D-74 122 mm field gun
| D-74 field gun | |
|---|---|
122mm D-74 in Vietnam Military History Museum, Vietnam | |
| Type | Field gun |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Various |
| Wars | Vietnam War Sino-Vietnamese War Sino-Soviet border conflict Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Sino-Indian War Yom Kippur War Iran–Iraq War Lebanese Civil War South African Border War Russo-Ukrainian War |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1944 |
| Produced | 1955 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 5,620 kg (12,390 lbs) |
| Length | 9.875 m (30 ft) |
| Barrel length | 6.45 m (21 ft 2 in) 52.9 caliber |
| Width | 2.35 m (7 ft 9 in) |
| Height | 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) |
| Crew | 7~9 |
| Shell | Separate loading charge and projectile |
| Caliber | 122 mm (4.8 in) |
| Breech | Semi-automatic vertical sliding-wedge |
| Recoil | Hydro-pneumatic |
| Carriage | Split-trail |
| Elevation | +45/−5 degree |
| Traverse | 45 degree |
| Rate of fire | Maximum: 8–10 rpm |
| Muzzle velocity | 885 m/s (2,907 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | Indirect: 23.9 km (15 mi) Direct: 1.08 km (.67 mi) |
| Maximum firing range | 24 km (15 mi) |
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The 122mm D-74 towed gun is a Soviet field gun. Developed in the late 1940s, it served with the Soviet Army and was widely exported. A number were produced under license in the People's Republic of China as the Type 60.