| D-74 field gun | |
|---|---|
.jpg) 122mm D-74 in Hanoi Weapons Museum, Vietnam | |
| Type | Field gun |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union [1] |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Various |
| Wars | Vietnam War Sino-Vietnamese War Sino-Soviet border conflict Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Sino-Indian War Yom Kippur War Iran–Iraq War Lebanese Civil War South African Border War Russo-Ukrainian War |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1944 |
| Produced | 1955 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 5,620 kg (12,390 lbs) |
| Length | 9.875 m (30 ft) |
| Barrel length | 6.45 m (21 ft 2 in) 52.9 caliber |
| Width | 2.35 m (7 ft 9 in) |
| Height | 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)[2] |
| Crew | 7~9 |
| Shell | Separate loading charge and projectile[2] |
| Caliber | 122 mm (4.8 in) |
| Breech | Semi-automatic vertical sliding-wedge[2] |
| Recoil | Hydro-pneumatic[2] |
| Carriage | Split-trail[2] |
| Elevation | +45/−5 degree |
| Traverse | 45 degree |
| Rate of fire | Maximum: 8–10 rpm |
| Muzzle velocity | 885 m/s (2,907 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | Indirect: 23.9 km (15 mi) Direct: 1.08 km (.67 mi) |
| Maximum firing range | 24 km (15 mi) |
The 122mm D-74 towed gun is a Soviet field gun. Developed in the late 1940s, it served with the Soviet Army and was widely exported.[3] A number were produced under license in the People's Republic of China as the Type 60.[3]
- ^ "122mm D-74".
- ^ a b c d e Foss, Christopher (1977). Jane's pocket book of towed artillery. New York: Collier. p. 95. ISBN 0020806000. OCLC 911907988.
- ^ a b "Handbook of Major Foreign Weapons Systems Exported to the Third World: 1981–86" (PDF). Langley: Central Intelligence Agency. November 1987. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.