The 122-mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30) is a Soviet howitzer introduced in the 1960s. as a replacement for the 122-mm howitzer M-30. Currently, it is not produced, but it is still in service with several dozen armies of the world. Howitzer D-30 has a three-tailed front part, thanks to which the horizontal angle of fire is 360 degrees. The D-30 can fire high-explosive complex projectiles weighing 21.76 kg and stabilized cumulative projectiles weighing 21.63 kg for direct fire. Howitzers of this type are in service with about 60 countries and are among the most lethal anti-tank weapons used in local conflicts. Technical data: range (OF projectile): 15400 m, caliber: 122 mm, combat weight: 3150 kg, rate of fire: 7-8 rounds/min.
The MT-LB tracked armored personnel carrier was developed in the mid-1960s and entered service with the Soviet Army at the turn of the 1960s and 1970s. The car was equipped with one diesel engine with a capacity of 240 hp. and accommodated up to 11 paratroopers. The crew consisted of two people: the commander and the driver-mechanic. The main armament of the basic version was a single PKT machine gun of 7.62 mm caliber, located in the tower of the front part of the machine. Transporter MT-LB was originally developed as an artillery tractor for anti-tank guns. 100 mm T-12, but it was relatively quickly used as an armored personnel carrier. Due to the high susceptibility of the MT-LB design to modifications based on it, several dozen different types of specialized machines were created in the USSR and Warsaw Pact countries. These include the 9K35-Strila 10 kit (self-propelled anti-aircraft complex), the 2C1 Gozdzik self-propelled howitzer, the TTLB or MT-LB (Pzj) self-propelled artillery radar, which are used by the GDR army as a unit designed for anti-tank troops. MT-LB was very widely exported to many Warsaw Pact countries, as well as Arab and African countries. It also fought in many conflicts, including the Afghanistan War (1979-1989), the 1991 Persian Gulf War, and the Second Chechen War.
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