[1] While some guns were exported to Iraq, Finland, and Lebanon, most are in service with the former Soviet republics, including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, and Ukraine and used in local conflicts.

[3] According to Janes, the Giatsint-B primary role is counter-battery fire,[3] while a Ukrainian source states that the gun is also designed to suppress and destroy enemy troops and equipment concentrated or on the move, as well demolishing strongholds.

[1] The 2A36 152 mm 49 caliber barrel is fitted with a multislotted muzzle brake weighing 141 kg (311 lb), while the recoil system features a buffer and a recuperator.

[4] The breech is a semi-automatic horizontal sliding-block,[4] and a hydropneumatic loading assist system is also provided (which uses the energy from the recoil) with a chain-driven rammer for the projectile and the cased propellant charge.

[2] The 2A36 can fire a variety of separate-loading ammunition including high-explosive fragmentation (HE-FRAG) with a maximum range of 27,000 m (30,000 yd), armour-piercing tracer (AP-T) for direct fire against tanks and other armoured vehicles, and rocket-assisted projectiles (RAP) rounds with a maximum range of 40,000 m (44,000 yd).

[1] The ammunition used by the Giatsint-B is of a newer design and not interoperable with earlier 152 mm artillery systems including the 2S3 Akatsiya.