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85 mm divisional gun D-44larger figure on 1 of 2
PCL-181larger figure on 1 of 2
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Measured figures
Length
Single source8.34 metres (27 ft 4 in)[source]
SH-15
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 85 mm divisional gun D-44 | PCL-181 |
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| Type | Field gun[source] | Self-propelled howitzer[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 1946–present[source] | 2019–present[source] |
| Wars | Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Lebanese Civil War Ethiopian Civil War Iran–Iraq War First Nagorno-Karabakh War War in Donbas Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
6.5 m (21 ft 4 in) (SH-15)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source90 km/h (56 mph)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source1,030 m/s (3,379 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
2025 India–Pakistan conflict[source]
| Designed | 1943–1944[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Uralmash[source] | Norinco[source] |
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| Produced | 1946–1954[source] | — |
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| No. built | 10,918[source] | — |
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| Variants | D-44N SD-44 Chinese Type 56[source] | — |
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| Shell | Fixed QF 85×629 mm. R (R/112mm)[source] | — |
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| Breech | Semi-automatic vertical sliding-wedge[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 | −7° to 35°[source] | Around 20° to 70° (except for front due to cab)[source] |
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| Traverse | 54°[source] | 360°[source] |
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| Sights | OP-2-7 w/5.5X Magnification[source] | — |
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| Used by | — | See § Operators[source] |
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| Designer | — | Nanjing University of Science and Technology[source] |
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| Barrels | — | 52 caliber[source] |
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| Main armament | — | PLL-01 155 mm howitzer gun[source] |
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| Engine | — | diesel[source] |
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| Drive | — | 6×6[source] |
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| Suspension | — | hydropneumatic suspension[source] |
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