^Mehta, Admiral Sureesh (2008). South Asia Defence And Strategic Year Book 2008. Pentagon Press. p. 329. ISBN978-81-8274-320-5.
^Humanitarian Operation Factual Analysis July 2006 – May 2009(PDF). Ministry Of Defence Democratic Socialist Republic Of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
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Type 60 122mm gun
August 19, 2023
type, field, type, 122mm, towed, soviet, 122mm, produced, chinese, under, licence, developed, late, 1950s, provided, direct, fire, indirect, fire, people, liberation, army, remains, service, with, reserve, units, battalions, attached, motorized, infantry, armo. The Type 60 122mm towed gun is the Soviet D 74 122mm gun produced by the Chinese under licence Developed in the late 1950s it provided direct fire and indirect fire for the People s Liberation Army PLA It remains in service with reserve units in gun battalions attached to motorized infantry and armoured divisions It is in active service with the Sri Lankan Army introduced in the early 1990s to replace the Ordnance QF 25 pounder field gun It has seen action in the Sri Lankan civil war Type 60TypeField gunPlace of originChinaService historyUsed bySee UsersWarsSino Vietnamese War Vietnam War Sino Soviet border conflict Indo Pakistani War of 1965 Six Day War Sino Indian War Yom Kippur War Sri Lankan civil warSpecificationsMass5 620 kg 12 390 lb LengthN ACrew7 9Caliber122 mm 4 8 in BreechHorizontal sliding wedgeCarriageType 60Elevation 45 5 degreeTraverse 29 degreeRate of fireIntense 8 10 rounds minMuzzle velocity885 m s 2 900 ft s Effective firing range23 9 km 14 9 mi indirect 1 080 m 1 180 yd direct Maximum firing range24 km 15 mi Contents 1 Wars 2 Users 2 1 Former users 3 References 4 External linksWars EditSino Vietnamese War Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Cambodian Vietnamese War Sino Soviet border conflict Indo Pakistani War of 1965 Six Day War Sino Indian War Yom Kippur War Sri Lankan civil warUsers Edit Cambodia China in reserve Democratic Republic of the Congo 1 Egypt Iran 2 Pakistan 200 serving in army 3 Sri Lanka Sudan ZimbabweFormer users Edit Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam 2 4 References Edit International Institute for Strategic Studies 2021 The Military Balance p 461 ISBN 9781032012278 Galen Wright March 15th 2011 Iranian Military Capability 2011 Ground Forces Mehta Admiral Sureesh 2008 South Asia Defence And Strategic Year Book 2008 Pentagon Press p 329 ISBN 978 81 8274 320 5 Humanitarian Operation Factual Analysis July 2006 May 2009 PDF Ministry Of Defence Democratic Socialist Republic Of Sri Lanka Retrieved 9 September 2021 External links EditType 60 122mm towed gun Type 60 122mm gun Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Type 60 122 mm field gun amp oldid 1167930164, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
