Type 60 122 mm Field Gun

Type 60 122 mm Field Gun

Infobox Weapon
name=Type 60


caption=A Type 60 in the Sri Lankan Army
origin=China
type=Field Gun
is_ranged=
is_bladed=
is_explosive=
is_artillery=yes
is_vehicle=
is_UK=
service=
used_by=CHN|PLA,EGY|Egyptian Army,SRI|Sri Lankan Army,PAK,ZIM|Zimbabwe National Army
wars=Sino-Vietnamese War, Vietnam War, Sino-Soviet border conflict, Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Six Days War, Sino-Indian War, Yom Kippur War,Sri Lankan civil war
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weight=5,620 kg (12,390 lbs)
length=N/A
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width=
height=
crew=7~9
cartridge=
caliber=122 mm (4.8 in)
action=manual
rate=Intense 8-10 rounds/min
velocity=885 m/s (2,907 ft/s)
range=23.9km (15 mi) (indirect)
1,080 m (1,181 yds) (direct)
max_range=24 km (15 mi)
feed=
sights=
breech=Horizontal sliding wedge
recoil=
carriage=Type 60
elevation=+45/-5 degree
traverse= +/-29 degree
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The Type 60 122mm towed gun is a Chinese built artillery gun, which is in fact the Soviet D-74 122mm gun produced under licence . Developed in the late 1950's it provided direct/indirect fire for the PLA today it remains in service with reserve units, but where used by gun battalion attached to motorized infantry and armoured divisions.

It is in active service with the Sri Lankan Army, introduced in the early 1990's to replace the Ordnance QF 25 pounder field gun. It has seen action in the Sri Lankan civil war.

Wars

*Sino-Vietnamese War
*Vietnam War
*Sino-Soviet border conflict
*Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
*Six Days War
*Sino-Indian War
*Yom Kippur War
*Sri Lankan civil war

Operators

*CHN|PLA - reserve
*EGY|Egyptian Army
*SRI|Sri Lankan Army
*PAK
*ZIM|Zimbabwe National Army

External links

* [http://www.sinodefence.com/army/artillery/type60towed_122mm.asp TYPE 60 122MM TOWED GUN]
* [http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/row/d-74.htm Type 60 122mm gun]


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