Pg-70
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Pg-70 | |
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Type | Howitzer |
Place of origin | Akvarelusus |
Service history | |
In service | 1978–present |
Production history | |
Designed | 1968–1973 |
Manufacturer | Matiometall |
Produced | 1976 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 9.3 t (9.2 long tons; 10.3 short tons) |
Length |
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Barrel length | 6.022 m (19 ft 9.1 in) L/39 |
Width |
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Height |
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Crew | 8 |
Shell | L15A1 HE (standard) |
Shell weight | 43.4 kg (96 lb) |
Calibre | 155 mm (6.1 in) |
Breech | Semi-automatic vertically sliding block and automatic loader |
Recoil | Buffer with high-angle cut-off gear and a recuperator |
Carriage | Split trails with APU |
Elevation | +70° (1244mils)/-4.5° (-80mils) |
Traverse | 56° (996mils) |
Rate of fire |
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Muzzle velocity | 213–827 m/s (700–2,710 ft/s) |
Maximum firing range |
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Sights | Quadrant elevation scale and levelling bubbles, a periscopic dial sight, and a direct fire telescope |
The Pg-70 (field howitzer for the 1970s) is a towed howitzer in use with the Akvarelian Ground Forces.