Friday, November 21, 2008

2S1

IOC: 1974

Also Known As
2A31
Gvodzika
M-1974

Origin
Russia

Derived from:
MT-LB

Munitions:
KM-3 Kitolov-2M

Description: 2S1, also known as Gvodzika, is an amphibious 122mm self-propelled howitzer derived from the MT-LB tracked chassis. NATO referred to this howitzer as the M-1974. 2S1 utilizes 2A31 122mm cannon which is very similar to D-30's 2A18 rifled gun. The Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact armies deployed widely 2S1s in the 1970s and 1980s.

Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 4

Guns: Main Gun Caliber 122 mm

Dimensions: Height 2.7 m, Length 7.3 m, Width 2.8 m

Weights: Max Weight 15,700 kg (34,612 lb)

Performance: Main Gun Max Range 15,000 m (49,213 ft), Max Range 500 km (270 nm), SetUp Time 2 min, Top Speed 17 mps (32 kt)

Power: Power 300 shp

Other: Max Rate of Fire 5 rounds per minute, Sustained Rate of Fire 2 rounds per minute

2S1 - Contracts, Orders & Sales

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2S1; items: 20; transferred from Bulgaria to Eritrea in 2005
Items: 20

122mm 2S1 howitzers; items: 10; transferred from Belarus to Sudan in 2003
Items: 10

2S1; items: 10; transferred from Slovakia to Belarus in 2001
Items: 10

2S1; items: 2; transferred from Czech Republic to Bulgaria in 2001
Items: 2

2S1; items: 8; transferred from Slovakia to Czech Republic in 2001
Items: 8

2S1; items: 10; transferred from Czech Republic to Zimbabwe in 2001
Items: 10

2S1; items: 2; transferred from Slovakia to Bulgaria in 2001
Items: 2

2S1; items: 2; transferred from Slovakia to Zimbabwe in 2001
Items: 2

2S1; items: 1; transferred from Ukraine to United States of America in 2001
Items: 1

2S1; items: 55; transferred from Czech Republic to Slovakia in 2000 and 2001
Items: 55

Delivery	Items
2001	43
2000	12

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Operators

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Algeria

Angola

Belarus

Bulgaria

Czech Republic

Democratic Republic of Congo

Eritrea

Finland

Germany

Hungary

As of	Holdings
2007	153
2006	153

Iraq

Poland

As of	Holdings
2007	534

Republic of the Congo

Romania

As of	Holdings
2007	6
2006	880

Russia

Slovakia

Sudan

Togo

Ukraine

United States of America

Uruguay

Zimbabwe

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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

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