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{{Short description|Soviet 152 mm self-propelled gun}}
{{Infobox weapon
|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]]<br />[[First Chechen War]]<br />[[Second Chechen War]]<br />[[War in Donbas (2014–2022)|War in Donbas]] <br />[[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)<br />(road)<br />25 km/h (15 mph)<br />(off-road)
|vehicle_range=500 km (311 mi)
|primary_armament=  152 mm 2A37 L54-caliber gun (30 rounds)<ref name=auto>{{Cite web |url=https://www.military-today.com/artillery/2s5_giatsint.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229082209if_/http://www.military-today.com/artillery/2s5_giatsint.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=29 December 2008 |title=2S5 Giatsint - 152-mm self-propelled gun |access-date=7 May 2023}}</ref>
|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)
|pw_ratio=
}}

The '''2S5 ''Giatsint-S''''' ({{langx|ru|2С5 «Гиацинт-С»|lit=[[Hyacinth (plant)|hyacinth]]}}) is a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] 152&nbsp;mm [[self-propelled gun]]. "2S5" is its [[GRAU]] designation. It has [[CBRN defense|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&nbsp;mm self-propelled gun, and is capable of firing nuclear projectiles.

== Production history ==
[[File:ArtilleryExercise2020-16.jpg|thumb|left|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 [[152 mm gun 2A36|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.<ref name="auto"/> Giatsint-S can carry 30 152&nbsp;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.<ref name=auto/> Deploying to fire the gun takes 3 minutes, and it can sustain a rate of fire of 5 to 6 rounds per minute. Most of the crew, with the exception of the gunner, deploys outside of the vehicle while firing. It is usually accompanied by an ammunition carrier with an additional 30 rounds of ammunition.<ref>{{cite web|title=2S5 152&nbsp;mm Self-Propelled Gun|url=https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/row/2s5.htm|website=FAS.org|publisher=Federation of American Scientists|access-date=2 April 2016}}</ref>

The 2S5 was introduced into service in 1978, replacing the [[130 mm towed field gun M1954 (M-46)|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 (2014–2022)|war in Donbas]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2S5 Giacint-S in Ukraine ATO|url=http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/12/27/2s5-giacint-s-in-ukraine-ato/|date=2014-12-27|website=For the Record|access-date=2 April 2016}}</ref>

== Operators ==
[[File:2S5 operators.png|thumb|400px|Map of 2S5 operators in blue with former operators in red]]

=== Current operators ===
*{{BLR}} − 107{{sfn|IISS|2023|pages=175−176}}
*{{ERI}} − 13{{sfn|IISS|2023|page=451}}
*{{RUS}} − 935 (None in storage){{sfn|IISS|2023|page=185}}
*{{UKR}} − 10{{sfn|IISS|2023|page=202}}
*{{UZB}} − Reportedly{{sfn|IISS|2023|page=205}}

=== Former operators ===
*{{ETH}} − 10 former Russian vehicles<ref name="SIPRI">{{cite web |title=Trade Registers |url=https://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php |website=armstrade.sipri.org |publisher=Stockholm International Peace Research Institute |access-date=23 January 2024}}</ref>
*{{FIN}} − 18, under the designation 152 TELAK 91<ref name="SIPRI" />
*{{URS}} − 2,100 in 1989<ref>{{cite book |last1=Institute for Strategic Studies |title=The military balance, 1989-1990 |date=1989 |publisher=Brassey's |location=London |isbn=978-0080375694 |page=34 |author1-link=Institute for Strategic Studies}}</ref>

== See also ==
{{Commons}}
*[[152 mm gun 2A36|2A36 Giatsint-B]]
*[[List of AFVs]]
*[[List of artillery]]

== Bibliography ==
*{{cite book |last1=International Institute for Strategic Studies |title=The Military Balance 2023 |date=15 February 2023 |publisher=Routledge |pages=201−204 |isbn=978-1032508955 |edition=1st |author1-link=International Institute for Strategic Studies |ref={{SfnRef|IISS|2023}}}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{in lang|ru}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20070507065140/http://motovilikha.perm.ru/oboronnaya/samohod/ 2S5 Giatsint-S description at the website of its manufacturer] – scroll down the page

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[[Category:Self-propelled artillery of the Soviet Union]]
[[Category:152&nbsp;mm artillery]]
[[Category:Military vehicles introduced in the 1970s]]
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