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Type 60 122 mm field gun

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Type
  
Field gun

Weight
  
5,620 kg (12,390 lbs)

Place of origin
  
China

Length
  
N/A

Used by
  
China  Egypt  Pakistan  Sri Lanka  Zimbabwe

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

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/indirect fire for the 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.

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Wars

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

    • Operators

  •  Cambodia
  •  China - Reserve
  •  Egypt
  •  Sri Lanka
  •  Pakistan: 200 in service with the Pakistan Army.
  •  Zimbabwe
  •  Sudan

    • References

    Type 60 122 mm field gun Wikipedia
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