightTotal weight in combat order28.2 tOverall length 8 950 mmChassis length7 000 mmOverall width3 250 mmOverall height2 600 mmArmamentMain gun2A37 "Giatsint-S" 152.4-mm Artillery GunBarrels length54 calibersMachine gun7.62-mmTraverse range30 degreesElevation range- 2.5 to + 58 degreesMaximum rate of fire5 - 6 rounds/minCombat loadMain gun30 roundsMachine gun1 500 cartridgesProjectiles weight46 kgProjectiles initial speedm/sMaximum range of fire28.4 - 33 kmMobilityEngine power520 hp.Maximum road speed 60 km/hMaximum cross-country speed 25 km/hAutonomy on roads 500 kmAir transportabilitymedium military transport aircraftsManeuverabilitySlope60 °Vertical step 0.7 mDitch 3 mFord1 m
The 2S5 "Giatsint" Self-Propelled Artillery Gun had been developed since 1968 parallel with the same caliber 2A36 "Giatsint-B" Towed Artillery Gun. The 2S5 entered service with Soviet Army in 1976 and had been produced till the beginning of 90-ties. This artillery gun was used by soviet artillery brigades and divisions. There is one interesting detail that in 1991 Soviet Army units deployed west from Ural maintained 1 122 2S5 "Giatsint" and 2A36 "Giatsint-B" both. Only 9 self-propelled "Giatsint's" were exported to Finland.