D-20
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Key specs

Type
Towed artillery
Manufacturer
Yekaterinburg
Designer
Petrov Artillery Design Bureau
Designed
1947
Entered service
1955
Production start
1953
Status
Retired
Crew
8

Towed artillery

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Overview

D-20 is a towed artillery piece from the Soviet Union, made by Yekaterinburg. It entered service in 1955; production began in 1953. It fires 152.4 mm shells up to 24 km. It is used or was used by Azerbaijan, the Soviet Union, Angola, Armenia and 31 other countries, and saw combat in the Second Karabakh War, the First Karabakh War, the Russo-Ukrainian War, among others.

Specifications

Armament
Caliber
152.4 mm
Maximum range of fire
24 km
Rate of fire
6 rds/min
Dimensions and weights
Weight
6 t
Length
8.69 m
Width
2.35 m
Height
1.93 m
Mobility and protection
Road speed
60 km/h

Users & conflicts

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (de): 152-mm-Kanonenhaubitze M1955 (D-20), Wikipedia
  2. Wikipedia (fr): Obusier de 152 mm M1955, Wikipedia
  3. Wikipedia (pl): 152 mm haubicoarmata D-20, Wikipedia
  4. Wikipedia: 152 mm gun-howitzer D-20, Wikipedia

Figures from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article, completed from Wikidata and the article in other languages where it gives none; where there are several versions, the first one given. Operators include former ones; the side that used a vehicle in a war is derived from its operators.