152 mm SpGH DANA vs PCL-181: Specs Compared

AArtillery

152 mm SpGH DANA

Self-propelled gun

Credit

The Joint Multinational Training Command Public Affairs Office from Grafenwoehr, Germany · CC BY 2.0 · Resized · CC BY 2.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph — Representative exterior of PCL-181

BArtillery

PCL-181

Self-propelled howitzer

AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph

Credit

ForceTally · AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph · AI-generated · OpenAI output terms · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

152 mm SpGH DANALength

11.156 m

Length source ↗

PCL-181SH-15

6.5 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

152 mm SpGH DANAlarger figure on 1 of 4

Mass+17%

PCL-181larger figure on 3 of 4

Crew+20%
Speed+13%
Calibre+2%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

20 of 46 rows sourced on both sides

11.16m

6.5mSH-15

Length

All recorded figures & sources

11.156 m

Length

Single source

11.156 m (36 ft 7.2 in)^[source]

6.5 m

SH-15

Single source

6.5 m (21 ft 4 in) (SH-15)^[source]

2.66mSH-15

Width

All recorded figures & sources

3 m

Width

Single source

3 m (9 ft 10 in)^[source]

2.66 m

SH-15

Single source

2.66 m (8 ft 9 in) (SH-15)^[source]

3.63mwith AAMG

< 3.6m<

HeightScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

3.63 m

with AAMG

Single source

3.63 m (11 ft 11 in) (with AAMG)^[source]

< 3.6 m

Single source

<3.6 m (11 ft 10 in)^[source]

29.3t

25t

Mass+17%

All recorded figures & sources

29,250 kg

Mass

Single source

29.25 t (32.24 short tons)^[source]

25,000 kg

Mass

Single source

25 t (25 long tons; 28 short tons)^[source]

Crew+20%

All recorded figures & sources

5 people

Crew

Single source

5^[source]

6 people

Crew

Single source

6^[source]

80km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

90km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

Speed+13%

All recorded figures & sources

80 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

80 km/h (50 mph)^[source]

90 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

90 km/h (56 mph)^[source]

600kmOperational; Operational range

53kmMaximum; rocket-assisted projectile

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

18.7 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

20 km

Maximum; Maximum firing range

Single source

600 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

18.7 km (11.6 mi)^[source]

20 km (12 mi)^[source]

600 km (370 mi)^[source]

20 km

Effective; conventional projectile

Single source

53 km

Maximum; rocket-assisted projectile

Single source

20 km (12 mi) (conventional projectile)^[source]

53 km (33 mi) ( rocket-assisted projectile )^[source]

254kWTatra T2-930-34

—

Power

All recorded figures & sources

253.7 kW

Tatra T2-930-34

Single source

Tatra T2-930-34 253.7 kW (340.2 hp)^[source]

152mmCaliber

155mmCaliber

Calibre+2%

All recorded figures & sources

152.4 mm

Caliber

Single source

152.4 mm (6 in)^[source]

155 mm

Caliber

Single source

155 mm (6.1 in)^[source]

4rpmsemi-automatic

4–6rounds/minSH-15

Rate of fireScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

2 rounds/min

manual

Single source

4 rounds/min

semi-automatic

Single source

4 rpm (semi-automatic) 2 rpm (manual)^[source]

4–6 rounds/min

SH-15

Single source

4–6 rounds/min (SH-15)^[source]

693m/sHE

—

Muzzle velocity

All recorded figures & sources

693 m/s

Single source

693 m/s (2,274 ft/s) (HE)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

152 mm SpGH DANA and PCL-181 configuration
Specification	152 mm SpGH DANA	PCL-181
Type	Self-propelled gun^[source]	Self-propelled howitzer^[source]
Place of origin	Czechoslovak Socialist Republic^[source]	China^[source]
In service	1981–present^[source]	2019–present^[source]
Wars	Chadian–Libyan Conflict War in Afghanistan Russo-Georgian War Libyan Civil War 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Russo-Ukrainian War^[source]	2025 India–Pakistan conflict^[source]
Designer	Konštrukta Trenčín^[source]	Nanjing University of Science and Technology^[source]
Designed	1976 ( 1976 )^[source]	—
Manufacturer	ZTS Dubnica nad Váhom (SK) Excalibur Army (CZ)^[source]	Norinco^[source]
Produced	1980–present^[source]	—
No. built	750+^[source]	—
Shell	HE , HEAT^[source]	—
Shell weight	43.5 kg (96 lb) ( HE ) 27.4 kg (60 lb) (HEAT)^[source]	—
Barrels	5,580 mm (18 ft 4 in)^[source]	52 caliber^[source]
Breech	Semi-automatic, vertical sliding-wedge^[source]	Semi-automatic vertical wedge type breech block^[source]
Elevation	-4° to +70°^[source]	Around 20° to 70° (except for front due to cab)^[source]
Traverse	±220°^[source]	360°^[source]
Sights	ZZ-73 with PG1-M-D collimator (indirect fire) OP5-38-D (direct fire)^[source]	—
Main armament	152 mm howitzer (approx. 36.6 calibre) (60 rounds)^[source]	PLL-01 155 mm howitzer gun^[source]
Secondary armament	12.7 mm DShK (2,000 rounds)^[source]	—
Ground clearance	0.41 m (1 ft 4 in)^[source]	—
Used by	—	See § Operators^[source]
Engine	—	diesel^[source]
Drive	—	6×6^[source]
Suspension	—	hydropneumatic suspension^[source]
Barrel length	—	52 caliber^[source]PCL-181; main howitzer barrel
Reported operators	Reported operator · Azerbaijan Reported operator · Czech Republic Reported operator · Cyprus Reported operator · Poland Reported operator · Slovakia Reported operator · Georgia Reported operator · Ukraine	Reported operator · People's Republic of China Reported operator · Pakistan Reported operator · Ethiopia Reported operator · Myanmar

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152 mm SpGH DANA

PCL-181

Type

Self-propelled gun^[source]

Self-propelled howitzer^[source]

Place of origin

Czechoslovak Socialist Republic^[source]

China^[source]

In service

1981–present^[source]

2019–present^[source]

Wars

Chadian–Libyan Conflict War in Afghanistan Russo-Georgian War Libyan Civil War 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Russo-Ukrainian War^[source]

2025 India–Pakistan conflict^[source]

Designer

Konštrukta Trenčín^[source]

Nanjing University of Science and Technology^[source]

Designed

1976 ( 1976 )^[source]

—

Manufacturer

ZTS Dubnica nad Váhom (SK) Excalibur Army (CZ)^[source]

Norinco^[source]

Produced

1980–present^[source]

—

No. built

750+^[source]

—

Shell

HE , HEAT^[source]

—

Shell weight

43.5 kg (96 lb) ( HE ) 27.4 kg (60 lb) (HEAT)^[source]

—

Barrels

5,580 mm (18 ft 4 in)^[source]

52 caliber^[source]

Breech

Semi-automatic, vertical sliding-wedge^[source]

Semi-automatic vertical wedge type breech block^[source]

Elevation

-4° to +70°^[source]

Around 20° to 70° (except for front due to cab)^[source]

Traverse

±220°^[source]

360°^[source]

Sights

ZZ-73 with PG1-M-D collimator (indirect fire) OP5-38-D (direct fire)^[source]

—

Main armament

152 mm howitzer (approx. 36.6 calibre) (60 rounds)^[source]

PLL-01 155 mm howitzer gun^[source]

Secondary armament

12.7 mm DShK (2,000 rounds)^[source]

—

Ground clearance

0.41 m (1 ft 4 in)^[source]

—

Used by

—

See § Operators^[source]

Engine

—

diesel^[source]

Drive

—

6×6^[source]

Suspension

—

hydropneumatic suspension^[source]

Barrel length

—

52 caliber^[source]PCL-181; main howitzer barrel

Reported operators

Reported operator · Azerbaijan
Reported operator · Czech Republic
Reported operator · Cyprus
Reported operator · Poland
Reported operator · Slovakia
Reported operator · Georgia
Reported operator · Ukraine

Reported operator · People's Republic of China
Reported operator · Pakistan
Reported operator · Ethiopia
Reported operator · Myanmar