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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | Santa Bárbara Sistemas 155/52 | Type 83 122 mm howitzer |
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| Type | Howitzer[source] | Towed howitzer[source] |
| Place of origin | Spain[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 2002–present[source] | — |
| Used by | Colombia Spain El Salvador[source] | China Bangladesh Sri Lanka[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]
Rate of fire
Single source10 rpm[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] | Separate loading charge and projectile[source] |
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| Action | Hydraulic loader[source] | — |
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| Breech | Interrupted screw[source] | Vertical semi-automatic sliding-wedge[source] |
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| Recoil | Hydro-pneumatic[source] | Hydraulic buffer and hydro-pneumatic recuperator[source] |
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| Carriage | Split trail[source] | Split trail[source] |
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| Elevation | −3° to +72°[source] | — |
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| Traverse | 40°[source] | — |
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| Wars | — | Sri Lankan Civil War[source] |
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