The D-30 can still be utilized as a potent battlefield artillery system. By Staff Writer
The D-30 122mm howitzer became the standard Soviet artillery battlefield system, replacing the aging M-30 (M1938) 122mm howitzer. The original system was serving in support of motorized rifle elements equipped with the BTR series of APCs. Standard ammunition for the D-30 is the FRAG-HE and HEAT-FS rounds. Chemical rounds are also consistent with the type of ammunition available (including TNT-detonated Sarin gas).
Rocket-Assisted Projectiles (RAP) can extend the range of the weapon to that of 21,900 meters (13.6 miles). Sustained fire by a capable crew can be reached to the tune of 4-8 rounds per minute. The gun has an elevation/depression limit of +80/-7 degrees. Indirect and direct modes of fire can be achieved. The D-30 is primarily towed by the MT-LB or Ural-375 vehicles, though others are possible replacement candidates.
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1963
Designation:D-30 Lyagushka (M1963) Classification Type:122mm Towed Artillery / Howitzer Contractor:Gosudarstvennoe Unitarnoe Predpriatie Zavod 9 Country of Origin: Soviet Union Number Built: Not Available
Operators: Russia, Iraq, Yugoslavia, Egypt and China among at least 8 other countries.
Variants
D-30 - Base Model
2A18M D-30A - Features midlife product improvements.
D-30M - Features midlife product improvements.
Saddam - Iraqi-produced Variant
D30J - Yugoslavian-produced D-30
SP-122 - Egyptian modified US M109 self-propelled gun chassis with D-30 main gun.
Type-85 - Chinese-produced self-propelled gun on the Type 85 APC chassis with D-30 main gun.
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