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152 mm howitzer-gun M1937 (ML-20)larger figure on 1 of 2
PCL-171larger figure on 1 of 2
Measured figures
with limber; barrel pulled back
Single source8.18 m (26 ft 10 in) (with limber; barrel pulled back)[source]
Length
Configuration
| Specification | 152 mm howitzer-gun M1937 (ML-20) | PCL-171 |
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| Type | Heavy gun-howitzer[source] | Self-propelled howitzer[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | China[source] |
| Used by | See users[source] | People's Liberation Army[source] |
| Wars | Winter War World War II Six-Day War Yom Kippur War[source] | — |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
6.54–7 m (21.5–23.0 ft)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source120 km/h (75 mph)[source]
Maximum; Maximum firing range
Single source17.23 km (10.7 mi)[source]
YC6DV1 V-type six-cylinder water-cooled supercharged inter-cooled diesel engine
Single sourceYC6DV1 V-type six-cylinder water-cooled supercharged inter-cooled diesel engine 295 hp (220 kW)[source]
bore
Single sourceL/27.9 overall L/29 (without muzzle brake )
Single sourcebore: 4.24 m (13 ft 11 in) L/27.9 overall: 4.412 m (10 ft) L/29 (without muzzle brake )[source]
Caliber
Single source152.4 mm (6 in)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source3–4 rounds per minute[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source655 m/s (2,150 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Design bureau of No. 172 Plant , headed by F. F. Petrov[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1937–1947[source] | — |
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| No. built | 6,884[source] | — |
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| Shell | 152×547mmR[source] | 122 mm (4.8 in)[source] |
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| Breech | interrupted screw[source] | Semi-automatic vertical wedge type breech block[source] |
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| Recoil | hydro-pneumatic[source] | — |
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| Carriage | split trail[source] | — |
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| Elevation | −2°/65°[source] | — |
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| Traverse | 58°[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Motovilikha Plants[source] | — |
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| In service | — | 2020–present[source] |
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| Main armament | — | 122 mm howitzer gun[source] |
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| Suspension | — | hydropneumatic suspension[source] |
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