{
  "id": "2s5-giatsint-s",
  "name": "2S5 Giatsint-S",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "land",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "152mm self-propelled gun",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1976,
  "operators": [
    "BLR",
    "ERI",
    "ETH",
    "FIN",
    "RUS",
    "UKR",
    "UZB"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 8,
  "summary": "The 2S5 Giatsint (Hyacinth) is a 152 mm self-propelled howitzer designed and manufactured in the Soviet Union by the Special Design Bureau of the Sverdlovsk (now Ekaterinburg) Machinery Construction Factory.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 5,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Emplacement time",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Less than 2 min",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Displacement time",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Less than 2 min",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 8.33,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "width_m",
      "v": 3.25,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "height_m",
      "v": 2.76,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "combat_weight_t",
      "v": 28.2,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "V-59",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_hp",
      "v": 520,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_road_kmh",
      "v": 63,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "road_range_km",
      "v": 500,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Fire control system",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "2S5",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Computerized FCS",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Thermal Sight Vehicle Commander",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Yes, D726-45 and PG-1M sights",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Thermal Sight Gunner",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Yes, D726-45 and PG-1M sights",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Main Gun Stabilization",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Yes, pneumatic rod type with an extra spring mechanism",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Hull Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "The hull of the 2S5 is of all-welded steel armour construction that is believed to have a maximum thickness of 13 mm, providing the crew with protection from small arms fire and shell splinters.",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Turret Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "12 mm",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Applique Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Available",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Protection",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Smoke Equipment",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "label": "Secondary armament",
      "v": "1 x 7.62mm PKT (Kalashnikov's Machine Gun); The 7.62 PKT can be controlled remotely",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_max_km",
      "v": 33,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Maximum firing range",
      "note": "Longest-range ammunition listed"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "HE-FRAG Projectiles",
      "role": "152 mm ammunition",
      "src": [
        "weg-2s5-giatsint-s"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Muzzle velocity": "942 m/s",
        "Projectile weight": "46 kg"
      },
      "range_km": 24.8,
      "qty": "30 Total (Any Combination)"
    },
    {
      "name": "HEAT Projectiles Rocket Assisted Projectile (RAP)",
      "role": "152 mm ammunition",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Muzzle velocity": "INA",
        "Projectile weight": "48 kg"
      },
      "range_km": 33,
      "qty": "30 Total (Any Combination)"
    }
  ],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "2A36 Giatsint-B",
      "text": "The 2A36 Giatsint-B is a towed artillery piece that utilizes the ordnance from the 2S5 Giatsint-S. It is designed to be used to provide brigades with fire support as part of an artillery formation. The distinctive system",
      "src": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "sph",
  "image": {
    "file": "2s5-giatsint-s.jpg",
    "thumb": "2s5-giatsint-s-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "XoravaX",
    "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:152_TELAK_91.jpg",
    "title": "File:152 TELAK 91.jpg"
  },
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Added photo (CC BY-SA 4.0)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/2s5-giatsint-s.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-2s5-giatsint-s": {
      "title": "2S5 Giatsint-S Russian 152mm Self-Propelled Gun (SPG)",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/2S5_Giatsint-S_Russian_152mm_Self-Propelled_Gun",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}