122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30)
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The 122-mm howitzer D-30 is a Soviet howitzer that first entered service in 1960. It is a robust piece that focuses on the essential features of a towed field gun suitable for all conditions. The D-30
D-30A in Afghan service
Finnish D-30 in direct fire during a training exercise
Afghan National Army 205th Corps D-30 shooting indirect fire mission, Zabul Province, September 2009
D-30 122 mm howitzer
122 mm howitzer M1938 (M-30)
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The 122 mm howitzer M1938 is a Soviet 121.92 mm howitzer. The weapon was developed by the design bureau of Motovilikha Plants, headed by F. F. Petrov, in the late 1930s, and was in production from 193
122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30)
…century, becoming very important to Soviet artillery during the Second World War. Development of the D-30 began in the 1950s, as a replacement for the M-30 howitzer, widely used in divisional and regimental artilleries. The D-30 also replaced the remaining 76 mm (3.0 in) M1942 guns in motor rifle regiments. Military…
M-30 in VDV history museum, Russia.
1. Barrel, 2. Recoil system, 3. Gunshield, 4. Panoramic sight, 5. Breech with breechblock, 6. Wheels, 7. Split trails of a carriage
M-30 in Sevastopol
M-30 in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia