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At a glance
Santa Bárbara Sistemas 155/52larger 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 | Santa Bárbara Sistemas 155/52 | Type 60 122 mm field gun |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Howitzer[source] | Field gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Spain[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 2002–present[source] | — |
| Used by | Colombia Spain El Salvador[source] | See Users[source] |
Width
Single source2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source18 km/h (11 mph)[source]
Diesel APU
Single sourceDiesel APU 106 hp (79 kW )[source]
L/52
Single source8.12 m (26 ft 8 in) L/52[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.
| No. built | 111[source] | — |
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| Shell | Separate loading charge and projectiles[source] | — |
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| Action | Hydraulic loader[source] | — |
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| Breech | Interrupted screw[source] | Horizontal sliding-wedge[source] |
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| Recoil | Hydro-pneumatic[source] | — |
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| Carriage | Split trail[source] | Type 60[source] |
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| Elevation | −3° to +72°[source] | +45/−5 degree[source] |
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| Traverse | 40°[source] | +/−29 degree[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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| Reported operators | — |
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Maximum; Maximum firing range
Single source