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2S5 Giatsint-S

Soviet 152 mm self-propelled gun

Field	Value
name	2S5 Giatsint-S
image	File:ParkPatriot2015part5-56.jpg
image_size	300px
caption	152-mm self-propelled howitzer 2S5 Giatsint-S
origin	Soviet Union
type	Self-propelled artillery
is_vehicle	yes
service	1978–present
wars	Soviet–Afghan War
First Chechen War
Second Chechen War
War in Donbas
Russo-Ukraine War
design_date	1967–1974
production_date	1976–1991
length	8.33 m (27.32 ft)
width	3.25 m (10.66 ft)
height	2.76 m (9 ft)
weight	28.2 tons (61,729 lbs)
suspension	torsion bar
speed	62 km/h (38 mph)
(road)
25 km/h (15 mph)
(off-road)
vehicle_range	500 km (311 mi)
primary_armament	152 mm 2A37 L54-caliber gun (30 rounds)
secondary_armament	1× 7.62 mm machine gun
armour	15 mm (.59 in)
engine	Diesel
crew	5 (section of 7 with 2 in ammunition carrier)
engine_power	388 kW (520 hp)

First Chechen War Second Chechen War War in Donbas Russo-Ukraine War (road) 25 km/h (15 mph) (off-road)

The '*2S5 *Giatsint-S''''' () is a Soviet 152 mm self-propelled gun. "2S5" is its GRAU designation. It has nuclear, biological, and chemical protection. The 2S5 is capable of engaging targets at longer ranges and at a higher rate of fire than the more widely produced 2S3 Akatsiya 152 mm self-propelled gun, and is capable of firing nuclear projectiles.

Production history

Russian Army 2S5 howitzers during a field exercise in 2020.

Production of the 2S5 Giatsint-S (Hyacinth) started in 1976 along with the towed version the 2A36 Giatsint-B. It uses a chassis modified from the SA-4 Krug surface-to-air missile system with good cross-country mobility and is powered by a V-59 diesel engine which develops 520 hp. Giatsint-S can carry 30 152 mm rounds with a range of 28 kilometers, or 33-40 kilometers for rocket-assisted projectiles. In addition to high explosives, the gun can also fire HEAT, cluster, smoke and nuclear projectiles.

The 2S5 was introduced into service in 1978, replacing the 130 mm M46 field gun battalions in Soviet artillery brigades at the Army and Front level, and has also been known as the M1981 by the United States. Production ceased in 1991.

Operational history

The 2S5 was first used in combat by the Soviet Union in Soviet–Afghan War. Later, Russian forces used it in the First Chechen War and Second Chechen War.

The 2S5 has been employed by the Ukrainian Army and Russian Army in the war in Donbas.

Operators

Current operators

− 107
− 13
− 85 (850 in storage)
− 10
− Reportedly

Former operators

− 10 former Russian vehicles
− 18, under the designation 152 TELAK 91
− 2,100 in 1989

Bibliography

References

"2S5 Giatsint - 152-mm self-propelled gun".
"2S5 152 mm Self-Propelled Gun". Federation of American Scientists.
(2014-12-27). "2S5 Giacint-S in Ukraine ATO".
"Trade Registers". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
(1989). "The military balance, 1989-1990". Brassey's.

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