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Type 60 122 mm field gun

Type 60 122 mm field gun

Field gun

The Type 60 122mm towed gun is the Soviet D-74 122mm gun produced by the Chinese under licence. Developed in the late 1950s, it provided direct fire and indirect fire for the People's Liberation Army (PLA). It remains in service with reserve units in gun battalions attached to motorized infantry and armoured divisions. It is in active service with the Sri Lankan Army, introduced in the early 1990s to replace the Ordnance QF 25 pounder field gun. It has seen action in the Sri Lankan civil war.

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    International Institute for Strategic Studies (2021). The Military Balance. p. 461. ISBN 9781032012278.
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    Galen Wright (March 15th 2011) Iranian Military Capability 2011 - Ground Forces
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    Humanitarian Operation Factual Analysis July 2006 – May 2009 (PDF). Ministry Of Defence Democratic Socialist Republic Of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
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