Thursday, November 20, 2008

D-30

IOC: 1963

Also Known As
2A18
2A18M
D-30A
D-30J
D-30M
Lyagushka
M1963
Type 96 (Chinese version)

Origin
Russia

Description: D-30 is a towed howitzer based on 2A18 122mm cannon. D-30A and D-30M are improved artillery systems based on 2A18M cannon. It has been sold to many countries.

Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 5

Guns: Main Gun Caliber 122 mm

Weights: Max Weight 3,200 kg (7,055 lb)

Performance: Main Gun Max Range 15,000 m (49,213 ft), SetUp Time 90 sec

Other: Max Rate of Fire 8 rounds per minute, Sustained Rate of Fire 4 rounds per minute

D-30 - Contracts, Orders & Sales

see transactions report

D-30A; items: 55; transferred from Ukraine to Azerbaijan in 2007
Items: 55

D-30 122mm howitzer; items: 10; transferred from Belarues to Armenia in 2007
Items: 10

122mm D-30 howitzer; items: 30; transferred from Czech Republic to Georgia in 2006
Items: 30

D-30 122mm howitzer; items: 24; transferred from Slovakia to Afghanistan in 2006
Items: 24

D-30A/Type 96 122mm howitzer; items: 54; transferred from China to Bangladesh in 2006 and 2007
Items: 54

Delivery	Items
2007	36
2006	18

D-30 122mm howitzer; items: 143; transferred from China to Pakistan between 2003 and 2004
Items: 143

Delivery	Items
2004	63
2003	80

D-30; items: 9; transferred from Slovakia to Uganda in 2002
Items: 9

D-30 122mm howitzer; items: 24; transferred from Belarus to Sudan between 2002 and 2003
Items: 24

Delivery	Items
2003	16
2002	8

D-30; items: 12; transferred from Czech Republic to Georgia in 2001
Items: 12

D-30; items: 24; transferred from Slovakia to Belarus in 2001
Items: 24

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Operators

see operators map

Angola

Armenia

Bangladesh

Belarus

Bulgaria

China

Czech Republic

Ethiopia

Georgia

Germany

Hungary

As of	Holdings
2006	103

Iraq

Kazakhstan

Pakistan

Peru

Russia

Serbia

Slovakia

Sudan

Syria

Uganda

Ukraine

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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

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