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Heavy gun-howitzer
152 mm howitzer-gun M1937 (ML-20) is a heavy gun-howitzer originating in Soviet Union. Reported operators include Soviet Union, Nazi Germany, Finland, UK, USA, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Bulgaria, China, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Georgia, East Germany, Iraq, North Korea, Libya, Mongolia, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Somalia, Syria, Ukraine, Vietnam.
152 mm howitzer-gun M1937 (ML-20)
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152-мм гаубица-пушка образца 1937 года (МЛ-20) — Википедия Перейти к содержанию Главное меню Главное меню переместить в боковую панель скрыть Навигация Заглавная страница Содержание Избранные статьи С
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1937 towed 152 mm gun-howitzer 152 mm howitzer-gun M1937 M1937 152mm Gun-Howitzer M1937 ML-20 edit Language Label Description Also known as default for all languages No label defined – English 152 mm
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Heavy gun-howitzer
Soviet Union
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Winter War World War II Six-Day War Yom Kippur War
Design bureau of No. 172 Plant , headed by F. F. Petrov
1937–1947
6,884
combat: 7,270 kg (16,030 lb) travel: 7,930 kg (17,480 lb)
8.18 m (26 ft 10 in) (with limber; barrel pulled back)
bore: 4.24 m (13 ft 11 in) L/27.9 overall: 4.412 m (10 ft) L/29 (without muzzle brake )
2.35 m (7 ft 9 in)
2.27 m (7 ft 5 in)
152×547mmR
152.4 mm (6 in)
interrupted screw
hydro-pneumatic
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 8.18 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 8.18 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 8.18 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 8.18 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 8.18 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 8.18 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 8.18 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
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152-мм гаубица-пушка образца 1937 года (МЛ-20) — Википедия Перейти к содержанию Главное меню Главное меню переместить в боковую панель скрыть Навигация Заглавная страница Содержание Избранные статьи С
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1937 towed 152 mm gun-howitzer 152 mm howitzer-gun M1937 M1937 152mm Gun-Howitzer M1937 ML-20 edit Language Label Description Also known as default for all languages No label defined – English 152 mm
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split trail
−2°/65°
58°
3–4 rounds per minute
655 m/s (2,150 ft/s)
17.23 km (10.7 mi)
Soviet Union
Nazi Germany
Finland
UK
USA
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Bulgaria
China
Cuba
Czechoslovakia
Egypt
Georgia
East Germany
Iraq
North Korea
Libya
Mongolia
Namibia
Poland
Romania
Russia
Somalia
Syria
Ukraine
Vietnam
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Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
152 mm howitzer-gun M1937 (ML-20) equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Afghanistan
Albania
AlgeriaArmy exact named equipment holdings: M-1937 (ML-20). Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARTILLERY / 152mm. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Bulgaria
China
Cuba
Egypt
Finland
Georgia
Iraq
Libya
Mongolia
Namibia
North Korea
Poland
RomaniaReported count for ML-20. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): numbers: 4. Origin: Soviet Union. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Russia
Somalia
Syria
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
VietnamSoviet Union, Nazi Germany, Finland, UK, USA, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Bulgaria, China, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Georgia, East Germany, Iraq, North Korea, Libya, Mongolia, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Somalia, Syria, Ukraine, Vietnam
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