Type 83 122 mm howitzer

The Type 83 122 mm howitzer is a towed howitzer used by the People's Liberation Army of China. The gun system is developed from the earlier Chinese Type 54 howitzer which was in turn developed from the Soviet 122 mm howitzer M1938 (M-30).

Type 83 122 mm howitzer
A Type 83 in Sri Lankan military service
TypeTowed howitzer
Place of originChina
Service history
Used byChina
Bangladesh
Sri Lanka
WarsSri Lankan Civil War[1]
Specifications
ShellSeparate loading charge and projectile
Caliber122 mm (4.8 in)
BreechVertical semi-automatic sliding-wedge
RecoilHydraulic buffer and hydro-pneumatic recuperator
CarriageSplit trail

Specification

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Parameter Value
Diameter 122mm
Maximum muzzle velocity of 618 m / s, (Type 83 anti-burst grenade)
projectile weight 21.76 kg,
maximum rate of fire 7-8 rounds / min,
maximum range 15,600 meters (grenade), 19,000 m (remote bomb),
Minimum range 3750m
Direct distance f 1000m
Deviation 0.5%
Maximum chamber pressure 264.8MPa
Chamber volume 5.769dm3
Rifling 36, D gradually speed,
wrapping angle 4 ° 59'14 "~ 9 ° 4'23"
Barrel length 3634mm(30caliber)
Recoil length 920 ~ 1050mm
Recoil resistance 141.4kN
Direction of fire 54 °
level of fire -3 ° ~ +65 °
March weight 2700kg
combat weight 2.627 tons
march Length 7862mm
March width 2157mm
march Height 2088mm
FireWire high 1137mm
March conversion time 1 ~ 1.5 min fighting
crew size 8 people

Design

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The basic design of the type 83 is similar to the earlier M-30. However, the Type 83 has a split-shield which is similar to that used by the 152 mm towed gun-howitzer M1955 (D-20) and has a multi-baffle muzzle brake.

References

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  1. ^ "Sri Lanka holds peace meeting". 2002-07-28. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
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