Thread by @HighMarsed

1/ Russia has lost at least 23 152mm Giatsint-B throughout the invasion of Ukraine, although they didnt actively use this type before the war started according to The Military Balance 2022. All of the lost units came from storage and this thread shows how many might be left.⬇️

2/ First of all here is an overview of the numbers. This system seems to have one of the highest removal rates of all towed artillery, considering that by now likely more than 80% of their pre-war stocks have been removed.

3/ The base in the tiny town Planovyi is by far the largest base for storing towed artillery and had about 720 units of 2A36 in 2020. By July 2023 only 120 remained there, although the quality of the image isnt perfect and the number is likely even lower by now.

4/ There is also a spot at the same base, which I previously falsely identified as 2A65, but in images from 2022 the four wheels can be seen clearly. All of the guns at this spot were removed by mid 2023.

5/ I also think the towed artillery at this spot are 2A36, which I also previously marked as 2A65. In 2022 some 2A36 can be seen here but the main part is not visible because of a cloud and by July 2023 almost all units were removed.

6/ At the 7015th all 191 2A36 were removed until November 2023 and only four of the 35 pre-war units remained at the 120th in April of 2023. The four remaining 2A36 seem to be missing their barrel, which could be due to cannibalization or just bad image quality.

7/ The 80th base also had a significant stock of 134 2A36, which decreased to 90 in February 2023 and some of them still seem to be there in October 2023, but I dont know how many since the image has very low resolution.

8/ The main spot holding 2A36 at the 109th storage base had only 20 units remaining in May 2023 and they still seem to be there in January 2024, which could indicate that they are not functional.

9/ All of the stored 2A36 were removed from the base near Lesnoi Gorodok and the 243rd storage base.

10/ Considering that some images I used are from mid 2023 or even older it is likely that more than 80% of all stored 2A36 have already been removed and it is possible that there has been some cannibalization, although this is not really clear from the satelite images.

11/ With more than 1000 units removed from storage and a relatively low number of confirmed losses it is possible that Russia still has hundreds of units of this type in active service, but I can't give an accurate number.

12/ I havent seen many videos of this gun being used recently and there hasnt been a confirmed loss since October. Once again I think it is likely that if the 2A36 dissapers it is either due to barrel or ammunition availability, rather than all systems being destroyed or broken.

13/ I would like to finsish the SPGs first before doing more threads on towed artillery. What do you want to see next?