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PCL-171larger figure on 1 of 1
Type 60 122 mm field gunlarger figure on 0 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | PCL-171 | Type 60 122 mm field gun |
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| Type | Self-propelled howitzer[source] | Field gun[source] |
| Place of origin | China[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 2020–present[source] | — |
| Used by | People's Liberation Army[source] | See Users[source] |
| Shell | 122 mm (4.8 in) |
Width
Single source2.38 m (7 ft 10 in)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source120 km/h (75 mph)[source]
Effective; conventional projectile
Single sourceMaximum; extended range projectile
Single sourceOperational; Operational range
Single source18–22 km (11–14 mi) (conventional projectile)[source]
27–40 km (17–25 mi) (extended range projectile)[source]
700 km (430 mi)[source]
Effective; direct
Single sourceEffective; indirect
Single sourceYC6DV1 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]
Intense
Single sourceIntense 8–10 rounds/min[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source885 m/s (2,900 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Breech | Semi-automatic vertical wedge type breech block[source] | Horizontal sliding-wedge[source] |
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| Main armament | 122 mm howitzer gun[source] | — |
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| Suspension | hydropneumatic suspension[source] | — |
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| Wars | — | Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Sino-Soviet border conflict Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Six-Day War Sino-Indian War Sino-Vietnamese War Yom Kippur War Sri Lankan civil war[source] |
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| Carriage | — | Type 60[source] |
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| Elevation | — | +45/−5 degree[source] |
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| Traverse | — | +/−29 degree[source] |
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Maximum; Maximum firing range
Single source