D-30

Towed artillerySoviet UnionIn service since 1960
D-30
Photo: George Shuklin · CC BY-SA 1.0 · background removed

Key specs

Type
Towed artillery
Manufacturer
PJSC Plant No. 9
Designer
F.F. Petrov
Entered service
1960
Production start
1960
Status
In service
Crew
8

Towed artillery

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Overview

D-30 is a towed artillery piece from the Soviet Union, made by PJSC Plant No. 9. It entered service in 1960; production began in 1960. It fires 122 mm shells up to 21.9 km. It is used or was used by Azerbaijan, Israel, the Soviet Union, Afghanistan and 49 other countries, and saw combat in the Second Karabakh War, the First Karabakh War, the Russo-Ukrainian War, among others.

Specifications

Armament
Caliber
122 mm
Maximum range of fire
22 km
Rate of fire
12 rds/min
Dimensions and weights
Weight
3 t
Length
5.40 m
Width
1.90 m
Height
1.60 m

Users & conflicts

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: 122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30), 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.