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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

  see transactions report




Operators

see operators map

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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