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M-1943 (D-1) |
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M-1943 (D-1) |
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M-1943 (D-1) 152mm Gun-Howitzer |
Designer - F.F. Petrov design bureau | |
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Manufacturer: |
Artillery Plant #9 at Sverdlovsk | |
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Role: |
Howitzer |
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Year Adopted: |
1943 | |
| Weight (in firing order): |
3600 kg |
7936 lbs |
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Operational Status: |
Russia/CIS - Still in use (production complete). Other Nations - Afghanistan, Albania, China, East Germany, Ethiopia, Hungary, Iraq, Mongolia, Mozambique, Poland, Syria, and Vietnam. | |
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Armament: |
152mm Main Gun | |
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Recoil System: |
Hydraulic recoil buffer and hydro-pneumatic recuperator | |
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Weapon Range (HE maximum): |
12,400 meters |
7.7 miles |
| Sustained Rate of Fire: | 4 rounds per minute | |
| Gun Crew: | 7 men | |
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Length (traveling): |
7.55 meters |
24 feet, 9 inches |
| Width (traveling): | 1.99 meters | 6 feet, 6 inches |
| Height (traveling): | 1.85 meters | 6 feet, 1 inch |
| Barrel Length (overall): | 4.2 meters | 13 feet, 9 inches |
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Total Traverse: |
35 degrees |
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Elevation: |
-3 to +63.5 degrees |
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Common Towing Vehicles: (Later Period) |
Ural-375 (6 x 6) Truck |
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The M-1943 (D-1) Howitzer in Pictures |
Development, History, and Use |
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