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At a glance
85 mm anti-tank gun D-48larger figure on 1 of 4
PCL-171larger figure on 3 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source120 km/h (75 mph)[source]
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Single sourceYC6DV1 V-type six-cylinder water-cooled supercharged inter-cooled diesel engine 295 hp (220 kW)[source]
74 calibers (
Single source74 calibers (6.29 m)[source]
normal
Single sourceup to max
Single sourceup to 15 rounds per minute (max) 8 rounds per minute (normal)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source1040 m/s[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | 85 mm anti-tank gun D-48 | PCL-171 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Anti-tank gun[source] | Self-propelled howitzer[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | China[source] |
| Wars | Lebanese Civil War First Chechen War Second Chechen War[source] | — |
| Designed | 1948[source] | — |
| Produced | 1955–1957[source] | — |
| Variants | Type 60[source] | — |
| Shell | Fixed QF 85×708mm R[source] | 122 mm (4.8 in)[source] |
| Carriage | split trail[source] | — |
| Elevation | -6° to 35°[source] | — |
| Traverse | 54°[source] | — |
| Sights | OP-2-77 OP-4-77[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Yurga Machine-Building Plant, Yurga, Zavod No. 9[source] | — |
| In service | — | 2020–present[source] |
| Used by | — | People's Liberation Army[source] |
| Breech | — | Semi-automatic vertical wedge type breech block[source] |
| Main armament | — | 122 mm howitzer gun[source] |
| Suspension | — | hydropneumatic suspension[source] |
| Reported operators | — |
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