2A36 Giatsint-B

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2A36 Giatsint-B
A 152-mm gun 2A36 «Giatsint-B» in the Patriot Park
Type	Field gun
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Service history
In service	1975–present
Used by	see Operators'
Wars	Lebanese Civil War Iran–Iraq War Gulf War War in Iraq (2013–2017) War in Donbas 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Russo-Ukraine War
Production history
Designed	1968–1975
Manufacturer	Uraltransmash Works
Produced	1975–1989
Specifications
Mass	9,760 kg (21,520 lb)
Length	Transport: 12.92 m (42 ft 5 in) Combat: 12.30 m (40 ft 4 in)
Barrel length	7.562 m (24 ft 9.7 in) L/49.6 8.197 m (26 ft 10.7 in) L/53.8 (with muzzle brake)
Width	2.34 m (7 ft 8 in)
Height	Transport: 2.76 m (9 ft 1 in)
Crew	8
Caliber	152.4 mm (6 in)
Carriage	Split trail, sole plate, auxiliary power unit and hydraulics
Elevation	-2° to +57°
Traverse	-25° to +25°
Rate of fire	6 rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity	560–945 m/s (1,837–3,100 ft/s)
Effective firing range	(OFS): 30.5 km (19mi) (OFARS) 40 km (25mi)

The 2A36 Giatsint-B (‹See Tfd›Russian: Гиацинт; "Hyacinth") is a Soviet towed 152 mm field gun which entered service in 1975. The 2A36 is designed to suppress and destroy enemy manpower and equipment. It is also suitable for counter-battery fire.^{[citation needed]} The gun can be used in various weather conditions and has been tested in temperatures ranging from −50 °C to 50 °C.

The gun is in use in Russia, a number of CIS countries, Finland, Iraq, and Ukraine. It was used by the Lebanese Army to fire into the heavily fortified Nahr el-Bared refugee camp during the conflict there.^[1] Lebanon possibly acquired some in a major arms shipment from Iraq shortly before the end of the Lebanese Civil War.